Recent advances in contrast-enhanced photoacoustic imaging: overcoming the physical and practical challenges

W Choi, B Park, S Choi, D Oh, J Kim, C Kim - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
For decades now, photoacoustic imaging (PAI) has been investigated to realize its potential
as a niche biomedical imaging modality. Despite its highly desirable optical contrast and …

Chemical design of activatable photoacoustic probes for precise biomedical applications

Y Liu, L Teng, B Yin, H Meng, X Yin, S Huan… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Photoacoustic (PA) imaging technology, a three-dimensional hybrid imaging modality that
integrates the advantage of optical and acoustic imaging, has great application prospects in …

Optical sensing and imaging of pH values: Spectroscopies, materials, and applications

A Steinegger, OS Wolfbeis, SM Borisov - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
This is the first comprehensive review on methods and materials for use in optical sensing of
pH values and on applications of such sensors. The Review starts with an introduction that …

Bioapplications of small molecule Aza-BODIPY: from rational structural design to in vivo investigations

Z Shi, X Han, W Hu, H Bai, B Peng, L Ji, Q Fan… - Chemical Society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Boron-dipyrromethene (BODIPY) belongs to a family of organoboron compounds,
commercialized as fluorescent dyes by Invitrogen™. As BODIPY derivatives, Aza-boron …

Biomedical polymers: synthesis, properties, and applications

WH Chen, QW Chen, Q Chen, C Cui, S Duan… - Science China …, 2022 - Springer
Biomedical polymers have been extensively developed for promising applications in a lot of
biomedical fields, such as therapeutic medicine delivery, disease detection and diagnosis …

Development of organic semiconducting materials for deep-tissue optical imaging, phototherapy and photoactivation

J Li, K Pu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Biophotonics as a highly interdisciplinary frontier often requires the assistance of optical
agents to control the light pathways in cells, tissues and living organisms for specific …

In situ sprayed bioresponsive immunotherapeutic gel for post-surgical cancer treatment

Q Chen, C Wang, X Zhang, G Chen, Q Hu, H Li… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Cancer recurrence after surgical resection remains a significant cause of treatment failure.
Here, we have developed an in situ formed immunotherapeutic bioresponsive gel that …

Photoacoustic imaging: contrast agents and their biomedical applications

Q Fu, R Zhu, J Song, H Yang, X Chen - Advanced Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Photoacoustic (PA) imaging as a fast‐developing imaging technique has great potential in
biomedical and clinical applications. It is a noninvasive imaging modality that depends on …

Assembly strategies of organic-based imaging agents for fluorescence and photoacoustic bioimaging applications

HB Cheng, Y Li, BZ Tang, J Yoon - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The results of numerous studies have led to the development of supramolecular
(assembled) organic substances for use in biomedical imaging as part of comprehensive …

Tumor microenvironment-responsive intelligent nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics

F Gong, N Yang, X Wang, Q Zhao, Q Chen, Z Liu… - Nano Today, 2020 - Elsevier
The design and development of tumor microenvironment (TME)-responsive intelligent
nanoplatforms have attracted increasing interest to enhance the therapeutic effects of drugs …