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Bioorganic Chemistry, 2022, 126, 105903
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Bright Tm3+-based downshifting luminescence nanoprobe operating around 1800 nm for NIR-IIb and c bioimaging
Yulei Chang, Haoren Chen, Xiaoyu Xie, Yong Wan, Qiqing Li, Fengxia Wu, Run Yang, Wang Wang and Xianggui Kong
Nat Commun, 2023, 14
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Visualization of Oxidative Stress in the Early Stage of Alzheimer’s Disease with a NIR-IIb Probe
Jiaxin Fu, Mengting Zhu, Li Zhang, Chenchen Li, Tao Liang, Zhen Li and Zhihong Liu
Anal. Chem., 2025, 97, 5038
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A Gas/phototheranostic Nanocomposite Integrates NIR‐II‐Peak Absorbing Aza‐BODIPY with Thermal‐Sensitive Nitric Oxide Donor for Atraumatic Osteosarcoma Therapy
Zhijie Fang, Jiaxin Zhang, Zhenxiong Shi, Lan Wang, Yi Liu, Jiqing Wang, Jian Jiang, Die Yang, Hua Bai, Bo Peng, Hui Wang, Xiao Huang, Jie Li, Lin Li and Wei Huang
Advanced Materials, 2023, 35
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“Dual‐Key‐and‐Lock” NIR‐II NSCyanines Enable High‐Contrast Activatable Phototheranostics in Extrahepatic Diseases
Yang Tian, Zhaoming Chen, Senyao Liu, Fapu Wu, Wenwen Cao, Dai‐Wen Pang and Hu Xiong
Angew Chem Int Ed, 2023, 62
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Cucurbit[8]uril Confinement-Based Secondary Coassembly for High-Efficiency Phosphorescence Energy Transfer Behavior
Xian-Yin Dai, Qi Song, Wei-Lei Zhou and Yu Liu
JACS Au, 2024, 4, 216
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Ratiometric fluorescence probe for fluoride ion detection based on di-catechol substituted naphthalene scaffold
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Dyes and Pigments, 2023, 213, 111156
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NIR‐II Fluorescence Sensor Based on Steric Hindrance Regulated Molecular Packing for In Vivo Epilepsy Visualization
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Angew Chem Int Ed, 2024, 63
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Tongue cancer tailored photosensitizers for NIR-II fluorescence imaging guided precise treatment
Baoli Yin, Qiaoqiao Qin, Zhe Li, Youjuan Wang, Xinlin Liu, Yongchao Liu, Shuangyan Huan, Xiaobing Zhang and Guosheng Song
Nano Today, 2022, 45, 101550
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Whole-Body and Whole-Organ 3D Imaging of Hypoxia Using an Activatable Covalent Fluorescent Probe Compatible with Tissue Clearing
Daichi M. Sakamoto, Iori Tamura, Bo Yi, Sho Hasegawa, Yutaro Saito, Naoki Yamada, Yoichi Takakusagi, Shimpei I. Kubota, Minoru Kobayashi, Hiroshi Harada, Kenjiro Hanaoka, Masayasu Taki, Masaomi Nangaku, Kazuki Tainaka and Shinsuke Sando
ACS Nano, 2024, 18, 5167
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NIR-II light in clinical oncology: opportunities and challenges
Zeyu Zhang, Yang Du, Xiaojing Shi, Kun Wang, Qiaojun Qu, Qian Liang, Xiaopeng Ma, Kunshan He, Chongwei Chi, Jianqiang Tang, Bo Liu, Jiafu Ji, Jun Wang, Jiahong Dong, Zhenhua Hu and Jie Tian
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Microsolvation-Driven Hours-Long Spectral Dynamics in Phenoxazine Dyes
Ritu Kumari, Vineeta Chaturvedi, Mudit Pithi and Avik K. Pati
J. Phys. Chem. A, 2025, 129, 82
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Recent advances in organic near-infrared ratiometric small-molecule fluorescent probes
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Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2023, 486, 215130
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An Extended NIR‐II Superior Imaging Window from 1500 to 1900 nm for High‐Resolution In Vivo Multiplexed Imaging Based on Lanthanide Nanocrystals
