For decades now, photoacoustic imaging (PAI) has been investigated to realize its potential
as a niche biomedical imaging modality. Despite its highly desirable optical contrast and …

The nonradiative conversion of light energy into heat (photothermal therapy, PTT) or sound
energy (photoacoustic imaging, PAI) has been intensively investigated for the treatment and …

Photoacoustic (PA) imaging as a fast‐developing imaging technique has great potential in
biomedical and clinical applications. It is a noninvasive imaging modality that depends on …

Photothermal therapy (PTT) is recognized as a promising approach for cancer theranostics
via the nonradiative conversion of light into heat energy. PTT treatment is able to reduce the …

Over the years, a plethora of materials–natural and synthetic–have been engineered at a
nanoscopic level and explored for drug delivery. Nanocarriers based on such materials …

Cell membrane coating has emerged as an intriguing biomimetic strategy to endow
nanomaterials with functions and properties inherent to source cells for various biomedical …

As a new class of organic optical nanomaterials, semiconducting polymer nanoparticles
(SPNs) have the advantages of excellent optical properties, high photostability, facile …

Quantitatively imaging the spatiotemporal distribution of biological events in living
organisms is essential to understand fundamental biological processes. Self-calibrating …

Surgical resection is the primary and most effective treatment for most patients with solid
tumors. However, patients suffer from postoperative recurrence and metastasis. In the past …

Continuous irradiation during photodynamic therapy (PDT) inevitably induces tumor
hypoxia, thereby weakening the PDT effect. In PDT‐induced hypoxia, providing singlet …