There has been emerging interest in the exploitation of the photophysical and
photochemical properties of transition metal complexes for diagnostic and therapeutic …

Photoacoustic (PA) imaging technology, a three-dimensional hybrid imaging modality that
integrates the advantage of optical and acoustic imaging, has great application prospects in …

Considering that hypoxia is closely associated with tumor proliferation, invasion, metastasis,
and drug resistance, it is of great significance to overcome hypoxia in tumor treatment …

Phototheranostics represents a promising direction for modern precision medicine, which
has recently attracted great research interest from multidisciplinary research areas. Organic …

Carbon dots (C-dots) are a large family of nanomaterials characterized by an intense
photoluminescence. The origin of the emission is multifaceted and is dependent on a …

Pyroptosis, a unique form of programmed cell death (PCD) that is characterized by DNA
fragmentation, chromatin condensation, cellular swelling with big bubbles, and leakage of …

The interest in functional supramolecular systems for the design of innovative materials and
technologies, able to fundamentally change the world, is growing at a high pace. The huge …

Phthalocyanine, as a type of organic photothermal agent, has advantages including a
definite chemical structure, repeatable synthesis, strong absorption in the near-infrared …

Abstract Recently, near-infrared (NIR) absorbing photothermal therapy (PTT) agents, which
usually apply for deep-tissue cancer treatment, has gained increasing attention due to deep …

Photothermal therapy (PTT) is a minimally invasive procedure for treating cancer. The two
significant prerequisites of PTT are the photothermal therapeutic agent (PTA) and near …