Issue 20, 2026
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Chemical Communications

Thionaphthalimide-based photosensitizer for efficient photodynamic therapy

Qian Chen,†a   Lingyu Jin,†bc   Jia Hong,†a   Ming-Ming Sun,a   Xuefei Huang,bc   Yangjie Liu,bc   Wen Xiu Ren*bc  and  Qian-Yong Cao ORCID logo *a  

* Corresponding authors

a College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, P. R. China
E-mail: cqyong@ncu.edu.cn

b Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital, Southwest Medical University, No. 25, Taiping Road, Jiangyang District, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
E-mail: xrenwenxiux@swmu.edu.cn

c Precision Imaging and Intelligent Analysis Key Laboratory of Luzhou, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China

Abstract

A novel amphiphilic thionaphthalimide-based photosensitizer with enhanced ROS generation in the aggregation state has been developed for efficient photodynamic therapy.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/D6CC00184J
Article type
Communication
Submitted
10 Jan 2026
Accepted
09 Feb 2026
First published
12 Feb 2026

Chem. Commun., 2026,62, 5701-5705

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Thionaphthalimide-based photosensitizer for efficient photodynamic therapy

Q. Chen, L. Jin, J. Hong, M. Sun, X. Huang, Y. Liu, W. X. Ren and Q. Cao, Chem. Commun., 2026, 62, 5701 DOI: 10.1039/D6CC00184J

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