This review presents a robust strategy to design photosensitizers (PSs) for various species.
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a photochemical-based treatment approach that involves the …

The interest in functional supramolecular systems for the design of innovative materials and
technologies, able to fundamentally change the world, is growing at a high pace. The huge …

Hypoxia development in tumor is closely associated with its increased aggressiveness and
strong resistance to therapy, leading to the poor prognosis in several cancer types …

We review the current state of optical methods for sensing oxygen. These have become
powerful alternatives to electrochemical detection and in the process of replacing the Clark …

Optical and photonic technologies play an important role in human progress. The bending of
light to our will has not only enabled our biological self-discovery, but has also allowed us to …

The development of multifunctional agents for simultaneous tumor targeting and near
infrared (NIR) fluorescence imaging is expected to have significant impact on future …

Dendrimers Designed for Functions: From Physical, Photophysical, and Supramolecular
Properties to Applications in Sensing, Catalysis, Molecular Electronics, Photonics, and …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) through the generation of singlet oxygen utilizing
photosensitizers (PSs) is significantly limited under hypoxic conditions in solid tumors. So it …

Highly sensitive and specific non-invasive molecular imaging methods are particularly
desirable for the early detection of cancers. Here we report a near-infrared optical imaging …

Recent developments in the area of biological detection by optical sensing of molecular
oxygen (O2) are reviewed, with particular emphasis on the quenched-phosphorescence O2 …