In recent years, much progress has been motivated in stimuli-responsive nanocarriers,
which could response to the intrinsic physicochemical and pathological factors in diseased …

This work provides an overview of the recent advances in the field of two-photon absorbing
chromophores active in the short-wavelength infrared (SWIR) spectral range. Herein the …

The control of luminous radiation has extremely important implications for modern and future
technologies as well as in medicine. In this Review, we detail chemical structures and their …

Porphyrins are organic heterocyclic macrocycles with photophysical properties well-suited
for clinical phototherapy and cancer imaging. However, their wider application in the clinical …

Nanoparticles as drug delivery system have received much attention in recent years,
especially for cancer treatment. In addition to improving the pharmacokinetics of the loaded …

Block copolymer (BCP) self-assembly has attracted considerable attention for many
decades because it can yield ordered structures in a wide range of morphologies, including …

The development of multifunctional agents for simultaneous tumor targeting and near
infrared (NIR) fluorescence imaging is expected to have significant impact on future …

Polymeric nanostructured materials (PNMs), which are polymeric materials in nanoscale or
polymer composites containing nanomaterials, have become increasingly useful for …

In vivo fluorescence imaging in the second near-infrared window (1.0–1.7 μm) can afford
deep tissue penetration and high spatial resolution, owing to the reduced scattering of long …

Optically active nanomaterials promise to advance a range of biophotonic techniques
through nanoscale optical effects and integration of multiple imaging and therapeutic …