Boron-dipyrromethene (BODIPY) belongs to a family of organoboron compounds,
commercialized as fluorescent dyes by Invitrogen™. As BODIPY derivatives, Aza-boron …

Since their discovery in 2011, 2D transition metal carbide/nitride (MXene) materials have
received extensive interest due to their unique planar structure, chemical diversity, and …

The nonradiative conversion of light energy into heat (photothermal therapy, PTT) or sound
energy (photoacoustic imaging, PAI) has been intensively investigated for the treatment and …

Biophotonics as a highly interdisciplinary frontier often requires the assistance of optical
agents to control the light pathways in cells, tissues and living organisms for specific …

N-Heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) have become one of the most widely studied class of
ligands in molecular chemistry and have found applications in fields as varied as catalysis …

Photoacoustic (PA) imaging as a fast‐developing imaging technique has great potential in
biomedical and clinical applications. It is a noninvasive imaging modality that depends on …

The near‐infrared window between 1000 and 1700 nm, commonly termed the “second near‐
infrared (NIR‐II) window,” has quickly emerged as a highly attractive optical region for …

The complexity, diversity, and heterogeneity of tumors seriously undermine the therapeutic
potential of treatment. Therefore, the current trend in clinical research has gradually shifted …

Localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) in semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) that
results in resonant absorption, scattering, and near field enhancement around the NC can …

In recent years, nano carbon quantum dots (CQDs) have received increasing attention due
to their properties such as small size, fluorescence emission, chemical stability, water …