In vivo NIR-II fluorescence imaging for biology and medicine

A clearer vision for in vivo imaging

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Constructing J-aggregates of cyanine dye for NIR-II in vivo dynamic vascular imaging and long-term targeting of tumors

Zhou, J., Li, H., Li, H., Ding, J., Du, Z., Xiong, J., Yao, H., Zhang, X., Alifu, N., & Dong, B. (2025) · Materials Today Bio · doi:10.1016/j.mtbio.2025.101693 · Cited by 7

Controllable in‐situ Synthesis of NIR ‐ II Hemicyanine in Living Organisms for Efficient Tumor Imaging

Huang, Y., Wang, L., Huang, Q., Hu, B., Liu, Q., Wang, J., Shen, X., & Chen, H. (2025) · Chinese Journal of Chemistry · doi:10.1002/cjoc.70160 · Cited by 7

A Colorimetric/Ratiometric Fluorescent Probe Based on Aggregation-Induced Emission Effect for Detecting Hypochlorous Acid in Real Samples and Bioimaging Applications

Chen, J., Xiong, P., Niu, H., Cao, W., Zhang, W., & Zhang, S. (2025) · Foods · doi:10.3390/foods14142491 · Cited by 7

Heat‐Responsive Phase‐Change Cream Broadly Enhances Transdermal Delivery Through a Mild Photothermal Strategy

Geng, R., Xiao, W., Bi, D., Zhang, F., Zhou, J., Liu, Y., & Zhu, J. (2025) · Advanced Materials · doi:10.1002/adma.202416017 · Cited by 7

NIR-II fluorescence membrane probes for rapidly labelling hybrid of probiotic outer membrane vesicles and anti-PD-L1 scFv over-expressing cellular vesicles with targeted photothermal-immunotherapy of colon cancer

Yu, C., Hu, Z., Hu, G., Jia, Q., Xiao, Y., Ahmad, H., Zhang, D., Liu, Z., Iqbal, M. S., Zeng, W., et al. (2025) · Biomaterials · doi:10.1016/j.biomaterials.2025.123770 · Cited by 7

Near-Infrared-Emitting Lanthanide(III)/Gallium(III) Metallacrowns with Appended Coumarins: Tuning the Sensitizer–Emitter Distance through the Linker

Lathion, T., Eliseeva, S. V., Pètoud, S., & Pecoraro, V. L. (2025) · Inorganic Chemistry · doi:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5c03669 · Cited by 7

Engineered Exosomes Disguised NIR-II Nanoaggregates for High-Resolution Photoacoustic Angiography and Robust Photothermal Therapy of Glioblastoma

Bai, Y., Zhang, C., Wu, Z., Jing, H., Zhao, X., Zhang, A., Shi, P., & Zhang, S. (2025) · Analytical Chemistry · doi:10.1021/acs.analchem.5c05448 · Cited by 7

From Spark to Flame: ROS‐ and Light‐Cascade Activatable NIR‐II AIE Probe for Precise Tumor Imaging and Self‐Amplifying Phototherapy

Chen, X., You, Y., Lin, S., Tang, C., Zhu, J., Liang, Q., Rao, D., Deng, J., Ding, Y., Yan, D., et al. (2025) · Advanced Science · doi:10.1002/advs.202514789 · Cited by 7

Hybrid Planar–Twisted Chair‐Shaped Indoline Donor Enabling Bright Molecular and Aggregated State Near‐Infrared Emission

Xu, Q., Wang, Y., Guan, Y., Ma, C., Yi, G., Du, X., Bin, H., Shen, W., Wang, C., Wu, Y., et al. (2025) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.202522144 · Cited by 8

NIR-II organic fluorophores integrated with blood–brain barrier-penetrating strategies for brain disease theranostics

Wang, X., Tan, Y., Yan, J., Chen, M., Xie, N., Wu, S., Fan, F., Qi, L., Gu, S., Qian, K., et al. (2025) · Coordination Chemistry Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.ccr.2025.217466 · Cited by 7

