Photoactivatable (alternatively, photoremovable, photoreleasable, or photocleavable)
protecting groups (PPGs), also known as caged or photocaged compounds, are used to …

meso-methyl BODIPY photocages have recently emerged as an exciting new class of
photoremovable protecting groups (PPGs) that release leaving groups upon absorption of …

Photoacoustic (PA) tomography is a noninvasive technology that utilizes near-infrared (NIR)
excitation and ultrasonic detection to image biological tissue at centimeter depths. While …

Polymeric materials releasing nitric oxide have attracted significant attention for therapeutic
use in recent years. As one of the gaseous signaling agents in eukaryotic cells …

Stem cell therapy has proven to be an attractive solution for the treatment of degenerative
diseases or injury. However, poor cell engraftment and survival within injured tissues limits …

Gasotransmitters like nitric oxide, carbon monoxide, and hydrogen sulfide with unique
pleiotropic pharmacological effects in mammals are an emerging therapeutic modality for …

Photoactivatable protecting groups (PPGs) or caged compounds are beneficial tools for
spatiotemporal controlled release of bioagents, fluorescent probes, polymerization initiators …

The role of nitric oxide (NO) as an “unconventional” therapeutic and the strict dependence of
biological effects on its concentration require the generation of NO with precise …

Nitric oxide (NO) has an important class of endogenous diatomic molecules that play a key
regulatory role in many physiological and biochemical processes. However, the type of …

BODIPY-based photocages release substrates by excitation with wavelengths in the visible
to near-IR regions. The recent development of more efficient BODIPY photocages spurred …