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Cascade-driven nanomotor with self-amplifying necrosis targeting and deep tumor penetration for enhanced type I photodynamic immunotherapy
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Illuminating the path to oncolysis: rise of microbial phototherapy
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Strategic construction of fluorinated surroundings in NIR‐II‐emissive organic semiconducting agents for amplifying cancer phototheranostics
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Recent advances in dual-function fluorescent ligands targeting mitochondrial DNA G-Quadruplexes for Cancer Theranostics
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Azo dye self-assemblies for targeted two-photon phototherapy of colorectal cancer
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A Single‐Component Nanotheranostic Platform for Synchronous Cancer Imaging, Phototherapy, and Immune Activation
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Excited-State-Guided Molecular Design System for Type I Photosensitizers
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An Integrated Gut-on-a-Chip System for the Evaluation of Photosensitizers under Complex Microenvironmental Conditions
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Molecular design for high-performance organic photosensitizers
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Tailoring NanoLuc luciferase for self-illuminated imaging, biosensing, and deep-tissue phototherapy
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Novel photoactive agents based on phthalocyanines conjugated to targeting vectors: trends and challenges
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Defect-engineering Al-CA/TCPP via competitive coordination with carvacrol for enhanced photodynamic antibacterial therapy
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Visible Photosensitizing Disinfectant Spray for Combating Multidrug‐Resistant Candidozyma Auris in Healthcare Settings
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Dye‐Combination Micelles for Two‐Photon Phototherapy
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Light‐Activated Multifunctional Nanoplatforms: Reshaping Combination Therapy to Overcome Multidrug Resistance in Breast Cancer
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Iridium(III) Complexes Bearing Pyrene- and Anthracene-Functionalized Ligands—Photophysics and Application Potential in Photocatalysis, Triplet-Triplet Annihilation Upconversion, Photodynamic Therapy, and Photoactivated Chemotherapy
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Polymer-based Phototherapeutic Nanoagents for Multimodal Image-guided Cancer Therapy
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Preparation of ENBSe-based photoredox catalysts for O2-independent phototherapy in living systems
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Activatable small-molecule NIR fluorescent/photoacoustic probes for brain disease imaging
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Modular Membrane-Anchored Photosensitizer with Two-Photon Activated Type-I Electron Transfer for Potentiated Tumor Therapy
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Strategies for developing stimulus-responsive photosensitizers: Recent progress
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Biophototheranostic Story of Nile Blue Families: O, S, Se-Atom Engineering
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A Small-Molecule Platform Demonstrates Light-Activated Synergy Between Cuproptosis and Photodynamic Tumor Therapy
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Nanoparticle-driven reactive oxygen species therapy: A new frontier in osteosarcoma treatment
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Photoactivatable Oligoelectrolytes Engendering Pyroptotic Vesicles
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