Recent Strategies to Develop Innovative Photosensitizers for Enhanced Photodynamic Therapy

Understanding the Warburg Effect: The Metabolic Requirements of Cell Proliferation

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The biofilm matrix

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Visible Light Photoredox Catalysis with Transition Metal Complexes: Applications in Organic Synthesis

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Aggregation-induced emission of 1-methyl-1,2,3,4,5-pentaphenylsilole

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Aggregation-induced emission

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A DNA and mitochondria dual-targeted photosensitizer for two-photon-excited bioimaging and photodynamic therapy

Zhou, Y., Xia, W., Liu, C., Ye, S., Wang, L., & Liu, R. (2022) · Biomaterials Science · doi:10.1039/d1bm01969d · Cited by 17

Liposomal cyanine dyes with enhanced nonradiative transition for the synergistic phototherapy of tumors

Wang, Y., Liu, D., You, M., Yang, H., & Ke, H. (2022) · Journal of Materials Chemistry B · doi:10.1039/d2tb00176d · Cited by 17

An oxygen-economical nano-photosensitizer with a high photodynamic therapeutic outcome via simultaneous reduction of the cellular respiration and oxygen depletion of PDT

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Thionation toward High-Contrast ACQ-DIE Probes by Reprogramming the Aqueous Segregation Behavior: Enlightenment from a Sulfur-Substituted G-Quadruplex Ligand

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Creating Single Atomic Coordination for Hypoxia‐Resistant Pyroptosis Nano‐Inducer to Boost Anti‐Tumor Immunotherapy

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Unlocking the Power of Photothermal Agents: A Universal Platform for Smart Immune NIR‐Agonists for Precise Cancer Therapy

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Enhanced NIR-triggered photo-to-chemo conversion based on plasmonic heterojunction nanozyme for tetra-hybrid antineoplastic therapy

Zhang, Y., Xu, D., Wang, X., Shen, H., Chen, B., Liu, Q., Cui, Y., Hou, X., Zhao, S., Song, Q., et al. (2025) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2025.161306 · Cited by 16

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

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Physiologically Stable, Epitope-Imprinted, and Double-Gated Metal–Organic Framework Drug Delivery System for Tumor-Targeted Combination Therapy

Luan, X., Jin, X., Li, X., Dong, J., & Du, X. (2025) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.5c06175 · Cited by 16

Nitric oxide-activatable NIR-II organic small molecule for fluorescence imaging-guided synergistic photodynamic and photothermal therapy

Zhang, X., Li, L., Ren, Y., Li, M., Ma, X., Long, Y., Wang, J., & Tang, Y. (2025) · Chemical Science · doi:10.1039/d5sc03636d · Cited by 16

Brightening New Horizons: Luminescent Transition Metal Complexes in Optical Imaging and Theranostic Applications

Lee, L. C., & Lo, K. K. (2025) · ACS Central Science · doi:10.1021/acscentsci.5c00975 · Cited by 16

Structural Control of Metal-Centered Excited States in Cobalt(III) Complexes via Bite Angle and π–π Interactions

Yaltseva, P., Maisuradze, T., Prescimone, A., Kupfer, S., & Wenger, O. S. (2025) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/jacs.5c09616 · Cited by 16

Twisted molecular architecture of BBT dyes enable NIR-II fluorescence for cancer phototheranostics

Zhang, J., Shao, J., Wang, W., Wang, L., Ruan, X., Xu, K., Chen, P., Dong, X., & Chen, J. (2025) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2025.166335 · Cited by 17

A photoactivatable tumor‐targeting in situ nanovaccine for large‐volume tumor therapy

Ding, J., Zhao, X., Long, S., Sun, W. C., Du, J., Fan, J., & Peng, X. (2025) · Smart Molecules · doi:10.1002/smo2.70014 · Cited by 16

Thermoelectric and pyroelectric cancer therapy

Kim, H., Kim, C., Hur, S., Song, G., Song, H., Kang, H., & Yoon, J. (2025) · Coordination Chemistry Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.ccr.2025.217132 · Cited by 16

A “3+2” Cooperation Pattern of Amphipathic AIE Phototheranostic System for Multimodal Image‐Guided Synergistic Type I/II Photodynamic‐Photothermal Therapy

