Bright and Stable NIR‐II J‐Aggregated AIE Dibodipy‐Based Fluorescent Probe for Dynamic In Vivo Bioimaging

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Pyrrolopyrrole Cyanine J-Aggregate Nanoparticles with High Near-Infrared Fluorescence Brightness and Photothermal Performance for Efficient Phototheranostics

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An all-in-one PEGylated NIR-II conjugated polymer for high-resolution blood circulation imaging and photothermal immunotherapy

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Rational Modulation Strategies to Improve Bioimaging Applications for Organic NIR‐II Fluorophores

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A periphery hindered strategy with a dopant and sensitizer for solution-processed red TSF-OLEDs with high color purity

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De Novo Design of Activatable Photoacoustic/Fluorescent Probes for Imaging Acute Lung Injury In Vivo

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Activatable dual-functional molecular agents for imaging-guided cancer therapy

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Tuning of Molecular Aggregation and Photoresponse of Narrow-band Organic Photodetectors

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A universal strategy for constructing high-performance silica-based AIE materials for biomedical application

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Quantum dots assisted in vivo two-photon microscopy with NIR-II emission

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Phenoxazine-based red-emitting fluorescence probe for specific detection and imaging of endogenous neutrophil elastase in vitro and in vivo

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J-Aggregation induced NIR-II fluorescence: an aza-BODIPY luminogen for efficient phototheranostics

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AIE-based donor–acceptor–donor fluorenone compound as multi-functional luminescence materials

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Design and preparation of organic small molecules in NIR-II and their application in fluorescence imaging/photothermal therapy/ photoacoustic imaging

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Hybridization of triphenylamine to BODIPY dyes at the 3,5,8-positions: A facile strategy to construct near infra-red aggregation-induced emission luminogens with intramolecular charge transfer for cellular imaging

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Bioengineered nanomaterials for dynamic diagnostics in vivo

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In Situ Self‐Assembled J‐Aggregate Nanofibers of Glycosylated Aza‐BODIPY for Synergetic Cell Membrane Disruption and Type I Photodynamic Therapy

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Intraoperative Surgical Margin Assessment by NIR‐II Imaging with Urine Excretable Nd‐Based Nanoprobe in Breast Cancers

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A novel windmill-shaped AIE-active pyrrolopyrrole cyanine: design, synthesis and efficient hydrazine detection

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Breaking shackles of molecular weight and emission for NIR-II fluorophores by regulating Columb attraction interaction

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Prospects of NIR fluorescent nanosensors for green detection of SARS-CoV-2

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Near-infrared theranostics for brain diseases: Design, engineering, and emerging applications

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Recent advances of aggregation‐induced emission in body surface organs

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Readily constructed squaraine J-aggregates with an 86.0 % photothermal conversion efficiency for photothermal therapy

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NIRII‐HDs: A Versatile Platform for Developing Activatable NIR‐II Fluorogenic Probes for Reliable In Vivo Analyte Sensing

Qin, Z., Ren, T., Zhou, H., Zhang, X., He, L., Li, Z., Zhang, X., & Yuan, L. (2022) · Angewandte Chemie · doi:10.1002/ange.202201541 · Cited by 15

Chemo-photodynamic antitumour therapy based on Er-doped upconversion nanoparticles coated with hypocrellin B and MnO2

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Dual-modal imaging-guided agent based on NIR-II aggregation-induced emission luminogens with balanced phototheranostic performance

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Unravelling the Labyrinth of Organic Semiconducting Chromophores for Fluorescence Bioimaging beyond 1500 nm

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Zero-trigger ultrafast charge-transfer J-aggregates via Se/π-directed assembly enable synchronous ROS/heat amplification for NIR-II photoimmunotherapy

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Theranostic Nanoprobes with Aggregation‐Induced NIR‐II Emission: from Molecular Design to Biomedical Application

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Synthesis of Naphthalimide Derivatives and Their Luminescence upon Complexation with Cucurbit[n]uril Hosts

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A novel NIR-II FL/ PA imaging-guided synergistic photothermal-immune therapy: Biomineralizing nanosystems integrated with anti-tumor and bone repair

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A Bright Organic Fluorophore for Accurate Measurement of the Relative Quantum Yield in the NIR‐II Window

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Design, synthesis and applications of NIR-emissive scaffolds of diketopyrrolopyrrole-aza-BODIPY hybrids

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Molecular Design and Photothermal Application of Thienoisoindigo Dyes with Aggregation-Induced Emission

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Abdominal aortic endograft infection: report of two cases and review of the literature.

