Versatile types of inorganic/organic NIR-IIa/IIb fluorophores: from strategic design toward molecular imaging and theranostics

Y Liu, Y Li, S Koo, Y Sun, Y Liu, X Liu, Y Pan… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
In vivo imaging in the second near-infrared window (NIR-II, 1000–1700 nm), which enables
us to look deeply into living subjects, is producing marvelous opportunities for biomedical …

Advanced fluorescence imaging technology in the near-infrared-II window for biomedical applications

C Li, G Chen, Y Zhang, F Wu… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Fluorescence imaging has become a fundamental tool for biomedical applications;
nevertheless, its intravital imaging capacity in the conventional wavelength range (400–950 …

Acceptor engineering for NIR-II dyes with high photochemical and biomedical performance

A Ji, H Lou, C Qu, W Lu, Y Hao, J Li, Y Wu… - nature …, 2022 - nature.com
It is highly important and challenging to develop donor-acceptor-donor structured small-
molecule second near-infrared window (NIR-II) dyes with excellent properties such as water …

Fluorescence-amplified nanocrystals in the second near-infrared window for in vivo real-time dynamic multiplexed imaging

Y Yang, Y Chen, P Pei, Y Fan, S Wang, H Zhang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Optical imaging in the second near-infrared window (NIR-II, 1,000–1,700 nm) holds great
promise for non-invasive in vivo detection. However, real-time dynamic multiplexed imaging …

Plasmonic photothermal nanoparticles for biomedical applications

M Kim, JH Lee, JM Nam - Advanced Science, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Recent advances of plasmonic nanoparticles include fascinating developments in the fields
of energy, catalyst chemistry, optics, biotechnology, and medicine. The plasmonic …

Polyatomic molecules with emission quantum yields> 20% enable efficient organic light-emitting diodes in the NIR (II) window

SF Wang, BK Su, XQ Wang, YC Wei, KH Kuo… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The emission of light by polyatomic molecules in the spectral region of the second near-
infrared (NIR (II)) window is severely hampered by the energy gap law, namely the …

Development of organic semiconducting materials for deep-tissue optical imaging, phototherapy and photoactivation

J Li, K Pu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Biophotonics as a highly interdisciplinary frontier often requires the assistance of optical
agents to control the light pathways in cells, tissues and living organisms for specific …

Recent advances of optical imaging in the second near‐infrared window

Kenry, Y Duan, B Liu - Advanced materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The near‐infrared window between 1000 and 1700 nm, commonly termed the “second near‐
infrared (NIR‐II) window,” has quickly emerged as a highly attractive optical region for …

Engineering of reversible NIR‐II redox‐responsive fluorescent probes for imaging of inflammation in vivo

L He, LH He, S Xu, TB Ren, XX Zhang… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The second near‐infrared (NIR‐II) fluorescent imaging shows great potential for deep tissue
analysis at high resolution in living body owing to low background autofluorescence and …

Emerging blood–brain-barrier-crossing nanotechnology for brain cancer theranostics

W Tang, W Fan, J Lau, L Deng, Z Shen… - Chemical Society …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Brain cancer, especially the most common type of glioblastoma, is highly invasive and
known as one of the most devastating and deadly neoplasms. Despite surgical and medical …