Photo-driven theranostics, also known as phototheranostics, relying on the diverse excited-
state energy conversions of theranostic agents upon photoexcitation represents a significant …

The great promise of photodynamic therapy (PDT) has thrusted the rapid progress of
developing highly effective photosensitizers (PS) in killing cancerous cells and bacteria. To …

Surgery and drug therapy are the two principal options for cancer treatment. However, their
clinical benefits are hindered by the difficulty of accurate location of the tumors and timely …

Owing to the excellent cell ablation ability and low side effects, photodynamic therapy (PDT)
plays an important role in disease treatment, especially cancer. However, most PDT agents …

Abnormal enzymatic activities are directly related to the development of cancers. Identifying
the location and expression levels of these enzymes in live cancer cells have considerable …

Traditional biochemical methods for enzyme detection are mainly based on antibody-based
immunoassays, which lack the ability to monitor the spatiotemporal distribution and, in …

Activity‐based approaches for designing AIEgens possess prominent advantages including
high selectivity, sensitivity, and signal‐to‐noise ratio, and they have received more attention …

High-quality fluorescence bioimaging requires organic exogenous contrast agents with
biocompatibility, brightness, and photostability. The recently discovered and rapidly …

Recent developments in the design of bifunctional and activatable photosensitizers
rejuvenate the aging field of photodynamic sensitization and photodynamic therapy. While …

Two-photon excitation (TPE) nanoparticle-based photosensitizers (PSs) that combine the
advantages of TPE and nanotechnology have emerged as attractive therapeutic agents for …