Zi‐Han Chen, Xiaohan Wang, Mingzhu Yang, Jiang Ming, Baofeng Yun, Lu Zhang, Xusheng Wang, Peng Yu, Jing Xu, Hongxin Zhang and Fan Zhang
Angew Chem Int Ed, 2023, 62
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A “Self‐Checking” pH/Viscosity‐Activatable NIR‐II Molecule for Real‐Time Evaluation of Photothermal Therapy Efficacy
Benhao Li, Hengke Liu, Yaling He, Mengyao Zhao, Chen Ge, Muhammad Rizwan Younis, Peng Huang, Xiaoyuan Chen and Jing Lin
Angewandte Chemie, 2022, 134
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Self-delivery of metal-coordinated NIR-II nanoadjuvants for multimodal imaging-guided photothermal-chemodynamic amplified immunotherapy
Yeneng Dai, Xiangyu Li, Yuwen Xue, Kai Chen, Guanda Jiao, Lipeng Zhu, Meixing Li, Quli Fan, Yunlu Dai, Qi Zhao and Qingming Shen
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Fluorogenic Probes for Functional Imaging of Endoplasmic Reticulum‐Resident Proteins: from Molecular Engineering to Biomedical Applications
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Rotor-based image-guided therapy of glioblastoma
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Activatable red/near-infrared aqueous organic phosphorescence probes for improved time-resolved bioimaging
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Synthesis of a Dual-Color Fluorescent Dendrimer for Diagnosis of Cancer Metastasis in Lymph Nodes
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Polymers, 2022, 14, 4314
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Engineering NIR-II luminescent lanthanide nanoprobes for imaging brain diseases in vivo
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Novel CD-MOF NIR-II fluorophores for gastric ulcer imaging
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Chinese Chemical Letters, 2021, 32, 3061
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Activatable Second Near-Infrared Fluorescent Probes: A New Accurate Diagnosis Strategy for Diseases
Dong Li, Jie Pan, Shuyu Xu, Shiying Fu, Chengchao Chu and Gang Liu
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Near infrared quantum dots for biosensing and bioimaging
K. David Wegner and Niko Hildebrandt
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Fluorescent detection of emerging virus based on nanoparticles: From synthesis to application
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NIR-II multiplexed fluorescence imaging of bacteria based on excitation-selective lanthanide-doped core-shell nanoparticles
Leilei Sun, Yao Huang, Chenhui Ji, Craig A. Grimes and Qingyun Cai
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Real-Time, In Vivo Molecular Monitoring Using Electrochemical Aptamer Based Sensors: Opportunities and Challenges
Alex M. Downs and Kevin W. Plaxco
ACS Sens., 2022, 7, 2823
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Activatable Molecular Probes With Clinical Promise for NIR‐II Fluorescent Imaging
Zikang Chen, Yongjie Zhou, Li Li, Wen Ma, Yuzhen Li and Zhen Yang
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NIR imaging human telomeric dimeric G-quadruplexes by malachite green dimers and their antitumor activity
Fei Lu, Meng-Jia Zhang, Jun-Hui Li, Pei-Dan You, Lihong Liu and Chun-Qiong Zhou
Dyes and Pigments, 2022, 203, 110307
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Tailored NIR-II Luminescence Probes for In Situ Capture of Spatiotemporal Physiological Information in Living Organisms
Shengchun Sun, Hao Yuan, Hong Hu, Jianxing Feng, Ning Shi and Yixian Wang
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Repurposing Cyanine Photoinstability To Develop Near-Infrared Light-Activatable Nanogels for In Vivo Cargo Delivery
