Backbone flexibility/amphiphilicity modulation of AIE active polyelectrolytes for mitochondria- and nucleus-targeted synergistic photodynamic therapy of cancer cells

Zhiguo He, Xuejiao Han, Zifeng Yan, Bing Guo, Qiang Cai and Youwei Yao

Mater. Chem. Front., 2022, 6, 3678
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Molecular engineering to red-shift the absorption band of AIE photosensitizers and improve their ROS generation ability

Yuhui Zhang, Xiaohong Pan, Haixing Shi, Yaqi Wang, Wenzhen Liu, Liangzhi Cai, Le Wang, Huanhuan Wang and Zhuo Chen

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2023, 11, 3252
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Electrochromic near-infrared charge transfer and Lewis acid–base pairing for color tuning

Mohan Raj Anthony Raj, Sacha Porlier, Cédric Malveau and W.G. Skene

Can. J. Chem., 2026, 104, 442
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Red-emitting aggregation-induced emission fluorescent probe for monitoring fluctuation of HClO in mitochondria during ferroptosis

Bin Yang, Wangbo Qu, Jiao Lu, Zhou Wu, Yong Li, Ruihong Yao, Jun Wang, Yanli Li, Zhihao Lu, Zhirong Geng and Zhilin Wang

Analytica Chimica Acta, 2025, 1360, 344140
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In Vivo Fluorescence Imaging‐Guided Development of Near‐Infrared AIEgens

Jia Yu, Guoyu Jiang and Jianguo Wang

Chemistry An Asian Journal, 2023, 18
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Aggregation-induced emission photosensitizer-based photodynamic therapy in cancer: from chemical to clinical

Zijuan Meng, Huiying Xue, Tingting Wang, Biao Chen, Xiyuan Dong, Lili Yang, Jun Dai, Xiaoding Lou and Fan Xia

J Nanobiotechnol, 2022, 20
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Aggregation-Induced Emission Luminogens for Enhanced Photodynamic Therapy: From Organelle Targeting to Tumor Targeting

Jiahe Zhou, Fen Qi, Yuncong Chen, Shuren Zhang, Xiaoxue Zheng, Weijiang He and Zijian Guo

Biosensors, 2022, 12, 1027
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PEGylate engineering for preparing water-soluble deep/near-infrared red type I/II photosensitizer and its efficient photodynamic therapy of cancer cells

Yali Zhou, Yili Xie, Jingyan Zhang, Yifan Li, Yitao Fan, Haibin Wang, Hengxin Wang, Yifei Shen, Kai Wang and Muzhou Teng

Journal of Molecular Structure, 2025, 1321, 139956
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Recent progress on the organelle targeted AlEgens for bioimaging and treatment of diseases

Qihang Ding, Yan Luo, Jun Hu, Shuai Zhang, Wenzhe Zhang, Yuanyuan Feng, Kun Qian, Xin Li, Zhen Cheng and Meijia Gu

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 495, 153395
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New Degradable Semiconducting Polymers for Photoacoustic Imaging of λ-Carrageenan-Induced Arthritis Mouse Model

Lijun Ma, Yajie Cai, Shuo Li, Jiguang Li, Peiyu Chen, Grigory V. Zyryanov, Dmitry S. Kopchuk, Igor S. Kovalev and Zhuo Wang

Anal. Chem., 2022, 94, 14322
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Exploring Thioxanthone Derivatives as Singlet Oxygen Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy at the Near-IR Region

Pandiyan Sivasakthi and Pralok K. Samanta

J. Phys. Chem. A, 2023, 127, 8900
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Single-molecule dual-wavelength lipid droplet photosensitizers for orthogonal imaging and tunable photodynamic therapy

Shengyu Shi, Chen Liang, Weiyu Lu, Yongjian Pan, Yaxin Li, Yan Wang, Zhiyong Liu, Zhi-Peng Yu and Hongping Zhou

Dyes and Pigments, 2026, 254, 113921
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Triphenylamine-AIEgens photoactive materials for cancer theranostics

Junjie Wang, Yan Wang, Zhengdong Li, Changqiang Xie, Musammir Khan, Xingzhou Peng and Fabiao Yu

Chinese Chemical Letters, 2024, 35, 108934
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Supramolecular assemblies with aggregation-induced emission for in situ active imaging-guided photodynamic therapy of cancer cells

Xiang Yu, Zongze Duan, Hai Yang, Na Peng, Zhiyong Zhao and Simin Liu

Talanta, 2024, 280, 126722
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Engineering Aggregation-Induced Emission Photosensitizers through a Counterion-Modulation Strategy for Enhanced Photodynamic Immunotherapy

Guanyu Ding, Li−Li Wen, Juyang He, Yan Xin, Fan Feng, Erkang Wang, Dan Li, Guo-Gang Shan and Jin Wang

ACS Nano, 2025, 19, 32705
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Recent advances of organic small molecule-based fluorescent probes in bioimaging and photo-mediated therapy for thrombotic diseases

