Abstract Photo Dynamic Therapy (PDT) is regarded as an effective therapeutic approach for
cancer, which employs light and photosensitizing chemical substances. The successful …

Boron dipyrromethene (Bodipy) is one of the most extensively investigated organic
chromophores. Most of the investigations are focused on the singlet excited state of Bodipy …

In recent years, the research on fluorescent probes has developed rapidly. Coumarin
fluorescent probes have also been one of the hot topics in recent years. For the synthesis …

Considering the availability of a vast array of fluorescence-based bioimaging agents,
BODIPY probes are the cynosure of current times and fluorophores worthy of great …

Crown ethers, discovered by the winner of the Nobel Prize Charles Pedersen, are cyclic
chemical compounds that consist of a ring or multiple rings containing several ether groups …

Exposure to mercury ions can damage the human brain, the nervous system, the endocrine
system, and other biological systems. Much effort has therefore been made to develop real …

In recent years, more and more chemists and biologists pay attention to the research of
fluorescent probes, and great progress has been made in the design and application. In this …

In this study, we have reported an economical, easy, greener and non-toxic synthesis route
of water soluble carbon quantum dots (CQDs) through hydrothermal treatment using gelatin …

A novel lanthanide–organic framework (Eu–HODA), consisting of 2, 2′, 3, 3′-oxidiphthalic
acids as efficient sensitizing units, is assembled and characterized. Eu–HODA features rare …

The good stability, low cytotoxicity, and excellent photoluminescence property of graphene
quantum dots (GQDs) make them an emerging class of promising materials in various …