In vivo real-time visualization of tissue blood flow and angiogenesis using Ag2S quantum dots in the NIR-II window

C Li, Y Zhang, M Wang, Y Zhang, G Chen, L Li, D Wu… - Biomaterials, 2014 - Elsevier
Improving the tissue penetration depth and spatial resolution of fluorescence-based optical
nanoprobes remains a grand challenge for their practical applications in in vivo imaging …

Ag2S Quantum Dot: A Bright and Biocompatible Fluorescent Nanoprobe in the Second Near-Infrared Window

Y Zhang, G Hong, Y Zhang, G Chen, F Li, H Dai… - ACS …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Ag2S quantum dots (QDs) emitting in the second near-infrared region (NIR-II, 1.0–1.4 μm)
are demonstrated as a promising fluorescent probe with both bright photoluminescence and …

Real-time in vivo visualization of tumor therapy by a near-infrared-II Ag2S quantum dot-based theranostic nanoplatform

F Hu, C Li, Y Zhang, M Wang, D Wu, Q Wang - Nano Research, 2015 - Springer
Real-time and objective feedback of therapeutic efficacies would be of great value for tumor
treatment. Here, we report a smart Ag 2 S QD-based theranostic nanoplatform (DOX@ PEG …

Tracking of Transplanted Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Living Mice using Near‐Infrared Ag2S Quantum Dots

G Chen, F Tian, Y Zhang, Y Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Stem cell therapeutics has emerged as a novel regenerative therapy for tissue repair in the
last decade. However, dynamically tracking the transplanted stem cells in vivo remains a …

In Vivo Fluorescence Imaging with Ag2S Quantum Dots in the Second Near‐Infrared Region

G Hong, JT Robinson, Y Zhang, S Diao… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer is one of the leading causes of human death in postindustrial countries. The
mortality of cancer could be greatly reduced with the help of early detection and diagnosis …

Biodistribution, pharmacokinetics and toxicology of Ag2S near-infrared quantum dots in mice

Y Zhang, Y Zhang, G Hong, W He, K Zhou, K Yang, F Li… - Biomaterials, 2013 - Elsevier
Ag2S quantum dots (QDs) have been demonstrated as a promising near-infrared II (NIR-II,
1.0–1.4 μm) emitting nanoprobe for in vivo imaging and detection. In this work, we carefully …

Bright quantum dots emitting at∼ 1,600 nm in the NIR-IIb window for deep tissue fluorescence imaging

M Zhang, J Yue, R Cui, Z Ma, H Wan… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
With suppressed photon scattering and diminished autofluorescence, in vivo fluorescence
imaging in the 1,500-to 1,700-nm range of the near-IR (NIR) spectrum (NIR-IIb window) can …

Au‐Doped Ag2Te Quantum Dots with Bright NIR‐IIb Fluorescence for In Situ Monitoring of Angiogenesis and Arteriogenesis in a Hindlimb Ischemic Model

H Yang, H Huang, X Ma, Y Zhang, X Yang… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Fluorescence located in 1500–1700 nm (denoted as the near‐infrared IIb window,
NIR‐IIb) has drawn great interest for bioimaging, owing to its ultrahigh tissue penetration …

Near‐infrared‐II quantum dots for in vivo imaging and cancer therapy

LL Chen, L Zhao, ZG Wang, SL Liu, DW Pang - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In vivo fluorescence imaging can perform real‐time, noninvasive, and high spatiotemporal
resolution imaging to accurately obtain the dynamic biological information in vivo, which …

Real-time intravital imaging of RGD− quantum dot binding to luminal endothelium in mouse tumor neovasculature

BR Smith, Z Cheng, A De, AL Koh, R Sinclair… - Nano …, 2008 - ACS Publications
Nanoscale materials have increasingly become subject to intense investigation for use in
cancer diagnosis and therapy. However, there is a fundamental dearth in cellular-level …