Ma, H., An, Y., Han, Y., Zhao, F., Zuo, Y., He, G., Lu, Z., Kwok, R. T. K., Sun, J., Lam, J. W. Y., et al. (2025) · Advanced Science · doi:10.1002/advs.202507956 · Cited by 16

Beyond traditional therapies: a narrative overview of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy in combating bacterial and viral infections

Delarampour, A., Khashyar, F., Bazargani, A., Shirazi, P. S., Mohagheghzadeh, N., & Moradi, F. (2025) · Archives of Microbiology · doi:10.1007/s00203-025-04558-y · Cited by 16

Ultrasound-activatable transition metal complexes to potentiate sonodynamic therapy

Lee, L. C., & Lo, K. K. (2025) · Chemical Science · doi:10.1039/d5sc06387f · Cited by 16

Machine Learning‐Assisted Design and Discovery of High‐Performance Cyanine‐Based Photosensitizers for Integrated Theranostic Applications

Diao, B., Shi, S. Q., Li, J., Yang, L., Zheng, L., Guo, H., & Peng, X. (2025) · Advanced Materials · doi:10.1002/adma.202515813 · Cited by 16

Porphyrin Centered Paclitaxel Tetrameric Prodrug Nanoassemblies as Tumor‐Selective Theranostics for Synergized Breast Cancer Therapy

Ma, X., Wang, P., Wu, Q., Zhou, J., Wang, D., Yadav, D., Zhang, H., & Zhang, Y. (2022) · Advanced Healthcare Materials · doi:10.1002/adhm.202202024 · Cited by 16

Near‐infrared absorbing semiconducting polymer nanomedicines for cancer therapy

Li, M., Zhao, M. F., & Li, J. (2022) · Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology · doi:10.1002/wnan.1865 · Cited by 16

Interfering with Color Response by Porphyrin-Related Compounds in the MTT Tetrazolium-Based Colorimetric Assay

Choi, B. H., Kim, M., Jung, Y. N., Kang, S., & Hong, J. (2022) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms24010562 · Cited by 16

Revealing the In Situ Behavior of Aggregation-Induced Emission Nanoparticles and Their Biometabolic Effects via Mass Spectrometry Imaging

Chen, J., Mao, L., Jiang, Y., Liu, H., Wang, X. L., Meng, L., Du, Q., Han, J., He, L., Huang, H., et al. (2023) · ACS Nano · doi:10.1021/acsnano.2c10058 · Cited by 16

Three-in-one self-assembled metallo-nanophotosensitizers for photodynamic/chemodynamic/chemo multimodal synergistic cancer therapy

Chao, S., Shen, Z., Ren, J., Zhang, Z., Chen, X., Pei, Y., & Pei, Z. (2023) · Chemical Communications · doi:10.1039/d3cc00469d · Cited by 16

Imidazole–carbazole conjugate for two-photon-excited photodynamic therapy and fluorescence bioimaging

Pham, T. C., Lee, D. J., Kim, D. H., Yoon, J., Лам, Т. Д., Kim, H. M., & Lee, S. (2023) · Chemical Communications · doi:10.1039/d3cc00108c · Cited by 16

Design and synthesis of a NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1-activatable photosensitiser for controlled photodynamic therapy

Xue, E. Y., Kang, F., Zhou, Y., & Ng, D. K. P. (2023) · Chemical Communications · doi:10.1039/d3cc00683b · Cited by 16

A Photo‐Activated Continuous Reactive Oxygen Species Nanoamplifier for Dual‐Dynamic Cascade Cancer Therapy

Zhang, X., Zhang, X., Guo, H., Jia, S., Li, Y. H., Xing, S., Chang, J. K., & Wang, S. (2023) · Advanced Healthcare Materials · doi:10.1002/adhm.202301469 · Cited by 16

Mixed β-γ-Cyclodextrin Branched Polymer with Multiple Photo-Chemotherapeutic Cargos

Laneri, F., Seggio, M., Parisi, C., Béni, S., Fraix, A., Malanga, M., & Sortino, S. (2023) · ACS Applied Polymer Materials · doi:10.1021/acsapm.3c01157 · Cited by 16

pH-Responsive and Actively Targeted Metal–Organic Framework Structures for Multimodal Antitumor Therapy and Inhibition of Tumor Invasion and Metastasis

