Phototherapeutic applications of benzophenone-containing NIR-emitting photosensitizers based on different receptor modulations

Shuge Chen, Jianqing Li, Weidong Yin, Weiqiang Li, Xitong He, Hui Liang, Zarfar Mahmood, Yanping Huo, Zujin Zhao and Shaomin Ji

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Breakthrough in cancer therapy: lutetium texaphyrin–celecoxib conjugate for immune and photodynamic treatment

Qihang Ding, Yue Wang, Pengfei Zhang and Ling Mei

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A type I and type II chemical biology toolbox to overcome the hypoxic tumour microenvironment for photodynamic therapy

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A novel NIR-II fluorescent probe for hydrogen peroxide detection in drug-induced liver injury

Huiyu Chen, Hui Zhou, Xinyue Zhang, Yancheng Ding, Xiaolong Zhang, Qinqin Xu, Ben Wang, Chao Yin and Quli Fan

Chem. Commun., 2024, 60, 9618
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Progress of cell membrane-derived biomimetic nanovesicles for cancer phototherapy

Faisal Raza, Hajra Zafar, Liangdi Jiang, Jing Su, Weien Yuan, Mingfeng Qiu and Ana Cláudia Paiva-Santos

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Unravelling the influence of structure on the optical properties of a pair of aza-BODIPY isomers and their application in photodynamic therapy

Di Tao, Chenshuang Dong, Yanru Huang, Yunsheng Xue, Yuehong Zhang, Guiling Wang, Xin-Dong Jiang and Gaowu Qin

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Targeting sub-cellular organelles for boosting precision photodynamic therapy

Gopal Singh Attar, Manoj Kumar and Vandana Bhalla

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A Mitochondria‐Targeted Photosensitizer for Combined Pyroptosis and Apoptosis with NIR‐II Imaging/Photoacoustic Imaging‐Guided Phototherapy

Ben Wang, Hui Zhou, Lu Chen, Yancheng Ding, Xinyue Zhang, Huiyu Chen, Hanyu Liu, Ping Li, Ying Chen, Chao Yin and Quli Fan

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A lipid droplet‐selective fluorescent probe for real‐time imaging and polarity sensing

Yerim Lee, Bokyeong Hwang, Bingqing Sun, Hai Xu, Lei Liu and Juyoung Yoon

Bulletin Korean Chem Soc, 2025
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Subcellular targeting strategies: Chemical structure-based design concepts for bioimaging and theranostics

Qihang Ding, Zhiyun Zhang, Mingle Li, Jing-Hui Zhu, Wenpei Fu, Mengrong He, Ying Bai, Zewei Zhang, Shiying Li, Lin Wang, Cheng Deng, Xuechuan Hong, Yuling Xiao and Jong Seung Kim

Cell Biomaterials, 2025, 1, 100001
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Breaking new ground in photocatalysis: lutetium texaphyrin as a trigger for pyroptosis through biomolecular photoredox reactions

Qihang Ding, Mengrong He and Meijia Gu

Sci. China Chem., 2025, 68, 1
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Immunotherapy augmentation through photothermal nanomaterial-mediated tumor microenvironment modulation

Zixin Zhao, Yilang He, Chengyu Shi, Jie Li, Qiao Liu, Yuting Zhong, Jing Zhong, Tan Li, Yiyi Deng, Xingyu Zhang, Nengyong Wang and Yuetao Zhao

Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2026, 547, 217118
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Precision Photothermal Therapy at Mild Temperature: NIR‐II Imaging‐Guided, H2O2‐Responsive Stealth Nanobomb

Gongcheng Ma, Qihang Ding, Yue Wang, Zhiwei Zhang, Yuding Zhang, Hui Shi, Lintao Cai, Ping Gong, Pengfei Zhang, Zhen Cheng and Jong Seung Kim

Adv Healthcare Materials, 2024
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A Mitochondria‐Targeted Photosensitizer for Combined Pyroptosis and Apoptosis with NIR‐II Imaging/Photoacoustic Imaging‐Guided Phototherapy

