Recent strategies to develop innovative photosensitizers for enhanced photodynamic therapy

TC Pham, VN Nguyen, Y Choi, S Lee, J Yoon - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
This review presents a robust strategy to design photosensitizers (PSs) for various species.
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a photochemical-based treatment approach that involves the …

The fast-growing field of photo-driven theranostics based on aggregation-induced emission

Z Zhang, M Kang, H Tan, N Song, M Li, P Xiao… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Photo-driven theranostics, also known as phototheranostics, relying on the diverse excited-
state energy conversions of theranostic agents upon photoexcitation represents a significant …

Defect engineering of layered double hydroxide nanosheets as inorganic photosensitizers for NIR-III photodynamic cancer therapy

W Shen, T Hu, X Liu, J Zha, F Meng, Z Wu, Z Cui… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Although two-dimensional (2D) layered double hydroxides (LDHs) have been
widely used as efficient nanoagents for biological diagnosis and treatment, they have been …

Multi‐resonance deep‐red emitters with shallow potential‐energy surfaces to surpass energy‐gap law

Y Zhang, D Zhang, T Huang, AJ Gillett… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Efficient organic emitters in the deep‐red region are rare due to the “energy gap law”.
Herein, multiple boron (B)‐and nitrogen (N)‐atoms embedded polycyclic heteroaromatics …

Designing bioresponsive nanomaterials for intracellular self-assembly

S Chagri, DYW Ng, T Weil - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2022 - nature.com
Supramolecular assemblies are essential components of living organisms. Cellular
scaffolds, such as the cytoskeleton or the cell membrane, are formed via secondary …

Aggregation‐enhanced theranostics: AIE sparkles in biomedical field

M Kang, Z Zhang, N Song, M Li, P Sun, X Chen… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Theranostics referring to the ingenious integration of diagnostics and therapeutics has
garnered tremendous attention in these years as it provides a promising opportunity for …

Mitochondria-targeted smart AIEgens: Imaging and therapeutics

H Li, H Kim, C Zhang, S Zeng, Q Chen, L Jia… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
Mitochondria are not only the main energy source of the cell but are also involved in the
regulation of important physiology and processes of diseases including cancers. Therefore …

Aggregation‐induced emission: new vistas at the aggregate level

Z Zhao, H Zhang, JWY Lam… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aggregation‐induced emission (AIE) describes a photophysical phenomenon in which
molecular aggregates exhibit stronger emission than the single molecules. Over the course …

Aggregate science: from structures to properties

H Zhang, Z Zhao, AT Turley, L Wang… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Molecular science entails the study of structures and properties of materials at the level of
single molecules or small interacting complexes of molecules. Moving beyond single …

Supramolecular materials based on AIE luminogens (AIEgens): construction and applications

J Li, J Wang, H Li, N Song, D Wang… - Chemical Society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The emergence of aggregation-induced emission luminogens (AIEgens) has significantly
stimulated the development of luminescent supramolecular materials because their strong …