Recent advances in near-infrared-II organic J-aggregates for bio-applications

The Halogen Bond

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Clinical development and potential of photothermal and photodynamic therapies for cancer

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Near-infrared fluorophores for biomedical imaging

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J‐Aggregates: From Serendipitous Discovery to Supramolecular Engineering of Functional Dye Materials

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Recent Strategies to Develop Innovative Photosensitizers for Enhanced Photodynamic Therapy

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Photodynamic and Photothermal Therapies: Synergy Opportunities for Nanomedicine

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Recent progresses in small-molecule enzymatic fluorescent probes for cancer imaging

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Light in diagnosis, therapy and surgery

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Amphiphilic Building Blocks for Self-Assembly: From Amphiphiles to Supra-amphiphiles

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Molecular Engineering of NIR‐II Fluorophores for Improved Biomedical Detection

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A Unique Approach to Development of Near-Infrared Fluorescent Sensors for in Vivo Imaging

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An Efficient 1064 nm NIR‐II Excitation Fluorescent Molecular Dye for Deep‐Tissue High‐Resolution Dynamic Bioimaging

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Supramolecular polymerization through kinetic pathway control and living chain growth

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<i>J</i> -Aggregates of Cyanine Dye for NIR-II <i>in Vivo</i> Dynamic Vascular Imaging beyond 1500 nm

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Near-infrared luminescence high-contrast in vivo biomedical imaging

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Fluorescent J-aggregates of cyanine dyes: basic research and applications review

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Broadband Absorbing Semiconducting Polymer Nanoparticles for Photoacoustic Imaging in Second Near-Infrared Window

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Organic molecular aggregates: From aggregation structure to emission property

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The fast-growing field of photo-driven theranostics based on aggregation-induced emission

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Small-molecule fluorescence-based probes for interrogating major organ diseases

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Aggregation of sensitizing dyes in solution and their adsorption onto silver halides

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Organic Dye Based Nanoparticles for Cancer Phototheranostics

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The design of small-molecule prodrugs and activatable phototherapeutics for cancer therapy

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J-aggregates of meso-[2.2]paracyclophanyl-BODIPY dye for NIR-II imaging

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Molecular Fluorophores for Deep-Tissue Bioimaging

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BODIPY as a Multifunctional Theranostic Reagent in Biomedicine: Self‐Assembly, Properties, and Applications

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Supramolecular Photothermal Nanomaterials as an Emerging Paradigm toward Precision Cancer Therapy

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Second Near‐Infrared Absorbing Agents for Photoacoustic Imaging and Photothermal Therapy

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Activatable molecular probes for fluorescence-guided surgery, endoscopy and tissue biopsy

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

Zhang, Q., Yu, P., Fan, Y., Sun, C., He, H., Liu, X., Lu, L., Zhao, M., Zhang, H., & Zhang, F. (2021) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.202012427 · Cited by 216 · see citing works

Near‐IR Absorbing J‐Aggregate of an Amphiphilic BF ₂ ‐Azadipyrromethene Dye by Kinetic Cooperative Self‐Assembly

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Living Supramolecular Polymerization of a Perylene Bisimide Dye into Fluorescent J‐Aggregates

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In Situ Localization of Enzyme Activity in Live Cells by a Molecular Probe Releasing a Precipitating Fluorochrome

Liu, H., Li, K., Hu, X., Zhu, L., Rong, Q., Liu, Y., Zhang, X., Hasserodt, J., Qu, F., & Tan, W. (2017) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.201705747 · Cited by 206 · see citing works

Rational Design of Near-Infrared-II Organic Molecular Dyes for Bioimaging and Biosensing

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Advanced Near‐Infrared Light for Monitoring and Modulating the Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Cell Functions in Living Systems

Chen, G., Cao, Y., Tang, Y., Yang, X., Liu, Y., Huang, D., Zhang, Y., Li, C., & Wang, Q. (2020) · Advanced Science · doi:10.1002/advs.201903783 · Cited by 203 · see citing works

Shortwave Infrared Imaging with J-Aggregates Stabilized in Hollow Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles

