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Self-Monitoring the Endo-Lysosomal Escape and Near-Infrared-Activated Mitophagy To Guide Synergistic Type-I Photodynamic and Photothermal Therapy
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A D-π-A-π-D-architectured cell membrane-targeted Type I photosensitizer for cervical cancer photodynamic therapy
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An AIE probe for long-term plasma membrane imaging and membrane-targeted photodynamic therapy
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Novel 2-(5-Arylthiophen-2-yl)-benzoazole Cyclometalated Iridium(III) dppz Complexes Exhibit Selective Phototoxicity in Cancer Cells by Lysosomal Damage and Oncosis
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Triple‐Jump Photodynamic Theranostics: MnO2 Combined Upconversion Nanoplatforms Involving a Type‐I Photosensitizer with Aggregation‐Induced Emission Characteristics for Potent Cancer Treatment
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New Janus Organic Type-I Photosensitizer Capable of Transforming Glutathione from Opponent to Ally for Assisting Photodynamic Therapy
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Strategically engineered Au(I) complexes for orchestrated tumor eradication via chemo-phototherapy and induced immunogenic cell death
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Enhancing Tumor Photodynamic Therapy via Molecular Engineering and Functional Modification of Photosensitizers
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A Highly Water‐Soluble Aggregation‐Induced Emission Luminogen with Anion‐π+ Interactions for Targeted NIR Imaging of Cancer Cells and Type I Photodynamic Therapy
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Exploiting Metal-to-Metal Electron Transfer in a Ru(II) Polypyridine–Deferasirox Conjugate for Hypoxic Photodynamic Therapy
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Photogeneration of Hydroxyl Radicals Based on Aggregation-Induced Emission Luminogen-Assembled Copper Cysteamine Nanoparticles for Photodynamic Therapy
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Molecular Design toward Heavy-Atom-free Photosensitizers Based on the C═S Bond and their Dual Functions in Hypoxia Photodynamic Cancer Therapy and ClO– Detection
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Targeted Enrichment of Enzyme‐Instructed Assemblies in Cancer Cell Lysosomes Turns Immunologically Cold Tumors Hot
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Engineering long-lived charge separation states boosts type-I ROS generation for efficient cancer therapy
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Icing on the cake: combining a dual PEG-functionalized pillararene and an A-D-A small molecule photosensitizer for multimodal phototherapy
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A DFT Study of Band-Gap Tuning in 2D Black Phosphorus via Li+, Na+, Mg2+, and Ca2+ Ions
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Photodynamic‐Immunotherapy Synergy: Decoding the Spatiotemporal Regulation of Tumour Immunogenicity for Enhanced PD‐1 Blockade
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High-performance pyrite nano-catalyst driven photothermal/chemodynamic synergistic therapy for Osteosarcoma
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Type I Photosensitization with Strong Hydroxyl Radical Generation in NIR Dye Boosted by Vigorous Intramolecular Motions for Synergistic Therapy
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An NIR‐II‐Emissive Photosensitizer for Hypoxia‐Tolerant Photodynamic Theranostics
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Photophysical and photochemical properties of heterocyclic analogs of 1,4-cyclohexadiene: Experimental and theoretical studies
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Improving Image‐Guided Surgical and Immunological Tumor Treatment Efficacy by Photothermal and Photodynamic Therapies Based on a Multifunctional NIR AIEgen
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Cationization-Enhanced Type I and Type II ROS Generation for Photodynamic Treatment of Drug-Resistant Bacteria
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Photodynamic-based combinatorial cancer therapy strategies: Tuning the properties of nanoplatform according to oncotherapy needs
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Liposome-encapsulated bacteriochlorin: tumor cell inactivation using photodynamic therapy
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Cationization to boost both type I and type II ROS generation for photodynamic therapy
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An unexpected strategy to alleviate hypoxia limitation of photodynamic therapy by biotinylation of photosensitizers
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Treating Deep-Seated Tumors with Radiodynamic Therapy: Progress and Perspectives
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A POSS-Based Metal-Phenolic Network with Coupled Hardness and Softness for Photodynamic-Immunotherapy of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
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Bioconjugation and Reaction‐Induced Tumor Therapy via Alkynamide‐Based Thiol‐Yne Click Reaction
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