AIEgens: An Exemplary Template for “One‐for‐All” Multimodal Phototheranostics

Kang, M., Li, X., Zhang, X., Yang, H., You, C., Ding, Y., Fu, C., Zhang, Z., Wang, D., & Tang, B. Z. (2026) · Aggregate · doi:10.1002/agt2.70335 · Cited by 8

Research Progress on Fluorescent Probes in the Second Near-Infrared Window for In Vivo Multiplexed Imaging

Jiang, L., Chen, Z., & Fan, Y. (2024) · 化学学报 · doi:10.6023/a24070218 · Cited by 7

Empowering bacteria with light: Optogenetically engineered bacteria for light-controlled disease theranostics and regulation

Yin, Y., Cheng, X. L., Xie, R., Fan, D., Li, H., Zhong, S., Wegner, S. V., Zeng, W., & Chen, F. (2025) · Journal of Controlled Release · doi:10.1016/j.jconrel.2025.113787 · Cited by 7

Photon-number-resolving detection enables single-photon LiDAR approaching the standard quantum limit

Xu, F. (2025) · Light Science & Applications · doi:10.1038/s41377-025-01880-4 · Cited by 7

Nanomaterial‐Mediated Modulation of TRPV1 Ion Channels for Biomedical Applications

Pei, P., Du, Y., Wang, J., & Liu, X. (2024) · Advanced Materials Technologies · doi:10.1002/admt.202401355 · Cited by 6

Molecularly amphiphilic NIR-II AIEgen assemblies: Ultra-small fluorescent dots for tumor-targeted imaging with high signal-to-noise ratio

Li, Y., Zhang, X., Ren, R., Tang, H., Zhu, A., Zhu, S., Zhang, Y., Feng, N., Shao, A., & Ni, J. (2025) · Chinese Chemical Letters · doi:10.1016/j.cclet.2025.111145 · Cited by 6

A D–π–A featured type-I photosensitizer with NIR-II fluorescence emission for imaging-guided synergistic PDT and PTT cancer therapy

Zhang, R., Zhou, W., He, D. D., Zhou, W., Liu, C., Li, Y., Han, W., Li, M., Zhang, S., & Yu, C. (2025) · Dyes and Pigments · doi:10.1016/j.dyepig.2025.112851 · Cited by 6

Conjugation-regulated responsive performance: rapidly urine-excreted fluorescent probes for dual-response detection of SO2 and viscosity and their bioimaging applications

Yang, K., Li, M., Wu, D., Xu, Y., Liu, N., Ge, J., Chen, Z., Shi, X., & Zhang, Y. (2025) · Dyes and Pigments · doi:10.1016/j.dyepig.2025.113178 · Cited by 6

Facile synthesis of a near-infrared fluorophore based on Dibenzo[def,mno]chrysene-6,12-dione acceptor for dual applications in organic light-emitting diode and cellular imaging

Xu, J., Lei, Q., Liu, Z., Li, T., Wang, L., Guo, T., Lin, Y., Hu, D., Jiang, R., Jiang, P., et al. (2025) · Journal of Colloid and Interface Science · doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2025.138879 · Cited by 6

Hybrid nanoclusters based on upconversion nanoparticles for temperature-feedback-controlled photothermal therapy within near-infrared-II window

Qiu, X., Zhou, Q., Li, Y., & Xu, H. (2025) · Journal of Rare Earths · doi:10.1016/j.jre.2025.10.002 · Cited by 6

A multifunctional fluorescent probe towards lipid droplets polarity and SO2 for visualization of cancer, inflammation, ferroptosis, and acute alcoholic liver injury in vivo

Pei, S., Wang, H., Wang, L. A., Nie, G., & Liu, C. (2025) · Analytica Chimica Acta · doi:10.1016/j.aca.2025.344862 · Cited by 6

In Vivo Calcium Imaging in the Near-Infrared II Window

Xu, D., Wu, Z., Yang, H., Chen, G., Li, W. J., Yue, X., Wang, G.-L., Xu, S., Yu, H., Liu, Y., et al. (2025) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/jacs.5c13641 · Cited by 6