Yuanfeng Wei, Xinyi Yuan, Xinya Zhang, Hanlu Su, Cheng Yi, Jia You, Xi Yang and Kun Li

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Aggregation-induced Emission Probe for Fluorescence/Photoacoustic Dual-modality Imaging and Photodynamic/Photothermal Treatment

Peiyu Chen, Guoyang Zhang, Jiguang Li, Lijun Ma, Jiaying Zhou, Mingguang Zhu, Shuo Li and Zhuo Wang

Chem. Res. Chin. Univ., 2024, 40, 293
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Anion‐π+ AIEgens for Fluorescence Imaging and Photodynamic Therapy

Lingxiu Liu, Jianye Gong, Guoyu Jiang and Jianguo Wang

Chemistry A European J, 2024, 30
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A self-aggregated thermally activated delayed fluorescence nanoprobe for HClO imaging and activatable photodynamic therapy

Qingyang Sha, Xinsheng Li, Xixin Gu, Tao Yuan and Jianli Hua

Talanta, 2025, 286, 127570
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Regulating excited state of local excitation and charge transfer to boost phototherapeutic effect of AIE-active free radical photosensitizer

Chunwang Guo, Xue Bai, Zihang Ma, Yili Xie, Mingzhe Wang, Yiwen Tang, Yaoqiu Zheng, Shuo Zhao, Yang Liu and Qing Wan

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 516, 164068
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Fluorescence Thermometers Involving Two Ranges of Temperature: Coordination Polymer and DMSP Embedding

Qi Zhou, Guojian Ren, Yonghang Yang, Cong Wang, Guang Che, Meiling Li, Mei-Hui Yu, Jiyang Li and Qinhe Pan

Inorg. Chem., 2023, 62, 16652
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An AIE-based fluorescence probe for assessing treatment response of bacteria-infected wound

Rangpeng Li, Xueru Sun, Yue Wang, Zhuye Shang, Hongmin Jia, Yimeng Zhang, Cheng Zhang and Qingtao Meng

Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2026, 358, 127835
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Synergistic cancer treatment using porphyrin-based metal-organic Frameworks for photodynamic and photothermal therapy

Mahsa Akbari Oryani, Mojtaba Tarin, Leila Rahnama Araghi, Farangis Rastin, Hossein Javid, Alireza Hashemzadeh and Mehdi Karimi-Shahri

Journal of Drug Targeting, 2025, 33, 473
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Electropolymerized pyridine derivatives and linear pyridinium salts for electrochromic applications

Radosław Banasz and Monika Wałęsa-Chorab

Synthetic Metals, 2025, 315, 117967
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Planar conjugate donor engineering enhanced photodynamic immunogenic cell death stimulator for efficient Triple-Negative breast cancer immunotherapy

Ping Yan, Fahui Li, Shuangfeng Qin, Zhengbo Li, Xudong Wang, Guangzhao Xu, Weiguo Song, Wen Sun and Wenda Zhong

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2025, 698, 138085
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Molecular engineering to elevate reactive oxygen species generation for synergetic damage on lipid droplets and mitochondria

Mingdi Yang, Kaiwen Li, Liangchen Zhong, Yingcui Bu, Yingyong Ni, Ting Wang, Jing Huang, Jingyan Zhang and Hongping Zhou

Analytica Chimica Acta, 2024, 1311, 342734
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Multifunctional Self-Assembled Nanoplatform with AIEgen and Rapamycin-Mediated Tumor Microenvironment Remodeling via mTOR Axis to Enhance Photodynamic Therapy

Qing Yu, Luyao Tian, Wenya Su, Xia Li, Juan Wang, Lanping Guo, Luqi Huang and Wenyuan Gao

ACS Materials Lett., 2023, 5, 3273
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Flexible Double Bonds-Enhanced Photodynamic Therapy toward Antibacterial Resistance

Fei Guo, Jiyoung Yoo, Qingqing Zhang, Yu-Ting Zhao, Seokjin Hong, Zi-Ming Zhou, Zhao-Ying Zhu, Hoyeon Jang, Chang-Hai Yi, Zhen Wang and Jong Seung Kim

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2025, 147, 27932
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Dipyridinium salt-enhanced type II ROS photodynamic antibacterial nanofiber films for long-term preservation of blueberries

Xue-Qi Zhang, Xiuxian Zhu, Fei Guo, Zi-Ming Zhou, Yu-Ting Zhao, Lin-Xuan Song, Zhao-Yang Zhi, Zi-Hui Liang, Zhen-Ke Li, Chang-Hai Yi and Zhen Wang

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 524, 169137
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Benzothiazolium‐based NIR AIE photosensitizers with type I and II ROS generation for efficient mitochondria‐targeted photodynamic therapy

Zhedong Ma, Qi Wang, Ziying Cai, Zuxiao Chen, Nan Li and Na Zhao

Luminescence, 2024, 39
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