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A versatile 980 nm excitable small molecule for short-wave infrared fluorescence imaging guided type-I photodynamic/photothermal therapy

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Novel CD-MOF NIR-II fluorophores for gastric ulcer imaging

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The Aryl Sulfide Synthesis via Sulfide Transfer

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Multimodal Imaging‐Guided Photothermal Immunotherapy Based on a Versatile NIR‐II Aggregation‐Induced Emission Luminogen

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Novel Near-Infrared-II In Vivo Visualization Revealed Rapid Calcium Intestine Turnover in Daphnia magna with Delayed Impact by Cadmium and Acidification

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AIEgens for Bacterial Imaging and Ablation

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