Shining new light on biological systems: luminescent transition metal complexes for bioimaging and biosensing applications

LCC Lee, KKW Lo - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Luminescence imaging is a powerful and versatile technique for investigating cell
physiology and pathology in living systems, making significant contributions to life science …

Recent progress in the development of singlet oxygen carriers for enhanced photodynamic therapy

G Li, M Wu, Y Xu, Q Wang, J Liu, X Zhou, H Ji… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hypoxia is a significant feature of the tumor, which has been proved to be the major
challenge in translating photodynamic therapy (PDT) into clinical applications. To solve this …

Bithiophene‐Functionalized Infrared Two‐Photon Absorption Metal Complexes as Single‐Molecule Platforms for Synergistic Photodynamic, Photothermal, and …

XL Li, MF Wang, LZ Zeng, GK Li… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
A planar conjugated ligand functionalized with bithiophene and its Ru (II), Os (II), and Ir (III)
complexes have been constructed as single‐molecule platform for synergistic …

Iridium (III)-Based Infrared Two-Photon Photosensitizers: Systematic Regulation of Their Photodynamic Therapy Efficacy

XL Li, LZ Zeng, R Yang, XD Bi, Y Zhang… - Inorganic …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cyclometalated iridium (III) complexes are of significant importance in the field of antitumor
photodynamic therapy (PDT), whether they exist as single molecules or are incorporated …

A narrowband red-emitting asymmetric iridium (III) complex featuring B-and N-embedded π-conjugation units: structure, photophysics and OLED application

M Wu, N Li, C Shi, J Song, R Zeng, F Li, Q Li… - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
We have designed and synthesized a new B-and N-embedded asymmetric heteroleptic
phosphorescent iridium (III) complex IrBNacac with ambipolar characteristics. The X-ray …

One-Pot Synthesis of Acetylacetonate-Based Isomeric Phosphorescent Cyclometalated Iridium (III) Complexes via Random Cyclometalation: A Strategy for Excited …

P Tao, Z Lv, FQ Zhao, XK Zheng, H Jiang, W Li… - Inorganic …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The excited-state manipulation of the phosphorescent iridium (III) complexes plays a vital
role in their photofunctional applications. The development of the molecular design strategy …

Recent advances of the cyclometalated iridium (III) complexes for electrochemiluminescence sensing

H Gao, M Qian, X Yang, S Ma, H Li - Dyes and Pigments, 2024 - Elsevier
Cyclometalated iridium (III) complexes have attracted much attention in
electrochemiluminescence (ECL) assay in recent years due to their significant photophysical …

Water-soluble polymer brush-substituted squaraine NIR-II dye for efficient photothermal therapy

X Li, S Guo, W Deng, S Wu, P Sun, Y Liu - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Near-infrared II (NIR-II, 1000–1700 nm) fluorescence imaging has the advantages of low
light scattering and weak biological autofluorescence compared with conventional NIR (600 …

New ionic iridium (III) complexes based on methoxyl-modified 1-phenylisoquinoline for solution-processed red organic light-emitting diodes

Q Zeng, J Jiang, W Zhou, Z Zhang, Y Han, S Guo… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Three transition-metal phosphorescent iridium (Ⅲ) complexes (Ir1, Ir2, and Ir3) are designed
and synthesized with 1-phenylisoquinolines modified by methoxy as the main ligands and o …

Luminescent iridium-peptide bioconjugate for bioanalytical and biomedical applications

S Jing, X Wu, SHD Chan, SC Nao, J Du… - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Iridium (III)-peptide bioconjugates have received significant attention as bifunctional
molecules in bioanalytical and biomedical fields in recent years. The conjugation to peptides …