Progress in Structured Light with Nonlinear Optics

Singh, S., & Forbes, A. (2026) · Electromagnetic waves · doi:10.2528/pier25110804 · Cited by 7

Bioorthogonally Activatable Chemiluminescence for the N ‐Methyl‐ d ‐aspartate Receptors Intravital Imaging

Cheng, S., Zhang, M., Zhang, J., Xie, X., Li, Y., Dou, X., Jiao, X., Tang, Y., Wang, X., & Tang, B. (2026) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.202523648 · Cited by 6

In vivo imaging of the immune system

Jiang, Y., Ren, T., Zhao, S., Baghdasaryan, A., Zhang, X., Chen, X., Wang, F., & Dai, H. (2026) · Nature Reviews Bioengineering · doi:10.1038/s44222-026-00407-9 · Cited by 9

Highly Doped Tm 3+ Nanoparticles with Efficient 1632 nm Emission Enable High-Fidelity Multiplexing In Vivo Bioimaging

Xu, J., Ming, J., Yang, M., Liu, H., Yang, L., Chen, Z., Li, J., Wang, X., Fan, Y., & Zhang, F. (2026) · Nano Letters · doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c06370 · Cited by 6

Bright, Biocompatible NIR-II-Emitting I–VI Quantum Dots for Rapid Disease Diagnosis

Ling, S., Yang, X., Yang, H., ChunYan, L. I., & Wang, Q. (2026) · Accounts of Chemical Research · doi:10.1021/acs.accounts.5c00800 · Cited by 6

Bridging scales: integrated multi-omics and deep phenotyping for climate resilience in crop plants

Anand, S., Reddy, S. B., Shajini, N. M., Jose, E., Shirsat, M. S., Visakh, R. L., Jha, U. C., Sah, R. P., & Beena, R. (2026) · Frontiers in Plant Science · doi:10.3389/fpls.2026.1777294 · Cited by 6

Emerging chemistry in improving the metabolism or degradability of organic/polymeric conjugated materials for biomedical applications

Tian, Y., Wu, W., & Li, Z. (2024) · Interdisciplinary materials · doi:10.1002/idm2.12214 · Cited by 6

A NIR-II fluorescence probe for tracking oxidative stress in plants induced by metal contaminants

Deng, G., Sun, L., Zeng, F., & Wu, S. (2024) · Analytical Methods · doi:10.1039/d4ay01383b · Cited by 6

Multifunctional “Add-On” Module Enabled NIR-II Imaging-Guided Synergistic Photothermal and Chemotherapy of Drug-Resistant Lung Cancer

Yu, H., Zhu, Q., He, P., Wu, T., Ouyang, Z., Zhu, L., Wang, F., Zhou, X. H., Jiang, Z., & Chen, S. (2024) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.4c14519 · Cited by 6

All in one: An in-situ activated tumor theranostic agent for NIR-II fluorescence imaging guided surgical resection and photothermal therapy

Ma, Y., Xu, L., Xu, M., Niu, J., Xu, M., & Lin, W. (2025) · Chinese Chemical Letters · doi:10.1016/j.cclet.2025.110850 · Cited by 6

Biomimetic NIR-II aggregation-induced emission nanoparticles for targeted photothermal therapy of ovarian cancer

Jiang, T., Guo, C., Zhang, Z., Li, C., Xiang, C., Xiang, J., Yang, X. W., Liu, Y., Cai, L., Gong, P., et al. (2025) · Journal of Materials Chemistry B · doi:10.1039/d4tb02855d · Cited by 6

Heavy Atom Engineering‐Mediated Conformational Diversification to Construct Aggregation‐Induced NIR‐II Emission Luminogens for Cancer Phototheranostics

Xu, Z., Ding, Y., Jia, M., Gao, Y., Zhu, Y., You, C., Wu, Z., Liu, J., Pan, Y., Yan, D., et al. (2025) · Small · doi:10.1002/smll.202502354 · Cited by 6

Boosting Checkpoint Blockade Immunotherapy with T Cell Membrane Redox Homeostasis Regulation and Deep Learning Enhanced NIR‐II Imaging