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Molecularly Locked π ‐Bridge Endows AIEgen with 1064 nm Excitation for Deep Tissue Imaging

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Visualization of the Ferroptosis in Atherosclerotic Plaques with Nanoprobe Engineered by Macrophage Cell Membranes

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A novel AIE fluorescent probe for the detection and imaging of hydrogen peroxide in living tumor cells and in vivo

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Specific Spleen‐Accumulated NIR‐II Fluorescent Probe for Imaging‐Guided Splenic Operation

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In Vivo Fluorescence Imaging‐Guided Development of Near‐Infrared AIEgens

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Second near-infrared fluorophores: Rational design, optical enhancement strategies, and recent advances in imaging-guided biomedical applications

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Structural modification of NIR-II fluorophores for angiography beyond 1300 nm: Expanding the xanthene universe

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The pursuit of xanthenoid fluorophores with near-infrared-II emission for in vivo applications

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Effective design of organic luminogens for near-infrared-II fluorescence imaging and photo-mediated therapy

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Harnessing Synergistic Interplay of Twisted and Planar Structures for the Development of NIR-II Phototheranostic Agents

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Spin-modulated near-infrared-I emission in a xanthene-decorated Fe(II) spin-crossover complex

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Activatable peptide–AIEgen conjugates for cancer imaging

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Electron‐Withdrawing Substituents Allow Boosted NIR‐II Fluorescence in J‐Type Aggregates for Bioimaging and Information Encryption

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Highly Photostable Deep-NIR Chromophore with a Superior Molar Absorptivity for Efficient Photothermal Therapy

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Efficient deep blue emission by 4-styrylbenzonitrile derivatives in solid state: Synthesis, aggregation induced emission characteristics and crystal structures

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Light-Harvesting Crystals Formed from BODIPY-Proline Biohybrid Conjugates: Antenna Effects and Excitonic Coupling

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Recent Advances in NIR-II Molecular Aggregates and Applications in the Biomedical Field

Wu, K., Yang, R., Song, X., Ju, H., & Liu, Y. (2025) · Chemosensors · doi:10.3390/chemosensors13020067 · Cited by 9

Self-Assembly versus Coassembly: An Amphiphilic NIR-II Aggregation-Induced Emission Luminogen for Phototheranostics of Orthotopic Glioblastoma

Sun, Y., Yan, X., Wang, D., Zhu, J. Z., Su, H., Zhu, D., Yan, D., & Tang, B. Z. (2025) · Journal of Medicinal Chemistry · doi:10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5c00590 · Cited by 9

Anionic Cyanine J‐Type Aggregate Nanoparticles with Enhanced Photosensitization for Mitochondria‐Targeting Tumor Phototherapy

Li, Y., Ma, T., Jiang, H., Li, W., Tian, D., Zhu, J., & Li, Z. (2022) · Angewandte Chemie · doi:10.1002/ange.202203093 · Cited by 9

Quinoid‐Engineered Small‐Molecule Photothermal Agents Ignite Deep‐Tissue Tumor Photothermal‐Immunotherapy Driven by 1064 nm Light

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Thiophene π‐bridge‐based second near‐infrared luminogens with aggregation‐induced emission for biomedical applications

Tan, Y., Sun, Y., Huang, W., Zhu, D., Yan, D., Wang, D., & Tang, B. Z. (2023) · Luminescence · doi:10.1002/bio.4606 · Cited by 8

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

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π-Bridge engineering strategy: tailoring S-xanthene dyes with strong absorption for high-efficiency photothermal therapy

Zhao, Y., Zhang, R., Wang, N., Tian, X., Zhang, L.-N., Xia, W.-L., Wang, Z., Yu, X.-Q., & Li, K. (2025) · Materials Horizons · doi:10.1039/d5mh01254f · Cited by 8

Orderly Self‐Assembly of Organic Fluorophores for Sensing and Imaging

Li, Z., Liang, P., Ren, T., Yuan, L., & Zhang, X. (2023) · Angewandte Chemie · doi:10.1002/ange.202305742 · Cited by 7

Molecular Insights into Supramolecular Self-Assembly of Chiral BODIPYs toward Enhanced Chiral Optical Activity

Yang, Y., Li, J., Li, H., Jiang, Z., Zhou, Z., Wang, Z. M., Wang, B., Gao, Y., & Lan, X. (2025) · The Journal of Physical Chemistry C · doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.5c01089 · Cited by 6

Coupling Nanoscale Precision with Multiscale Imaging: A Multifunctional Near-Infrared Dye for the Brain

Liu, X., Chen, Y., Chen, H., Cheng, J., Peng, D., Li, Y., & Jiang, X. (2024) · ACS Nano · doi:10.1021/acsnano.4c06103 · Cited by 6

C1 symmetric dual-carboxyl-functionalized BODIPY dye: Synthesis, photophysical properties, and self-assembly behavior via hydrogen bonding

Sun, L., Xiao, Y., Kang, X., Zhu, M., Chang, Y., Zeng, Q., & Xu, H. (2024) · Journal of Molecular Structure · doi:10.1016/j.molstruc.2024.137512 · Cited by 6

