Photoactivatable (alternatively, photoremovable, photoreleasable, or photocleavable)
protecting groups (PPGs), also known as caged or photocaged compounds, are used to …

Many efforts have been made to achieve targeted delivery of anticancer drugs to enhance
their efficacy and to reduce their adverse effects. These efforts include the development of …

The burgeoning organic near-infrared (NIR) ratiometric small-molecule fluorescent probes
with excellent merits have attracted great attention over the past few years. The traditional …

Fluorescent probes that emit in the far-red (600–700 nm), first near-infrared (NIR-I, 700–900
nm), and second NIR (NIR-II, 900–1700 nm) regions possess unique advantages, including …

Gas-involving cancer theranostics have attracted considerable attention in recent years due
to their high therapeutic efficacy and biosafety. We have reviewed the recent significant …

Prodrug approaches represent an excellent solution to certain pharmaceutical issues
commonly encountered in the drug discovery and development process. Along this line, the …

Different strategies have been developed to overcome limitations of traditional
pharmacological treatments (biodegradation, low specificity, toxicity, side effects) …

Carbon monoxide (CO) is attracting increasing attention because of its role as a
gasotransmitter with cytoprotective and homeostatic properties. Carbon monoxide releasing …

Extensive attention has been paid to develop effective systems for the detection of
formaldehyde, carbon monoxide and phosgene due to their extreme toxicity and ready …

Carbon monoxide-releasing molecules (CORMs) are chemical agents used to administer
CO as an endogenous, biologically active molecule. A precise spatial and temporal control …