Heptamethine cyanine dyes enable deep tissue fluorescence imaging in the near infrared
(NIR) window. Small molecule conjugates of the benchmark dye ZW800‐1 have been tested …

Organic polymethine fluorophores with emission in the NIR-II window (1000–1700 nm) are
receiving enormous attention in biomolecular medicine and bioimaging, attributed to the …

Organic molecules with near‐infrared II (NIR II) light absorption are essential for many
biological and opto‐electronic applications. Herein, we report monodispersed oligomers as …

Synthetic near-infrared-II (NIR-II) dyes are promising for deep tissue imaging, yet they are
generally difficult to target a given biomolecule with high specificity. Furthermore, the …

The development of organic dyes with emission peaks in the second near-infrared window
(NIR-II 1000–1700 nm) is highly desirable for in vivo imaging and imaging-guided …

Second near-infrared (NIR-II) optical imaging technology has emerged as a powerful tool for
diagnostic and image-guided surgery due to its higher imaging contrast. However, a general …

A comprehensive approach for the construction of NIR-I/NIR-II nanofluorophores with
exceptional brightness and excellent chemo-and photostability has been developed. This …

Conspectus Fluorescent dyes have revolutionized the way we study life science and
conduct medical diagnostics. Compared with visible wavelengths, near-infrared (NIR) …

A simple yet powerful D–A type-based NIR-II fluorophore (MTF) with mitochondria targeting
was constructed. This mitochondrial targeting dye MTF exhibited not only a photothermal …

Fluorescence imaging‐guided phototheranostics using emission from the second near‐
infrared (NIR‐II) window show significant potential for cancer diagnosis and treatment …