Multifunctional photonic nanomaterials for diagnostic, therapeutic, and theranostic applications

H Kim, S Beack, S Han, M Shin, T Lee… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The last decade has seen dramatic progress in the principle, design, and fabrication of
photonic nanomaterials with various optical properties and functionalities. Light‐emitting …

Modifications of porphyrins and hydroporphyrins for their solubilization in aqueous media

M Luciano, C Brückner - Molecules, 2017 - mdpi.com
The increasing popularity of porphyrins and hydroporphyrins for use in a variety of
biomedical (photodynamic therapy, fluorescence tagging and imaging, photoacoustic …

Phenylene-linked tetrapyrrole arrays containing free base and diverse metal chelate forms–Versatile synthetic architectures for catalysis and artificial photosynthesis

H Jing, J Rong, M Taniguchi, JS Lindsey - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Tetrapyrrole macrocycles are central to photosynthesis yet a single macrocycle does not
carry out photosynthesis; rather, assemblies of tetrapyrrole macrocycles work in concert in …

Customizable Porphyrin Platform Enables Folate Receptor PET Imaging Using Copper-64

HA Houson, Z Wu, PLD Cao, JS Lindsey… - Molecular …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Folate receptors including folate receptor α (FRα) are overexpressed in up to 90% of ovarian
cancers. Ovarian cancers overexpressing FRα often exhibit high degrees of drug resistance …

Beyond green with synthetic chlorophylls–Connecting structural features with spectral properties

M Taniguchi, DF Bocian, D Holten… - Journal of Photochemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
The distinct features of chlorophylls in photosynthesis have led to the formation of numerous
derivatives for applications encompassing solar energy conversion, molecular photonics …

Porphyrin macrocycles: General properties and theranostic potential

R Boscencu, N Radulea, G Manda, IF Machado… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Despite specialists' efforts to find the best solutions for cancer diagnosis and therapy, this
pathology remains the biggest health threat in the world. Global statistics concerning deaths …

The fluorescence quantum yield parameter in Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET)—Meaning, misperception, and molecular design

JS Lindsey, M Taniguchi, DF Bocian… - Chemical Physics …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
The fluorescence quantum yield parameter in Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET)
processes underpins vital phenomena ranging from light harvesting in photosynthesis to …

Antimony Complexes for Electrocatalysis: Activity of a Main‐Group Element in Proton Reduction

J Jiang, KL Materna, S Hedström… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Main‐group complexes are shown to be viable electrocatalysts for the H2‐evolution reaction
(HER) from acid. A series of antimony porphyrins with varying axial ligands were …

Porphyrins and related macrocycles: Combining photosensitization with radio-or optical-imaging for next generation theranostic agents

J Sandland, N Malatesti, R Boyle - Photodiagnosis and photodynamic …, 2018 - Elsevier
This review summarises recent research into combining the photosensitizing properties of
porphyrins with imaging techniques such as PET and NIR fluorescence for so called …

Direct interfacial electron transfer from high-potential porphyrins into semiconductor surfaces: a comparison of linkers and anchoring groups

J Jiang, JA Spies, JR Swierk, AJ Matula… - The Journal of …, 2018 - ACS Publications
This study probes a series of linkers and anchoring groups for direct interfacial electron
transfer (IET) from high-potential porphyrins into semiconductor surfaces. Eight different …