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Taking phototherapeutics from concept to clinical launch

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Bifunctional Platinated Nanoparticles for Photoinduced Tumor Ablation

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Anti‐Quenching NIR‐II J‐Aggregates of Benzo[c]thiophene Fluorophore for Highly Efficient Bioimaging and Phototheranostics

Lee, K., Gao, Y., Wei, W., Tan, J., Wan, Y., Feng, Z., Zhang, Y., Liu, Y., Zheng, X., Cao, C., et al. (2023) · Advanced Materials · doi:10.1002/adma.202211632 · Cited by 182 · see citing works

J‐Aggregation Strategy toward Potentiated NIR‐II Fluorescence Bioimaging of Molecular Fluorophores

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Stable Organic Photosensitizer Nanoparticles with Absorption Peak beyond 800 Nanometers and High Reactive Oxygen Species Yield for Multimodality Phototheranostics

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Organic dye assemblies with aggregation‐induced photophysical changes and their bio‐applications

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Long wavelength–emissive Ru(II) metallacycle–based photosensitizer assisting in vivo bacterial diagnosis and antibacterial treatment

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Molecular Engineered Squaraine Nanoprobe for NIR-II/Photoacoustic Imaging and Photothermal Therapy of Metastatic Breast Cancer

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The pursuit of polymethine fluorophores with NIR-II emission and high brightness for in vivo applications

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NIR J-Aggregates of Hydroazaheptacene Tetraimides

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Discovery of BODIPY J-aggregates with absorption maxima beyond 1200 nm for biophotonics

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Squaraine Dyes for Photovoltaic and Biomedical Applications

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Nitric‐Oxide‐Releasing aza‐BODIPY: A New Near‐Infrared J‐Aggregate with Multiple Antibacterial Modalities

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A Light‐Triggered J‐Aggregation‐Regulated Therapy Conversion: from Photodynamic/Photothermal Therapy to Long‐Lasting Chemodynamic Therapy for Effective Tumor Ablation

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Nano-Assemblies from J-Aggregated Dyes: A Stimuli-Responsive Tool Applicable To Living Systems

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Recent advances in NIR-II fluorescence/photoacoustic dual-modality imaging probes

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Porphyrin-based supramolecular polymers

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Progress in aggregation‐induced emission‐active fluorescent polymeric hydrogels

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In situ orderly self-assembly strategy affording NIR-II-J-aggregates for in vivo imaging and surgical navigation

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Supramolecular complexes of functional chromophores based on multiple hydrogen-bonding interactions

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Assembly Induced Super-Large Red-Shifted Absorption: The Burgeoning Field of Organic Near-Infrared Materials

Zhao, L., Ren, X., & Yan, X. (2021) · CCS Chemistry · doi:10.31635/ccschem.021.202100771 · Cited by 106 · see citing works

Unique Double Intramolecular and Intermolecular Exciton Coupling in Ethene‐Bridged aza‐BODIPY Dimers for High‐Efficiency Near‐Infrared Photothermal Conversion and Therapy

Guo, X., Yang, J., Li, M., Zhang, F., Bu, W., Li, H., Wu, Q., Yin, D., Jiao, L., & Hao, E. (2022) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.202211081 · Cited by 100 · see citing works

Ultranarrow Bandwidth Organic Photodiodes by Exchange Narrowing in Merocyanine H‐ and J‐Aggregate Excitonic Systems

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Selective Monitoring and Imaging of Eosinophil Peroxidase Activity with a J‑Aggregating Probe

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A de novo strategy to develop NIR precipitating fluorochrome for long-term in situ cell membrane bioimaging

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Discovery of Novel Dyes with Absorption Maxima at 1.1 μm

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Reversible J- to H-aggregate transformation in thin films of a perylenebisimide organogelator

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A Facile Structural Isomerization‐Induced 3D Spatial D‐A Interlocked Network for Achieving NIR‐II Phototheranostic Agents

Feng, L., Li, C., Liu, L., Chen, X., Jiang, G., Wang, J., & Tang, B. Z. (2022) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.202212673 · Cited by 85 · see citing works