Jia, W., Jin, B., Xu, W., Liu, S., Mao, X., Peng, H., & Zhang, Y. (2023) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.3c11909 · Cited by 16

A Bioorthogonal Antidote Against the Photosensitivity after Photodynamic Therapy

Xue, E. Y., Yang, C., Zhou, Y., & Ng, D. K. P. (2023) · Advanced Science · doi:10.1002/advs.202306207 · Cited by 16

Exclusive and Switchable Superoxide Radical Generation by O 2 ‐Capture‐Based Electron Transfer and Supramolecular Assembly

Zhu, W., Ding, Z., Guo, S., Guo, W., Yan, S., Liu, B., Li, H., Liu, Z., Tang, B. Z., & Peng, H. (2024) · Small · doi:10.1002/smll.202309424 · Cited by 16

Rational design of photofunctional dyes BODIPYs/aza-BODIPYs and applications for photocatalysis, photoelectric conversion and thermochromic materials

Zhang, D., Liu, L., Zhang, X., Lu, J., & Jiang, X. (2024) · Resources Chemicals and Materials · doi:10.1016/j.recm.2024.01.001 · Cited by 16

Photoactivatable Ruthenium Complexes Containing Minimal Straining Benzothiazolyl-1,2,3-triazole Chelators for Cancer Treatment

Ballester, F. J., Hernández-García, A., Santana, M. D., Bautista, D. K. M., Ashoo, P., Ortega, E., Barone, G., & Ruiz, J. (2024) · Inorganic Chemistry · doi:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c04432 · Cited by 16

An Active Self‐Mitochondria‐Targeting Cyanine Immunomodulator for Near‐Infrared II Fluorescence Imaging‐Guided Synergistic Photodynamic Immunotherapy

Yu, J., Wen, Y., & Li, M. (2024) · Advanced Healthcare Materials · doi:10.1002/adhm.202401061 · Cited by 16

Visualized photodynamic nanomaterials activating tumor-associated immune landscape as a next-generation anticancer strategy

Tian, L., Li, X., Guo, L., Huang, L., Wu, X., & Gao, W. (2024) · Coordination Chemistry Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.ccr.2024.216027 · Cited by 16

Heavy-atom-free π-twisted photosensitizers for fluorescence bioimaging and photodynamic therapy

Sánchez, D. P., Morice, K., Mutovska, M., Khrouz, L., Josse, P., Allain, M., Gohier, F., Blanchard, P., Monnereau, C., Bahers, T. L., et al. (2024) · Journal of Materials Chemistry B · doi:10.1039/d4tb01014k · Cited by 16

Self‐Initiated Nano‐Micelles Mediated Covalent Modification of mRNA for Labeling and Treatment of Tumors

Li, Y., Lei, X., Zhang, X., Zhang, B., Hu, Y., Guan, M., Cheng, K., Chen, W., Liu, B., Fan, J., et al. (2024) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.202411598 · Cited by 16

NIR photoactivated electron intersystem crossing to evoke calcium-mediated lysosome-dependent cell death and immunotherapy

Xu, N., Zhang, G.-D., Xue, Z.-Y., Wang, M., Su, Y.-H., Fang, H., Yu, Z.-H., Liu, H.-K., Lu, H., & Su, Z. (2024) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2024.155022 · Cited by 11

Ir(III)‐Based Photosensitizer‐Loaded M1 Macrophage Exosomes for Synergistic Photodynamic Therapy

Kang, T., Wu, X., Wang, F., Shi, Y., Wei, F., Dong, M., Xiao, S., Qian, Y., Zha, M., Li, C., et al. (2024) · Advanced Functional Materials · doi:10.1002/adfm.202408142 · Cited by 16

Metal ions control configuration and 1 O 2 generation capacity of hexaphyrin(2.1.2.1.2.1) with embedded benzene

Wu, J., Lv, X., Xue, Z., Wang, Y., Qiu, F., & Xue, S. (2025) · Dalton Transactions · doi:10.1039/d5dt00036j · Cited by 16

High‐Efficiency Organic Semiconducting Small Molecule for Deep‐Tissue Phototheranostics: Single 1064 nm Laser Triggered NIR‐IIb Fluorescence Imaging Guided Type‐I Photodynamic/Photothermal Combination Therapy

