With high extinction coefficients and long absorption wavelengths in the near infrared
region, phthalocyanines (Pcs) and naphthalocyanines (Ncs) are well‐suited for optical …

The number of scientific reports on the field of imaging in biomedical sciences is rising
massively, with the emergence of “noninvasive” in vivo imaging technologies, of which …

Publisher Summary Biomedical inorganic chemistry “Elemental Medicine” is an important
new area of chemistry. Platinum complexes are now among the most widely used drugs for …

Mn (III) porphyrins have great potential as Gd-free MRI contrast agents because both the
cation and the ligand have interesting properties. The redox properties of the Mn (III)-ion can …

The current status and challenges of small animal noninvasive imaging are briefly reviewed.
The advantages of noninvasive studies on living animals versus postmortem studies are …

During the last decades, a wide range of molecular and cellular imaging techniques have
been developed and optimized, resulting in important progress in the understanding of …

The history of metalloporphyrins dates back more than 200 years ago. Metalloporphyrins are
excellent catalysts, capable of forming supramolecular systems, participate in oxygen …

A combined spectroscopic investigation of transition metal phthalocyanines (TMPc's) has
been carried out using electron energy-loss spectroscopy and photoemission spectroscopy …

MnIII porphyrin (MnP) holds the promise of addressing the emerging challenges associated
with Gd-based clinical MRI contrast agents (CAs), namely, Gd-related adverse effect and …

Two categories of necrosis-avid contrast agents (NACAs), namely porphyrin-and
nonporphyrin-based complexes, have thus far been discovered as necrosis-targeting …