Biomedical applications of NIR-II organic small molecule fluorescent probes in different organs

Xu, L., Zhang, Q., Wang, X., & Lin, W. (2024) · Coordination Chemistry Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.ccr.2024.216122 · Cited by 85 · see citing works

Supramolecular J-aggregates of aza-BODIPY by steric and π–π nteractions for NIR-II phototheranostics

Tian, Y., Yin, D., Cheng, Q., Dang, H., Teng, C., & Yan, L. (2022) · Journal of Materials Chemistry B · doi:10.1039/d1tb02820k · Cited by 76 · see citing works

Electron-Withdrawing Substituents Enhance the Type I PDT and NIR-II Fluorescence of BODIPY J Aggregates for Bioimaging and Cancer Therapy

Zhu, Y., Wu, F., Zheng, B., Yang, Y., Yang, J., & Xiong, H. (2024) · Nano Letters · doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c01339 · Cited by 76 · see citing works

Acceptor engineering of metallacycles with high phototoxicity indices for safe and effective photodynamic therapy

Li, C., Tu, L., Yang, J., Liu, C., Xu, Y., Li, J., Tuo, W., Olenyuk, B. Z., Sun, Y., Stang, P. J., et al. (2023) · Chemical Science · doi:10.1039/d2sc06936a · Cited by 75 · see citing works

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

Zhu, Y., Wu, P., Liu, S., Yang, J., Wu, F., Cao, W., Yang, Y., Zheng, B., & Xiong, H. (2023) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.202313166 · Cited by 73 · see citing works

J‐Aggregate‐Based FRET Monitoring of Drug Release from Polymer Nanoparticles with High Drug Loading

Liu, Y., Yang, G., Jin, S., Zhang, R., Chen, P., Tengjisi, Wang, L., Chen, D., Weitz, D. A., & Zhao, C. (2020) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.202008018 · Cited by 71 · see citing works

Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and the Deep Near-Infrared Absorption/Emission of Bright AzaBODIPY-Based Organic Fluorophores

Sheng, W., Wu, Y., Yu, C., Bobadova‐Parvanova, P., Hao, E., & Jiao, L. (2018) · Organic Letters · doi:10.1021/acs.orglett.8b00820 · Cited by 70 · see citing works

Novel Dibenzofulvene‐Based NIR‐II Emission Phototheranostic Agent with an 82.6% Photothermal Conversion Efficiency for Photothermal Therapy

Liu, Y., Ran, X., Zhou, D., Zhang, H., Chen, Y., Xu, J., Chen, S., Kong, Q., Yu, X., & Li, K. (2024) · Advanced Functional Materials · doi:10.1002/adfm.202311365 · Cited by 69 · see citing works

An efficient J-aggregate based fluorescence turn-on and ratiometric sensor for heparin

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One-Pot Preparation of Highly Dispersed Second Near-Infrared J-Aggregate Nanoparticles Based on FD-1080 Cyanine Dye for Bioimaging and Biosensing

Sun, C., Zhao, M., Zhu, X., Pei, P., & Zhang, F. (2021) · CCS Chemistry · doi:10.31635/ccschem.021.202101332 · Cited by 64 · see citing works

Facilely Achieving Near-Infrared-II J-Aggregates through Molecular Bending on a Donor–Acceptor Fluorophore for High-Performance Tumor Phototheranostics

Wan, Y., Gao, Y., Wei, W., Lee, K., Tan, J., Chen, C., Chen, H., Li, S., Wong, K., & Lee, C. (2024) · ACS Nano · doi:10.1021/acsnano.4c05546 · Cited by 61 · see citing works

J‐aggregation strategy of organic dyes for near‐infrared bioimaging and fluorescent image‐guided phototherapy

Tian, Y., Yin, D., & Yan, L. (2022) · Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology · doi:10.1002/wnan.1831 · Cited by 54 · see citing works

Orderly Self‐Assembly of Organic Fluorophores for Sensing and Imaging

Li, Z., Liang, P., Ren, T., Yuan, L., & Zhang, X. (2023) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.202305742 · Cited by 54 · see citing works