Ben Wang, Hui Zhou, Lu Chen, Yancheng Ding, Xinyue Zhang, Huiyu Chen, Hanyu Liu, Ping Li, Ying Chen, Chao Yin and Quli Fan

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Novel BODIPY-based nano-biomaterials with enhanced D-A-D structure for NIR-triggered photodynamic and photothermal therapy

Gang Chen, Mengmeng Xiong, Chen Jiang, Yimei Zhao, Li Chen, Yunlong Ju, Jun Jiang, Zekun Xu, Jie Pan, Xiang Li and Kai Wang

Bioorganic Chemistry, 2024, 148, 107494
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Novel NIR-II 3,5-Julolidinyl aza-BODIPY for Photothermal Therapy of Gliomas Stem Cells by Brain Stereotactic Injection

Lulu Cao, Zhiqiang Cui, Dongxiang Zhang, Yikun Li, Xiaoyan Gao, Rong Shang, Xin-Dong Jiang, Jianjun Du and Xiaohong Sun

ACS Materials Lett., 2024, 6, 4765
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Ultraviolet (UV) radiation: a double-edged sword in cancer development and therapy

Zhen-wei Yu, Min Zheng, Hua-yang Fan, Xin-hua Liang and Ya-ling Tang

Mol Biomed, 2024, 5
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PLGA nanomedicine for inflammatory bowel disease: targeted delivery and integrated diagnostics toward precision treatment

Qihang Ding, Yi Luo, Hao Wu, Jing Tao, Yibin Zhang, Gang Yin, Kun Qian, Yungchang Chen, Ling Mei, Zhen Cheng and Xue Shen

Sci. China Chem., 2025
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Engineering small-molecule phototheranostics for infectious disease imaging and therapy in NIR-II

Qihang Ding, Yifan Zhang, Xianrun Fan, Liming Zhu, Linli Han, Tong Li, Kun Qian, Gang Yin, Zhen Cheng and Ling Mei

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NIR-II triggered Cu(I) phosphide for chemodynamic and photothermal periodontitis treatment: Efficient reduction of bacterial co-aggregation

Jinying Lin, Jiao Fang, Jing Zhou, Manlin Qi, Yujia Shi, Chunyan Li, Xiaolin Sun, Biao Dong and Lin Wang

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A multifunctional hyaluronic acid-engineered mesoporous nanoreactor with H2O2/O2 self-sufficiency for pH-triggered endo-lysosomal escape and synergetic cancer therapy

Fei Lu, Moon-Sun Jang, Wei Jiang, Changling Liu, Bo Wang, Jung Hee Lee, Yan Fu and Hong Yu Yang

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Rabies Virus Targeting NIR-II Phototheranostics

Qihang Ding, Caiqian Wang, Haoran Wang, Chunbai Xiang, Zhao Wang, Yue Wang, Ling Zhao, Marc Vendrell and Jong Seung Kim

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2025, 147, 16661
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Strategies to enhance the effects of nanotechnology-mediated photodynamic therapy

Yanhan Mo, Xu Liu, Jian You and Lihua Luo

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Near-infrared carbon dots: pioneering emerging frontiers in biomedical applications

Qian HE, Yan-li YANG, Rui-jiao LI, Dan MA and Li-yun ZHANG

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Integration of Photodiagnosis and Therapy Guided by Micro/Nanorobots

Qihang Ding, Siqi Huang, Zihan Zhang, Donghu Yu, Man Li, Qin He and Ling Mei

Advanced Materials, 2025, 37
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Phototheranostics: An advanced approach for precise diagnosis and treatment of gynecological inflammation and tumors

Qihang Ding, Aoxue Guo, Shuai Zhang, Chuanqi Gu, Xinyu Wang, Xin Li, Meijia Gu and Jong Seung Kim

Biomaterials, 2025, 316, 123012
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Advancements and future perspectives of triphenylamine-based fluorescent probes in biomedical applications

