Theranostic Agent Combining Fullerene Nanocrystals and Gold Nanoparticles for Photoacoustic Imaging and Photothermal Therapy [PDF]
, 2022 Developing photoactivatable theranostic platforms with integrated functionalities of biocompatibility, targeting, imaging contrast, and therapy is a promising approach for cancer diagnosis and therapy.
Akiyoshi, Kazunari +15 more
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NIR‐II absorbing organic nanoagents for photoacoustic imaging and photothermal therapy
BMEMat, 2023 Near‐infrared (NIR) absorbing materials hold great potential in biomedical applications, such as fluorescence imaging (FLI), photoacoustic imaging (PAI), photodynamic therapy (PDT), and photothermal therapy (PTT).
Wei Shao +3 more
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J-aggregates albumin-based NIR-II fluorescent dye nanoparticles for cancer phototheranostics
Materials Today Bio, 2022 Phototheranostics, relying on energy conversions of fluorophores upon excitation, integrating diagnostic fluorescence imaging and photo-driven therapy, represents a promising strategy for cancer precision medicine.
Bulin Du +10 more
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Multifunctional croconaine nanoparticles for efficient optoacoustic imaging of deep tumors and photothermal therapy [PDF]
, 2022 The proper design of near-infrared light-Absorbing agents enables efficient optoacoustic imaging-guided phototherapy. In particular, several croconaine-based organic agents with excellent optical properties have been recently reported for this purpose ...
Anzenhofer, Pia +8 more
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Materials & Design, 2021 Semiconducting polymers have been widely used for phototheranostics due to their strong absorbance in near infrared region, high photostability, excellent photothermal conversion ability.
Xujing Zhang +9 more
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Accurate Vertical Excitation Energies of BODIPY/Aza-BODIPY Derivatives from Excited-State Mean-Field Calculations [PDF]
, 2022 We report a benchmark study of vertical excitation energies and oscillator strengths for the HOMO -> LUMO transitions of 17 boron-dipyrromethene (BODIPY) structures, showing a large variety of ring sizes and substituents.
Fronzoni, Giovanna +3 more
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Multifunctional phototheranostic nanomedicine for cancer imaging and treatment
Materials Today Bio, 2020 Cancer, as one of the most life-threatening diseases, shows a high fatality rate around the world. When improving the therapeutic efficacy of conventional cancer treatments, researchers also conduct extensive studies into alternative therapeutic approaches, which are safe, valid, and economical.
D. Gao +9 more
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Cell-Membrane Biomimetic Indocyanine Green Liposomes for Phototheranostics of Echinococcosis
Biosensors, 2022 Echinococcosis is an important zoonotic infectious disease that seriously affects human health. Conventional diagnosis of echinococcosis relies on the application of large-scale imaging equipment, which is difficult to promote in remote areas. Meanwhile,
Xinxin Xiong +5 more
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EGFR-targeted semiconducting polymer nanoparticles for photoacoustic imaging [PDF]
, 2023 Semiconducting polymer nanoparticles (SPN), formulated from organic semiconducting polymers and lipids, show promise as exogenous contrast agents for photoacoustic imaging (PAI).
Aliev, Abil E +9 more
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Biomimetic Copper-Doped Polypyrrole Nanoparticles For Enhanced Cancer Low-Temperature Photothermal therapy [PDF]
, 2023 INTRODUCTION: Photothermal therapy (PTT) has a significant potential for its application in precision tumour therapy. However, PTT-induced hyperthermia may damage healthy tissues and trigger the expression of heat shock proteins (HSPs), thereby ...
Cai, Wei +6 more
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