Fluorescent dyes based on rhodamine derivatives for bioimaging and therapeutics: recent progress, challenges, and prospects

S Zeng, X Liu, YS Kafuti, H Kim, J Wang… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Since their inception, rhodamine dyes have been extensively applied in biotechnology as
fluorescent markers or for the detection of biomolecules owing to their good optical physical …

Near-infrared luminescence high-contrast in vivo biomedical imaging

Y Chen, S Wang, F Zhang - Nature Reviews Bioengineering, 2023 - nature.com
Luminescence imaging in biomedical research has allowed new insights into the
architecture of pathological tissues, signalling networks and cell interactions, and is now …

Aggregation-induced emission (AIE), life and health

H Wang, Q Li, P Alam, H Bai, V Bhalla, MR Bryce… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Light has profoundly impacted modern medicine and healthcare, with numerous
luminescent agents and imaging techniques currently being used to assess health and treat …

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 …

Photoluminescence mechanism of carbon dots: triggering high-color-purity red fluorescence emission through edge amino protonation

Q Zhang, R Wang, B Feng, X Zhong… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Due to complex structure and surface functionalities, photoluminescence mechanisms of
Carbon Dots are unknown, and it is challenging to synthesize Carbon Dots to achieve the …

Multi‐resonance deep‐red emitters with shallow potential‐energy surfaces to surpass energy‐gap law

Y Zhang, D Zhang, T Huang, AJ Gillett… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Efficient organic emitters in the deep‐red region are rare due to the “energy gap law”.
Herein, multiple boron (B)‐and nitrogen (N)‐atoms embedded polycyclic heteroaromatics …

New opportunities and old challenges in the clinical translation of nanotheranostics

PJ Gawne, M Ferreira, M Papaluca, J Grimm… - Nature reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Nanoparticle-based systems imbued with both diagnostic and therapeutic functions, known
as nanotheranostics, have enabled remarkable progress in guiding focal therapy, inducing …

Fundamentals and developments in fluorescence-guided cancer surgery

JSD Mieog, FB Achterberg, A Zlitni… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2022 - nature.com
Fluorescence-guided surgery using tumour-targeted imaging agents has emerged over the
past decade as a promising and effective method of intraoperative cancer detection. An …

[HTML][HTML] Peptide-based nanomaterials: Self-assembly, properties and applications

T Li, XM Lu, MR Zhang, K Hu, Z Li - Bioactive materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Peptide-based materials that have diverse structures and functionalities are an important
type of biomaterials. In former times, peptide-based nanomaterials with excellent stability …

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 …