Rodrigo Tapia Hernandez, Michael C. Lee, Anuj K. Yadav and Jefferson Chan
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2022, 144, 18101
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Tailored NIR‐II Lanthanide Luminescent Nanocrystals for Improved Biomedical Application
Mengyao Zhao, Attila Sik, Hongxin Zhang and Fan Zhang
Advanced Optical Materials, 2023, 11
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Fluorescence enhancement of surface plasmon coupled emission by Au nanobipyramids and its modulation effect on multi-wavelength radiation
Kai-Xin Xie, Rui-Ping Huo, Xiu-Li Song, Qiao-Ling Liu, Yue Jiang, Yu-Han Li, Lu-Lu Dong and Jia-Xin Cheng
Analytica Chimica Acta, 2023, 1271, 341460
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Rational Design of NIR-II AIEgens with Ultrahigh Quantum Yields for Photo- and Chemiluminescence Imaging
Hanchen Shen, Feiyi Sun, Xinyan Zhu, Jianyu Zhang, Xinwen Ou, Jianquan Zhang, Changhuo Xu, Herman H. Y. Sung, Ian D. Williams, Sijie Chen, Ryan T. K. Kwok, Jacky W. Y. Lam, Jianwei Sun, Fan Zhang and Ben Zhong Tang
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NIR-II Fluorescent Probes for Fluorescence-Imaging-Guided Tumor Surgery
Zia Ullah, Shubham Roy, Jingshi Gu, Sai Ko Soe, Jian Jin and Bing Guo
Biosensors, 2024, 14, 282
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A Near-Infrared-II Excitable Pyridinium Probe with 1000-Fold ON/OFF Ratio for γ-Glutamyltranspeptidase and Cancer Detection
Hanchen Shen, Lidong Du, Changhuo Xu, Bingzhe Wang, Qingqing Zhou, Ruquan Ye, Ryan T. K. Kwok, Jacky W. Y. Lam, Guichuan Xing, Jianwei Sun, Tzu-Ming Liu and Ben Zhong Tang
ACS Nano, 2024, 18, 20268
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NIR-II fluorescence lateral flow immunosensor based on efficient energy transfer probe for point-of-care testing of tumor biomarkers
Zhaorui Song, Qiulian Hao, Bing Li, Yuwei Yuan, Shanshan Zhang, Yongkuan Suo, Hai-Hao Han and Zhen Cheng
Chinese Chemical Letters, 2025, 36, 109834
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NIR‐II Absorption/Fluorescence of D–A π‐Conjugated Polymers Composed of Strong Electron Acceptors Based on Boron‐Fused Azobenzene Complexes
Masashi Nakamura, Ippei Kanetani, Masayuki Gon and Kazuo Tanaka
Angewandte Chemie, 2024, 136
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2, 1, 3‐Benzothiadiazole Derivative Small Molecule Fluorophores for NIR‐II Bioimaging
Zhen Hu, Lili Feng and Piaoping Yang
Adv Funct Materials, 2024, 34
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NIRII‐HDs: A Versatile Platform for Developing Activatable NIR‐II Fluorogenic Probes for Reliable In Vivo Analyte Sensing
Zuojia Qin, Tian‐Bing Ren, Huijie Zhou, Xingxing Zhang, Long He, Zhe Li, Xiao‐Bing Zhang and Lin Yuan
Angew Chem Int Ed, 2022, 61
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Sensitization Pathways in NIR-Emitting Yb(III) Complexes Bearing 0, +1, +2, or +3 Charges
Emilie Mathieu, Salauat R. Kiraev, Daniel Kovacs, Jordann A. L. Wells, Monika Tomar, Julien Andres and K. Eszter Borbas
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2022, 144, 21056
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Near-infrared luminescence high-contrast in vivo biomedical imaging
Ying Chen, Shangfeng Wang and Fan Zhang
Nat Rev Bioeng, 2023, 1, 60
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Furan‐modified thiadiazolo quinoxaline as an electron acceptor for constructing second near‐infrared aggregation‐induced emission fluorophores for beyond 1300 nm fluorescence/photoacoustic imaging and photothermal therapy
Mengke Liang, Luyu Liu, Ying Sun, Jia Li, Ling'e Zhang, Xiqun Jiang and Wei Wu
Aggregate, 2024, 5
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