Guo, R., Chen, R., Rao, Z., Wang, L., Xi, J., Zhang, Y., Guo, W., & Tian, Y. (2025) · Advanced Healthcare Materials · doi:10.1002/adhm.202500769 · Cited by 6

MiR-145 encapsulated small extracellular vesicles inhibit colorectal cancer progression by downregulating fascin actin-bundling protein 1 expression

Chen, Y., He, M., Cui, L., Zhang, J., Huang, H., & Tao, Z. (2025) · Stem Cell Research & Therapy · doi:10.1186/s13287-025-04456-6 · Cited by 6

Boosting Nonradiative Decay of Boron Difluoride Formazanate Dendrimers for NIR‐II Photothermal Theranostics

Dai, H., Pan, J., Shao, J., Xu, K., Ruan, X., Mei, A., Chen, P., Qu, L., & Dong, X. (2025) · Angewandte Chemie · doi:10.1002/ange.202503718 · Cited by 5

Molecular engineering to construct the high-performance activatable Near-infrared-II fluorogenic sensor for in vivo glutathione imaging and its clinical application

Jiao, L., Wang, Y., Wang, R., Luo, X., Xing, Y., Yu, F., & Dou, K. (2025) · Sensors and Actuators B Chemical · doi:10.1016/j.snb.2025.137731 · Cited by 5

Unlocking NIR‐II Photoluminescence in 2D Copper Tetrasilicate Nanosheets through Flame Spray Synthesis

Nißler, R., Zhou, Q., Hill, B., Thomä, S. L. J., Gerken, L. R. H., Borzì, A., Roost, K., Mächler, B., Deán‐Ben, X. L., Neels, A., et al. (2025) · Advanced Materials · doi:10.1002/adma.202503159 · Cited by 5

Deep system prior based graph convolution network for NIR-II fluorescence molecular tomography

Wang, B., Li, S., Zhang, H., Li, J., Zhang, L., Yu, J., He, X., & Guo, H. (2025) · Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine · doi:10.1016/j.cmpb.2025.108948 · Cited by 5

Recent process in organic near-infrared fluorescent probes for detecting hypochlorous acid/hypochlorite

Wang, Z., Guan, C., Lu, W., Yuan, L., Chao, M., Zhu, H., & Liu, T. (2025) · Sensors and Actuators Reports · doi:10.1016/j.snr.2025.100371 · Cited by 6

Ho3+-sensitized lanthanide nanocrystals for deep-tissue bioimaging

Li, K., Zhao, J., & Fu, Z. (2025) · Matter · doi:10.1016/j.matt.2025.102328 · Cited by 5

High-resolution optical microscopy in complex environments with a single-pixel detector

Zhang, T., Peng, Y., & Chen, W. (2025) · Applied Physics Letters · doi:10.1063/5.0289290 · Cited by 5

AI-based hardware and software tools in microscopy to boost research in immunology and virology

Morone, D., & D’Antuono, R. (2025) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2025.1610345 · Cited by 5

Advances in Optical Techniques for Tumor Detection

Yang, Y. L., Yang, A., Liao, J., Evans, J. S., Zhang, R., Shuang, E., & He, S. (2025) · Advanced Optical Materials · doi:10.1002/adom.202501343 · Cited by 5

A reflection on “Intriguing aspects of lanthanide luminescence”

Eliseeva, S. V. (2025) · Chemical Science · doi:10.1039/d5sc90251g · Cited by 5

As AIE Meets J‐Aggregation: Subtle Molecular Regulation to Modulate Intermolecular Packing of Aggregates for NIR‐IIa In Vivo Bioimaging

Yang, Z., Li, X., Zhang, W., Xu, Z., Yang, H., Kang, M., Zhang, Z., Wang, D., & Tang, B. Z. (2025) · Advanced Functional Materials · doi:10.1002/adfm.202523859 · Cited by 5

Silver nanoclusters with near-infrared-II emission: synthesis, properties, and biomedical applications

