Emerging multifunctional metal–organic framework materials

B Li, HM Wen, Y Cui, W Zhou, G Qian… - Advanced …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Metal− organic frameworks (MOFs), also known as coordination polymers, represent an
interesting type of solid crystalline materials that can be straightforwardly self‐assembled …

Chemical design and synthesis of functionalized probes for imaging and treating tumor hypoxia

J Liu, W Bu, J Shi - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
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 …

Optical methods for sensing and imaging oxygen: materials, spectroscopies and applications

X Wang, OS Wolfbeis - Chemical Society Reviews, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
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 …

Luminescent probes and sensors for temperature

X Wang, OS Wolfbeis, RJ Meier - Chemical Society Reviews, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Temperature (T) is probably the most fundamental parameter in all kinds of science.
Respective sensors are widely used in daily life. Besides conventional thermometers, optical …

Triplet photosensitizers: from molecular design to applications

J Zhao, W Wu, J Sun, S Guo - Chemical Society Reviews, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Triplet photosensitizers (PSs) are compounds that can be efficiently excited to the triplet
excited state which subsequently act as catalysts in photochemical reactions. The name is …

Phosphorescent chemosensors based on heavy-metal complexes

Q Zhao, F Li, C Huang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
Recently, the use of phosphorescent heavy-metal complexes as chemosensors has
attracted increasing interest due to their advantageous photophysical properties. This critical …

Ratiometric fluorescence, electrochemiluminescence, and photoelectrochemical chemo/biosensing based on semiconductor quantum dots

P Wu, X Hou, JJ Xu, HY Chen - Nanoscale, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Ratiometric fluorescent sensors, which can provide built-in self-calibration for correction of a
variety of analyte-independent factors, have attracted particular attention for analytical …

Molecular imaging of the tumor microenvironment

Z Zhou, ZR Lu - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
The tumor microenvironment plays a critical role in tumor initiation, progression, metastasis,
and resistance to therapy. It is different from normal tissue in the extracellular matrix …

High-resolution colorimetric assay for rapid visual readout of phosphatase activity based on gold/silver core/shell nanorod

Z Gao, K Deng, XD Wang, M Miro… - ACS applied materials & …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Nanostructure-based visual assay has been developed for determination of enzymatic
activity, but most involve in poor visible color resolution and are not suitable for routine …

Fluorescent/phosphorescent dual-emissive conjugated polymer dots for hypoxia bioimaging

Q Zhao, X Zhou, T Cao, KY Zhang, L Yang, S Liu… - Chemical …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
A kind of fluorescent/phosphorescent dual-emissive conjugated polyelectrolyte has been
prepared by introducing phosphorescent platinum (II) porphyrin (O2-sensitive) into a …