Wang, Q., Liu, J., Yang, L., Tao, Z., Feng, J., Li, S., Wang, X., Gao, L., Tang, W., & Fan, Q. (2025) · Advanced Functional Materials · doi:10.1002/adfm.202423165 · Cited by 15

Supramolecular assemblies of amphiphilic donor–acceptor Stenhouse adducts as macroscopic soft scaffolds

Hung, K.-L., Cheung, L., Ren, Y., Chau, M., Lam, Y.-Y., Kajitani, T., & Leung, F. K. (2024) · Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry · doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.142 · Cited by 15

Push–pull effect – how to effectively control photoinduced intramolecular charge transfer processes in rhenium( i ) chromophores with ligands of D–A or D–π–A structure

Choroba, K., Palion‐Gazda, J., Kryczka, A., Malicka, E., & Machura, B. (2025) · Dalton Transactions · doi:10.1039/d4dt03237c · Cited by 15

Ultrathin 2D Cu-Porphyrin MOF Nanosheet Loaded Fe 3 O 4 Nanoparticles As a Multifunctional Nanoplatform for Synergetic Chemodynamic and Photodynamic Therapy Independent of O 2

Jiao, J., Yang, H., Zhou, X., Huang, K., Zhang, X., Yang, H., Gong, W., & Yang, S. (2025) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.4c19738 · Cited by 15

Tactics to Improve the Photodynamic Therapeutic Efficacy Based on Nanomaterials

Cao, Y., Qian, X., Shi, M., Sun, X. Y., Zou, J., & Chen, X. S. (2025) · Chinese Journal of Chemistry · doi:10.1002/cjoc.202401177 · Cited by 14

Homologous-Targeting Porous Type I/II Nanophotosensitizers for Efficient Delivery of STING Agonists and Enhanced Photodynamic Cancer Immunotherapy

Dutta, D., Chen, X., Cheng, L., Ahmad, W., Sajjad, W., Ji, Y., Zhou, Q., Li, S., & Ge, Z. (2025) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.5c03172 · Cited by 15

Tumor microenvironment-responsive NanoShield for precision photodynamic and photothermal synergistic cancer therapy with mitigated skin phototoxicity

Zhang, L., Zhu, Y., Zhang, R., Wang, W.-J., Han, Y., Tan, H., Xiong, Y., Tang, B. Z., & Zhao, Z. (2025) · Biomaterials · doi:10.1016/j.biomaterials.2025.123740 · Cited by 15

Indispensable Role of Indazole −NH in Cyclometalated Ir(III) Complexes to Drive ES-PCET with High Phototherapeutic Index

Roy, B., Ghosh, S., SenGupta, S., Chanda, S., Roy, S. S., Sen, S., Das, R., Acharya, M., & Mukherjee, A. (2025) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/jacs.5c15369 · Cited by 16

LipoID profiles lipid droplet interactions and identifies interorganelle regulators

Guo, H., Wan, W., Huang, Y., Zhao, N., Wu, C., Zhong, B., Sun, R., Feng, H., Yan, J., Shen, D., et al. (2026) · Nature Chemical Biology · doi:10.1038/s41589-025-02127-4 · Cited by 21

Ternary NiCoTi-layered double hydroxide nanosheets as a pH-responsive nanoagent for photodynamic/chemodynamic synergistic therapy

Hu, T., Zhou, Z., Zha, J., Williams, G. R., Wu, Z., Zhao, W., Shen, W., Li, H., Weng, X., Liang, R., et al. (2022) · Fundamental Research · doi:10.1016/j.fmre.2022.06.001 · Cited by 15

Diketopyrrolopyrrole Derivatives as Photosensitizing Agents against Staphylococcus aureus

Pérez, M. E., Almodôvar, V. A. S., Durantini, J. E., Gsponer, N. S., Durantini, A. M., Tomé, A. C., & Durantini, E. N. (2022) · Photochemistry and Photobiology · doi:10.1111/php.13741 · Cited by 15

Reductive damage induced autophagy inhibition for tumor therapy

Wang, Y., Huang, Y., Fu, Y., Guo, Z., Chen, D., Cao, F., Ye, Q., Duan, Q., Liu, M., Wang, N., et al. (2022) · Nano Research · doi:10.1007/s12274-022-5139-z · Cited by 15