Qihang Ding, Yaoqiang Li, Nan Zhang, Bo Wang, Kun Qian, Qingzhi Wang, Chunbai Xiang, Yue Wang, Gongcheng Ma, Ping Gong, Zhen Cheng and Jian Tian

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Integrated Bilayer Microneedle Dressing and Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Intelligent Management of Infected Wounds

Kun Wang, Qihang Ding, Manlin Qi, Wei Zhang, Yuxiao Hou, Ruida Cao, Chunyan Li, Lin Xu, Lin Wang and Jong Seung Kim

Adv Funct Materials, 2024, 34
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Conjugated Polymer for NIR-II Phototheranostics toward Tumor

Jing Pan, Wanlu Li, Mengyao Wang, Chengpai Peng, Jiahao Dong, Qitao Zhou and Fan Xia

Chem. Mater., 2024, 36, 11721
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Dual-laser “808 and 1,064 nm” strategy that circumvents the Achilles’ heel of photothermal therapy

Qihang Ding, Jiqiang Liu, Yue Wang, Jungryun Kim, Zhihui Huang, Yubin Lee, Hui Zhou, Pengfei Zhang, Jonathan L. Sessler and Jong Seung Kim

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A Spatiotemporally Controlled Gene‐Regulation Strategy for Combined Tumor Therapy Based on Upconversion Hybrid Nanosystem

Fang Wang, Zechao Liu, Yuechen Liu, Jiayi Zhang, Weizhe Xu, Bei Liu, Zhaogang Sun and Hongqian Chu

Advanced Science, 2024, 11
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An ONOO–/Viscosity-Sensitive and Mitochondria-Targeted Near-Infrared Fluorophore for Real-Time Tracking Mitophagy and Photodynamic Therapy of Cancer

Xuyan Wang, Yingying Chen, Chunjiang Liu, Rongjian Sa, Xiaoyi Hu, Juanjuan Chen, Nanyan Fu and Guimei Wang

Anal. Chem., 2025, 97, 10244
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De Novo siRNA nanoplatform with NIR-II imaging for treatment of carotid atherosclerotic plaques

Jialu Gao, Hua Zhu, Huanhuan Cai, Qihang Ding, Xiaoxing Xiong, Tong Zhang, Bo Chen, Wumei Wang, Xinpeng Ju, Jianying Huang, Xiaodong Zeng, Jong Seung Kim and Xuechuan Hong

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 503, 158455
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Alloxazine derivatives as multifunctional agents for photodynamic therapy, cancer cell imaging, and cell proliferation inhibition

Rubej R. Khan, Sourav Kanti Seth, Reshma Mathew, Nitza V. Falcón‐Cruz, Chris Acquah, Steffen Jockusch, Liraz Levi and Carlos E. Crespo‐Hernández

Photochem & Photobiology, 2025
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Current Status and Future Developments in NIR‐II‐emitting Organic Small Molecule Fluorophores for Bioimaging and Phototherapy

Jiashuo Ye, Dayang Wang, Huanchen Yao, Hailin Cong, Youqing Shen and Bing Yu

Small, 2025, 21
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Mitochondria-targeted fluorophore: State of the art and future trends

Qihang Ding, Xinyu Wang, Yan Luo, Xiang Leng, Xin Li, Meijia Gu and Jong Seung Kim

Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2024, 508, 215772
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A photon induced antibiotic activated by infectious microenvironment

Kun Qian and Zhen Cheng

Sci. China Chem., 2025, 68, 3915
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Self-propelling intelligent nanomotor: A dual-action photothermal and starvation strategy for targeted deep tumor destruction

Ling Mei, Qihang Ding, Yuxin Xie, Haowei Liu, Hongping Li, Eunji Kim, Xue Shen, Yibin Zhang, Shuai Zhang and Jong Seung Kim

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Development of small-molecule NIR-II photothermal agents for image-guided tumor therapy

Long He, Yi Li, Chonghua Zhang, Xingxing Zhang, Benhua Wang, Tianbing Ren and Lin Yuan

Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2025, 533, 216549
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