NIR‐II J‐Aggregated Pt(II)‐Porphyrin‐Based Phosphorescent Probe for Tumor‐Hypoxia Imaging

Zhang, W., Chen, S., Sun, P., Ye, S., Fan, Q., Song, J., Zeng, P., Qu, J., & Wong, W. (2022) · Advanced Healthcare Materials · doi:10.1002/adhm.202200467 · Cited by 51 · see citing works

Functional supramolecular aggregates based on BODIPY and aza-BODIPY dyes: control over the pathway complexity

Chen, Z., & Chen, Z. (2023) · Organic Chemistry Frontiers · doi:10.1039/d3qo00148b · Cited by 51 · see citing works

An Integration Strategy to Develop Dual-State Luminophores with Tunable Spectra, Large Stokes Shift, and Activatable Fluorescence for High-Contrast Imaging

Liu, Y., Teng, L., Xu, C., et al. (2021) · CCS Chemistry · doi:10.31635/ccschem.021.202100935 · Cited by 50 · see citing works

In Situ Imaging of Furin Activity with a Highly Stable Probe by Releasing of Precipitating Fluorochrome

Li, K., Hu, X., Liu, H., et al. (2018) · Analytical Chemistry · doi:10.1021/acs.analchem.8b03335 · Cited by 49 · see citing works

Precipitated Fluorophore-Based Molecular Probe for In Situ Imaging of Aminopeptidase N in Living Cells and Tumors

Liu, Y., Xu, C., Liu, H., Teng, L., Huan, S., Yuan, L., & Zhang, X. (2021) · Analytical Chemistry · doi:10.1021/acs.analchem.1c00280 · Cited by 48 · see citing works

Reaction-Activated Disassembly of the NIR-II Probe Enables Fast Detection and Ratiometric Photoacoustic Imaging of Glutathione In Vivo

Zhao, Y., Li, L., Ye, Q., Gong, Y., Yang, R., & Liu, H. (2023) · Analytical Chemistry · doi:10.1021/acs.analchem.3c02664 · Cited by 47 · see citing works

Near-IR absorbing J-aggregates of a phenanthrene-fused BODIPY as a highly efficient photothermal nanoagent

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Galactose conjugated boron dipyrromethene and hydrogen bonding promoted J-aggregates for efficiently targeted NIR-II fluorescence assistant photothermal therapy

Dang, H., Tian, Y., Cheng, Q., Teng, C., Xie, K., & Yan, L. (2021) · Journal of Colloid and Interface Science · doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2021.12.177 · Cited by 44 · see citing works

Sub-Nanosecond Resonance Energy Transfer in the Near-Infrared within Self-Assembled Conjugates of PbS Quantum Dots and Cyanine Dye J-Aggregates

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J-aggregates albumin-based NIR-II fluorescent dye nanoparticles for cancer phototheranostics

Du, B., Liu, R., Qu, C., Qian, K., Suo, Y., Wu, F., Chen, H., Li, X., Li, Y., Liu, H., et al. (2022) · Materials Today Bio · doi:10.1016/j.mtbio.2022.100366 · Cited by 42 · see citing works

Maximum Emission Peak Over 1500 nm of Organic Assembly for Blood–Brain Barrier‐Crossing NIR‐IIb Phototheranostics of Orthotopic Glioblastoma

Zhao, F., Zhang, X., Bai, F., Lei, S., He, G., Huang, P., & Lin, J. (2023) · Advanced Materials · doi:10.1002/adma.202208097 · Cited by 41 · see citing works

Glycosaminoglycan‐Induced Emissive J‐Aggregate Formation in a meso‐Ester BODIPY Dye

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Surfactant-stripped J-aggregates of azaBODIPY derivatives: All-in-one phototheranostics in the second near infrared window

Zhang, Y., Tao, H., Li, Q., Sheng, W., Xu, Y., Hao, E., Chen, M., Liu, Z., & Feng, L. (2020) · Journal of Controlled Release · doi:10.1016/j.jconrel.2020.07.017 · Cited by 40 · see citing works

Rational design of amphiphilic BODIPY-based photosensitizers for multimodal imaging-guided phototherapy

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