Evaluation of relative efficiency of PDT photosensitizers in producing hydroxyl radicals and singlet oxygen in aqueous media using a UV–visible spectroscopy pNDA dosage

Linger, C., Lancel, M., & Port, M. (2023) · Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology · doi:10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2023.112664 · Cited by 15

Chlorin e6-modified iron oxide nanoparticles for photothermal-photodynamic ablation of glioblastoma cells

Yao, H., & Zhou, J. (2023) · Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology · doi:10.3389/fbioe.2023.1248283 · Cited by 15

Hyperbranched Polymers: Recent Advances in Photodynamic Therapy against Cancer

Chen, J., & Zhang, Y. (2023) · Pharmaceutics · doi:10.3390/pharmaceutics15092222 · Cited by 15

NIR ditriphenylamine Indole-BODIPY photosensitizer: synthesis, photodynamic therapy in A549 cells and two-photon fluorescence imaging in zebrafish

Liu, R., & Qian, Y. (2023) · Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy · doi:10.1016/j.saa.2023.123387 · Cited by 15

Dipicolylamine‐Zn Induced Targeting and Photo‐Eliminating of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Drug‐Resistance Gram‐Positive Bacteria

Wang, Z., Cai, W., Ning, F., Sun, W. C., Du, J., Long, S., Fan, J., Chen, X., & Peng, X. (2023) · Advanced Healthcare Materials · doi:10.1002/adhm.202302490 · Cited by 15

Photosensitizer‐loaded hydrogels: A new antibacterial dressing

Liu, S., Feng, Y., Yang, T., Chen, J., Yang, T., Wang, X., Li, L., Wang, F., Liang, H., Zhong, J., et al. (2024) · Wound Repair and Regeneration · doi:10.1111/wrr.13156 · Cited by 15

Enzyme‐Directed and Organelle‐Specific Sphere‐to‐Fiber Nanotransformation Enhances Photodynamic Therapy in Cancer Cells

Gan, S., Liu, Y., Heng, Y., Chen, Q., Wang, D., Zhang, J., Wei, W., Liu, Z., Njoku, D. I., Chen, J. L., et al. (2024) · Small Methods · doi:10.1002/smtd.202301551 · Cited by 15

Porphyrin(2.1.2.1) organopalladium complexes as efficient singlet oxygen sensitizers

Lv, X., Dong, Y., Wu, J., Jiang, T., Chen, F., Zhang, T., Qiu, F., & Xue, S. (2024) · Dalton Transactions · doi:10.1039/d4dt00143e · Cited by 15

New Janus Organic Type-I Photosensitizer Capable of Transforming Glutathione from Opponent to Ally for Assisting Photodynamic Therapy

Wang, H., Yang, Z., Zhang, K., Wang, W., Lin, F., Huang, H., Qin, W., Chi, Z., & Yang, Z. (2024) · ACS Materials Letters · doi:10.1021/acsmaterialslett.3c01210 · Cited by 15

Advances in photodynamic therapy of pathologic scar

Li, X., Wang, X., Shen, T., Xiong, J., Ma, Q., Guo, G., & Zhu, F. (2024) · Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy · doi:10.1016/j.pdpdt.2024.104040 · Cited by 15

A TME-enlightened protein-binding photodynamic nanoinhibitor for highly effective oncology treatment

Cui, Z., Huang, B., Zheng, J., Tian, J. H., & Zhang, W. (2024) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.2321545121 · Cited by 15

Smart delivery vehicles for cancer: categories, unique roles and therapeutic strategies

Zeng, Y., Gao, Y., He, L., Ge, W., Wang, X., Ma, T., & Xie, X.-Y. (2024) · Nanoscale Advances · doi:10.1039/d4na00285g · Cited by 16

All-in-One Nanohybrids Combining Sonodynamic Photodynamic and Photothermal Therapies

Taydas, D., Özler, M. E., Ergül, M., İnan, Z. D. Ş., & Sözmen, F. (2024) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.4c09715 · Cited by 15

Tumor oxygen microenvironment-tailored electron transfer-type photosensitizers for precise cancer therapy

Yang, Y., Wang, Y., Liu, Y., Wang, K., Wang, G., Yang, Y., Jang, W. J., James, T. D., Yoon, J., & Zhang, H. (2024) · Chemical Science · doi:10.1039/d4sc03424d · Cited by 15