Design, synthesis of novel unsymmetrical and NIR-emissive BF2 complexes and application in hydrazine detection

Xie, F., Zhang, Y., Wang, L., Ran, X., & Cao, D. (2025) · Dyes and Pigments · doi:10.1016/j.dyepig.2025.113042 · Cited by 5

Harnessing the energy gap law for high NIR-II quantum yield at the molecular and aggregate levels

Qin, Y., Wang, D., & Tang, B. Z. (2026) · Materials Horizons · doi:10.1039/d6mh00129g · Cited by 7

Recent Advances in Small Molecular Fluorescence Probes for Fatty Liver Diseases

Liu, B., Yin, H., Li, Y., Mao, G., Yang, S., & Zhang, K. (2023) · Chemosensors · doi:10.3390/chemosensors11040241 · Cited by 5

A PEGylated conjugated-BODIPY oligomer for NIR-II imaging-guided photothermal therapy

Wang, Y., Shan, T., Zheng, J., Tian, J. H., & Zhang, W. (2025) · Journal of Materials Chemistry B · doi:10.1039/d5tb00152h · Cited by 5

Synthesis of a Single‐Stranded DNA Aptamer Modified Near‐infrared, Water‐Soluble Fluorophore for Lung Cancer Cell Imaging

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Synthesis and study on aggregation behaviours in liquid phase of three prepared cyanine dyes

Xu, M., Li, X., Zeng, Q., & Zhang, T. (2022) · Luminescence · doi:10.1002/bio.4349 · Cited by 5

Water-Soluble NIR-II Photothermal Agent for Sprayable Skin Cancer Therapy

Zhao, L., Zhu, H., Ye, Q., Wang, Z., Pang, D., Ding, D., & Liu, S. (2025) · Journal of Medicinal Chemistry · doi:10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5c02623 · Cited by 4

Biomimetic Non‐Conjugated Segment‐Doped Conjugated Polymer Nanoplatform for Bright NIR‐II Imaging‐Guided Phototherapy of Choroidal Melanoma

Du, E., Ma, Y., Yang, Y., Gao, Y., Zhai, J., Kan, L., Qin, F., Qian, X., Cen, C., Zhang, P., et al. (2025) · Advanced Functional Materials · doi:10.1002/adfm.202526158 · Cited by 4

Scaffold Hopping Generates NIR‐II AIE Platform for In Vivo Imaging and Activity‐Based Sensing

Shen, H., Yun, B., Zhang, J., Xu, C., Zhu, X., Du, L., Wang, B., Xing, G., Ju, H., Sun, J., et al. (2026) · Advanced Functional Materials · doi:10.1002/adfm.202531803 · Cited by 4

Preparation of NIR‐II Polymer Nanoprobe Through Twisted Intramolecular Charge Transfer and Förster Resonance Energy Transfer of NIR‐I Dye

Xia, B., Ren, F., Ma, X., Yang, Z., Jiang, Z., Fang, W., Wang, N., Hu, J., Zhu, W., He, T., et al. (2024) · Advanced Healthcare Materials · doi:10.1002/adhm.202400760 · Cited by 5

Rational design and synthesis of pyrrolo-pyridine dinitrile dyes with strong dual-state emission

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A novel NIR fluorescent probe for the highly sensitive detection of HNO and its application in bioimaging

He, S., Zhu, J., Xie, P., Liu, J., Zhang, D., Tang, J., & Ye, Y. (2021) · New Journal of Chemistry · doi:10.1039/d1nj04015d · Cited by 4

New Synthetic Approaches toN‐Aryl and π‐Expanded Diketopyrrolopyrroles as New Building Blocks for Organic Optoelectronic Materials

Jiang, W., Liu, Z., Zhu, D., Zheng, W., Chen, L., Zhang, X., Zhang, G., Yi, Y., Jiang, L., & Zhang, D. (2021) · Angewandte Chemie · doi:10.1002/ange.202102131 · Cited by 4

Theranostic Radiolabeled Nanomaterials for Molecular Imaging and potential Immunomodulation Effects

Chen, C., Chan, Y., Lin, S.-L., Chiang, H. K., Lee, Y., & Chuang, H. (2022) · Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering · doi:10.1007/s40846-022-00715-6 · Cited by 4

Supramolecular engineering of luminescent materials: From molecular design to optoelectronic applications

Yuan, Y., Yang, M., Lin, X., Li, W., Yang, Z., Liu, G., Qin, X., Chen, Y., Pang, H., & Tian, T. (2025) · Supramolecular Materials · doi:10.1016/j.supmat.2025.100122 · Cited by 3

Engineering small-molecule phototheranostics for infectious disease imaging and therapy in NIR-II

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