Versatile types of inorganic/organic NIR-IIa/IIb fluorophores: from strategic design toward molecular imaging and theranostics

Y Liu, Y Li, S Koo, Y Sun, Y Liu, X Liu, Y Pan… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
In vivo imaging in the second near-infrared window (NIR-II, 1000–1700 nm), which enables
us to look deeply into living subjects, is producing marvelous opportunities for biomedical …

The chemistry of organic contrast agents in the NIR‐II window

J Mu, M Xiao, Y Shi, X Geng, H Li… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Optical imaging, especially fluorescence and photoacoustic imaging, is a non‐invasive
imaging approach with high spatial and temporal resolution and high sensitivity, compared …

Rational design of NIR-II AIEgens with ultrahigh quantum yields for photo-and chemiluminescence imaging

H Shen, F Sun, X Zhu, J Zhang, X Ou… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Fluorescence imaging in the second near-infrared window (NIR-II, 1000–1700 nm) using
small-molecule dyes has high potential for clinical use. However, many NIR-II dyes suffer …

Acceptor engineering for NIR-II dyes with high photochemical and biomedical performance

A Ji, H Lou, C Qu, W Lu, Y Hao, J Li, Y Wu… - nature …, 2022 - nature.com
It is highly important and challenging to develop donor-acceptor-donor structured small-
molecule second near-infrared window (NIR-II) dyes with excellent properties such as water …

Recent progress in NIR-II fluorescence imaging-guided drug delivery for cancer theranostics

S Roy, N Bag, S Bardhan, I Hasan, B Guo - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Fluorescence imaging in the second near-infrared window (NIR-II) has become a prevalent
choice owing to its appealing advantages like deep penetration depth, low …

Polymethine molecular platform for ratiometric fluorescent probes in the second near-infrared window

Q Lan, P Yu, K Yan, X Li, F Zhang… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Visualizing biomolecules such as enzymes in the deep tissue of living organisms via
molecular ratiometric fluorescent probes in the second near-infrared window (NIR-II) with a …

An Activatable NIR‐II Fluorescent Reporter for In Vivo Imaging of Amyloid‐β Plaques

J Miao, M Miao, Y Jiang, M Zhao, Q Li… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Fluorescence imaging in the second near‐infrared (NIR‐II) window holds great promise for
in vivo visualization of amyloid‐β (Aβ) pathology, which can facilitate characterization and …

Design of NIR-II high performance organic small molecule fluorescent probes and summary of their biomedical applications

X Liu, B Yu, Y Shen, H Cong - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Near-infrared fluorescence imaging has gained a lot of attention in biomedicine by virtue of
its high sensitivity, high specificity, and many other advantages. Moreover, near-infrared II …

Donor/π‐Bridge manipulation for constructing a stable NIR‐II aggregation‐induced emission luminogen with balanced phototheranostic performance

D Yan, W Xie, J Zhang, L Wang, D Wang… - Angewandte …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Owing to their versatile functionality and tunable energy dissipation, aggregation‐induced
emission luminogens (AIEgens) have emerged as a potential platform for multimodal …

More Is Better: Dual-Acceptor Engineering for Constructing Second Near-Infrared Aggregation-Induced Emission Luminogens to Boost Multimodal Phototheranostics

S Yang, J Zhang, Z Zhang, R Zhang, X Ou… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The manipulation of electron donor/acceptor (D/A) shows an endless impetus for innovating
optical materials. Currently, there is booming development in electron donor design, while …