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 …

Visible-to-NIR-light activated release: from small molecules to nanomaterials

R Weinstain, T Slanina, D Kand, P Klan - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Photoactivatable (alternatively, photoremovable, photoreleasable, or photocleavable)
protecting groups (PPGs), also known as caged or photocaged compounds, are used to …

Activity‐based NIR enzyme fluorescent probes for the diagnosis of tumors and image‐guided surgery

H Li, D Kim, Q Yao, H Ge, J Chung, J Fan… - Angewandte …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Near‐infrared (NIR) activatable fluorescent probes have been considered to be the effective
edge tools for the investigation of cell biology and disease diagnosis because of their …

A tumor-targeting near-infrared heptamethine cyanine photosensitizer with twisted molecular structure for enhanced imaging-guided cancer phototherapy

X Zhao, H Zhao, S Wang, Z Fan, Y Ma… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
In recent years, cancer phototherapy has been extensively studied as noninvasive cancer
treatment. To present efficient recognition toward cancer cells, most photosensitizers (PSs) …

Fluorescent chemical probes for accurate tumor diagnosis and targeting therapy

M Gao, F Yu, C Lv, J Choo, L Chen - Chemical Society Reviews, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Surgical resection of solid tumors is currently the gold standard and preferred therapeutic
strategy for cancer. Chemotherapy drugs also make a significant contribution by inhibiting …

Beyond the margins: real-time detection of cancer using targeted fluorophores

RR Zhang, AB Schroeder, JJ Grudzinski… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2017 - nature.com
Over the past two decades, synergistic innovations in imaging technology have resulted in a
revolution in which a range of biomedical applications are now benefiting from fluorescence …

Near‐infrared windows I and II phosphors for theranostic applications: spectroscopy, bioimaging, and light‐emitting diode photobiomodulation

WT Huang, V Rajendran, MH Chan… - Advanced Optical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The importance and practicality of near‐infrared (NIR) light for the biomedical field has
attached importance to the academe and industry with the development of technology …

Single-virus tracking: from imaging methodologies to virological applications

SL Liu, ZG Wang, HY Xie, AA Liu, DC Lamb… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Uncovering the mechanisms of virus infection and assembly is crucial for preventing the
spread of viruses and treating viral disease. The technique of single-virus tracking (SVT) …

Hypoxia-responsive nanoparticle based drug delivery systems in cancer therapy: an up-to-date review

R Kumari, D Sunil, RS Ningthoujam - Journal of Controlled Release, 2020 - Elsevier
Hypoxia is a salient feature observed in most solid malignancies that holds a pivotal role in
angiogenesis, metastasis and resistance to conventional cancer therapeutic approaches …

A review of NIR dyes in cancer targeting and imaging

S Luo, E Zhang, Y Su, T Cheng, C Shi - Biomaterials, 2011 - Elsevier
The development of multifunctional agents for simultaneous tumor targeting and near
infrared (NIR) fluorescence imaging is expected to have significant impact on future …