Optical imaging in disease diagnosis and treatment benefits from high spatiotemporal
resolution and the availability of numerous optical agents. However, many optical imaging …

Chemical tools that allow the real-time monitoring of organ function and the visualisation of
organ-related processes at the cellular level are of great importance in biological research …

The real-time, dynamic optical visualization of lesions and margins ensures not only
complete resection of the malignant tissues but also better preservation of the vital …

Activatable phototheranostics holds promise for precision cancer treatment owing to the
“turn‐on” signals and therapeutic effects. However, most activatable phototheranostic …

Recent progress has shown that using wavelengths between 1,000 and 2,000 nm, referred
to as the shortwave-infrared or near-infrared (NIR)-II range, can enable high-resolution in …

Abnormal enzymatic activities are directly related to the development of cancers. Identifying
the location and expression levels of these enzymes in live cancer cells have considerable …

Fluorescence imaging in the second near-infrared window (NIR-II) has become a prevalent
choice owing to its appealing advantages like deep penetration depth, low …

Fluorescence imaging has made tremendous inroads toward understanding the complexity
of biological systems, but in vivo deep-tissue imaging remains a great challenge due to the …

Aminolevulinic acid-based photodynamic therapy heavily depends on the biological
transformation efficiency of 5-aminolevulinic acid to protoporphyrin IX, while the lack of an …

Light and optical techniques have made profound impacts on modern medicine, with
numerous lasers and optical devices currently being used in clinical practice to assess …