A cell membrane-targeted photosensitizer for cancer photodynamic therapy and dynamic ablation process tracking

Li, Q., Feng, S., & Feng, G. (2024) · Sensors and Actuators B Chemical · doi:10.1016/j.snb.2024.136629 · Cited by 15

Diradicaloid-Loaded Polypeptide Nanoparticles for Two-Photon NIR Phototheranostics

Chen, D., Xu, Y., Wang, Y., Li, X. S., Yin, D., & Yan, L. (2024) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.4c13338 · Cited by 15

Organelle-targeting activity-based hemicyanine derivatives for enhanced and selective type-I photodynamic therapy under hypoxia conditions

Dirak, M., Saymaz, A., Acari, A., Akkoç, Y., Kocak, H. S., Yenici, C. M., Gözüaçık, D., Gündüz, H., & Kölemen, S. (2024) · Materials Chemistry Frontiers · doi:10.1039/d4qm00744a · Cited by 15

Self-reporting hypoxia-responsive supramolecular phototheranostic nanomaterials based on AIEgen and azocalixarene

Han, X.-W., Zhang, G.-L., Chen, P., Zhang, J., Shan, G., Qi, C., Tang, B. Z., & Feng, H. (2025) · Science China Chemistry · doi:10.1007/s11426-024-2301-3 · Cited by 15

Advances in Radionuclide-Labeled Biological Carriers for Tumor Imaging and Treatment

Yang, Y., Wang, J., Zhong, Y., Tian, M., & Zhang, H. (2025) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.4c19059 · Cited by 15

Cascade Production of In Situ Oxygen and Singlet Oxygen from Self-Assembled Nanophotosensitizer for Anti-Hypoxic Photodynamic Therapy

Bai, R., Yang, L., Jia, M., Chen, R., Zhang, H., Pan, Y., He, P., Miao, X., Fan, Q., & Hu, W. (2025) · Nano Letters · doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c01324 · Cited by 15

A novel drug susceptibility testing AIEgen with spatiotemporal resolved progress-reporting characteristic for therapy of drug-resistant tumor

Zou, H., Gan, S., Shen, H., He, B., Zheng, Z., Li, J., Huang, J. C., Zheng, L., Tang, B. Z., & Zhang, J. (2022) · Materials Today · doi:10.1016/j.mattod.2022.06.008 · Cited by 15

Oxygen-Sensitive Photo- and Radioluminescent Polyurethane Nanoparticles Modified with Octahedral Iodide Tungsten Clusters

Bardin, V. A., Vorotnikov, Y. A., Stass, D. V., Vorotnikova, N. A., & Shestopalov, M. A. (2022) · Nanomaterials · doi:10.3390/nano12203580 · Cited by 15

Discovery of a pyridophenoselenazinium-based photosensitizer with high photodynamic efficacy against breast cancer cells

Li, G., Li, P., Jiang, Q., Zhang, Q., Qiu, J., Li, D., & Shan, G. (2023) · Acta Materia Medica · doi:10.15212/amm-2023-0002 · Cited by 15

Spatiotemporal Mapping of Lymphatic Metastases in Gastric Cancer Using Tumor-Trackable and Enzyme-Activatable Near-Infrared Fluorescent Nanoprobes

Yu, M., Zhu, L., Dong, G., Chen, J., Ruan, B., Liu, Y., Yi, S., Meng, Z., Chen, G., Xu, W., et al. (2024) · ACS Nano · doi:10.1021/acsnano.4c12915 · Cited by 14

Green Light Activated Dual‐Action Pt(IV) Prodrug with Enhanced PDT Activity

Spector, D. V., Bykusov, V., Isaeva, Y. A., Akasov, R., Zharova, A., Родин, И. А., Vokuev, M. F., Grishin, Y. K., Nikitina, V. N., Martynov, A. G., et al. (2025) · ChemMedChem · doi:10.1002/cmdc.202400786 · Cited by 14

Synergistic effects of combining phototherapeutics with traditional treatment modalities in oncology

Kradolfer, F., Maake, C., & Spingler, B. (2025) · Chemical Communications · doi:10.1039/d5cc02816g · Cited by 14

Recent advances in anti-counterfeiting technology using fluorescent hybrid materials

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