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A Novel NIR‐II Organic Fluorescent Small Molecule for the Early Diagnosis of Fat Embolism Syndrome
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Review of Second Near-Infrared Biosensing, Bioimaging, and Imaging-Guided Therapy with Quantum Dots
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Development of Intraoperative Near-infrared Fluorescent Ureteral Imaging Agent to Prevent Iatrogenic Ureteral Injury
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An albumin structure-dependent fluorescent probe for cell imaging and chemo-photodynamic therapy: an in vitro evaluation
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A Deep‐Red Emissive Sulfur‐Doped Double [7]Helicene Photosensitizer: Synthesis, Structure and Chiral Optical Properties
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Targeted Imaging of Estrogen Receptor‐Positive Cancer Cells Using Fluorescent Estradiol Probes
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A NIR ratiometric fluorescent probe for the rapid detection of hydrogen sulfide in living cells and zebrafish
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FAP-Targeting Peptide-Directed Nanoprobes Enable Tumor Microenvironment-Activatable MR/NIRF Imaging of Breast Cancer Primary Tumor and Lung Metastases
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Near-Infrared Fluorescent Nanoparticles from Reactive Polymers for Bioimaging
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In Silico Screening and Experimental Verification of Near‐Infrared‐Emissive Two‐Boron‐Doped Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
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A simple bacteria-mediated staining strategy: Ultrafast and high-resolution live-cell imaging with wash-free carbon dots
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Nanoprobe Based on Novel NIR‐II Quinolinium Cyanine for Multimodal Imaging
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Synthesis and Evaluation of Novel meso-Tetraphenyltetrabenzoporphyrins for Photodynamic Therapy
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A Multivalent Targeting Strategy for Developing Reactive Oxygen Species‐Activated Tumor‐Seeking Probe to Guide Precise Surgical Resection
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An Efficient Strategy for Constructing Fluorescent Nanoprobes for Prolonged and Accurate Tumor Imaging
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Development and application of near-infrared fluorescent probes for lipid droplet imaging in disease detection
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Merocyanine-based near-infrared molecular rotor for monitoring viscosity changes in living cells
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IC-MAC: A novel NIR fluorescent probe for monitoring the glutathione fluctuations in drug-induced liver injury
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Nanomaterials for the treatment and monitoring of obesity: Targeting adipose tissue macrophages
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Seizing the fate of lymph nodes in immunotherapy: To preserve or not?
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Neutral Cyanine: Ultra‐Stable NIR‐II Merocyanines for Highly Efficient Bioimaging and Tumor‐Targeted Phototheranostics
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Enzyme‐Activatable Near‐Infrared Photosensitizer with High Enrichment in Tumor Cells Based on a Multi‐Effect Design
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Development of red-shifted Fei-Mao dyes with elongated polymethine chain and their imaging studies in plants
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Liposomal Nanoconfinement Enables Type I Photodynamic Conversion for Synergistic Cancer Photothermal‐Immunotherapy
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