Recent strategies to develop innovative photosensitizers for enhanced photodynamic therapy

TC Pham, VN Nguyen, Y Choi, S Lee, J Yoon - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
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 …

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 …

Biomedicine meets Fenton chemistry

Z Tang, P Zhao, H Wang, Y Liu, W Bu - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Since the first connection between Fenton chemistry and biomedicine, numerous studies
have been presented in this field. Comprehensive presentation of the guidance from Fenton …

Molecular radio afterglow probes for cancer radiodynamic theranostics

J Huang, L Su, C Xu, X Ge, R Zhang, J Song, K Pu - Nature Materials, 2023 - nature.com
X-ray-induced afterglow and radiodynamic therapy tackle the tissue penetration issue of
optical imaging and phototherapy. However, inorganic nanophosphors used in this therapy …

Clinical development and potential of photothermal and photodynamic therapies for cancer

X Li, JF Lovell, J Yoon, X Chen - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2020 - nature.com
Light-activated, photosensitizer-based therapies have been established as safe modalities
of tumour ablation for numerous cancer indications. Two main approaches are available …

Molecular imaging and disease theranostics with renal-clearable optical agents

P Cheng, K Pu - Nature Reviews Materials, 2021 - nature.com
Optical imaging in disease diagnosis and treatment benefits from high spatiotemporal
resolution and the availability of numerous optical agents. However, many optical imaging …

The recent progress on metal–organic frameworks for phototherapy

Q Zheng, X Liu, Y Zheng, KWK Yeung, Z Cui… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Some infectious or malignant diseases such as cancers are seriously threatening the health
of human beings all over the world. The commonly used antibiotic therapy cannot effectively …

Visible-to-NIR-light activated release: from small molecules to nanomaterials

R Weinstain, T Slanina, D Kand, P Klan - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Photoactivatable (alternatively, photoremovable, photoreleasable, or photocleavable)
protecting groups (PPGs), also known as caged or photocaged compounds, are used to …

Type I photosensitizers revitalizing photodynamic oncotherapy

D Chen, Q Xu, W Wang, J Shao, W Huang, X Dong - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has shown great potential for tumor treatment with merits of
non‐invasiveness, high selectivity, and minimal side effects. However, conventional type II …

Multifunctional AIE nanosphere-based “nanobomb” for trimodal imaging-guided photothermal/photodynamic/pharmacological therapy of drug-resistant bacterial …

B Li, W Wang, L Zhao, D Yan, X Li, Q Gao, J Zheng… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Injudicious or inappropriate use of antibiotics has led to the prevalence of drug-resistant
bacteria, posing a huge menace to global health. Here, a self-assembled aggregation …