Deng, Z., Tao, J., Huang, Y., & Wen, X. (2026) · Biomaterials Science · doi:10.1039/d5bm01870f · Cited by 5

Densely Fluorinated Polymer Dots with Peak Absorption beyond 1000 nm for High-Contrast NIR-II Fluorescence Imaging

Liu, Y., Li, W., Xu, M., Li, Y., Fang, X., & Wu, C. (2026) · Nano Letters · doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c05422 · Cited by 5

Customized NIR‐II Dual‐Phase Carbon Dots: Elucidating the Emission Mechanism for Smart Photonic Applications

Yu, H., Ai, L., & Lu, S. (2026) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.8078052 · Cited by 5

NIR‐II AIEgens for Infectious Diseases Phototheranostics

Yan, D., Li, Z., Lee, M. M. S., Tang, B. Z., & Wang, D. (2024) · Angewandte Chemie · doi:10.1002/ange.202414259 · Cited by 5

NIR‐II Anti‐Stokes Luminescence Nanocrystals with 1710 nm Excitation for in vivo Bioimaging

Chen, Z., Yun, B., Hou, Y., Wang, X., Wang, X., Xu, J. M., Jiang, L., Han, T., Zhang, H., & Zhang, F. (2024) · Angewandte Chemie · doi:10.1002/ange.202416893 · Cited by 5

Mitochondria-targeting BODIPY nanoprobes for wash-free fluorescence imaging with a high signal-to-noise ratio

Qi, H., Qu, R., Shen, J., Zhao, X., Wen, H., Sun, T., Li, Q., & Lin, W. (2025) · Dyes and Pigments · doi:10.1016/j.dyepig.2025.112718 · Cited by 5

Tumor-microenvironment-activated bimetallic oxide nanoplatform for second near-infrared region fluorescence-guided colon tumor surgery and multimodal synergistic therapy

Xu, C., Zhang, Z., Ying, Y., Li, S., Dang, Y., He, L., Liu, X., Wang, P., & Xue, F. (2025) · Journal of Colloid and Interface Science · doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2025.137529 · Cited by 5

Imaging of sulfhydryl fluctuations in mouse models of drug-induced liver injury via a novel near-infrared fluorescence probe

Chen, Q., Shen, R., Mi, L., Ma, Z., Ni, S., Sun, C., Zhang, H., Wu, J., Duan, D., & Zhang, B. (2025) · Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy · doi:10.1016/j.saa.2025.126289 · Cited by 5

Intraoperative Fast Adaptive Focus Tracking Robotic OCT Enables Real‐Time Tumor Grading and Large‐Area Microvascular Imaging in Human Spinal Cord Surgery

He, B., Ying, Y.-Z., Shi, Y., Meng, Z., Yin, Z., Chen, Z., Hu, Z., Xue, R., Jing, L., Yang, L., et al. (2025) · Advanced Science · doi:10.1002/advs.202503566 · Cited by 5

Near-infrared light-induced self-assembled lanthanide nanoparticles for boosted radiosensitization and persistent tumor therapy monitoring

Mo, C., Fu, L., Zou, H., Liu, C., Zhu, K., Cao, J., Wang, J., Zhou, H., Wang, D., Sun, Y. P., et al. (2025) · Nano Today · doi:10.1016/j.nantod.2025.102782 · Cited by 5

Biomimetic NIR-II fluorescent probe from covalent encapsulation enables high-performance NIR-II bioimaging

Jiang, Z., Du, Y., Dang, Z., Liu, T., Liu, M., Sun, B., Zhang, F., Xu, J., & Zhu, S. (2025) · Chinese Chemical Letters · doi:10.1016/j.cclet.2025.111351 · Cited by 5

Radiofrequency Dynamic Therapy on Cancer of Gallium–Indium Liquid Metal Nanoemulsion Stabilized by Gold Nanoclusters

Zou, S., Zhang, Q., Guo, M., Yao, S., Dong, S., Hong, C., Shi, D., Zhao, L., Du, Q. B., Yang, X., et al. (2025) · Advanced Functional Materials · doi:10.1002/adfm.202425330 · Cited by 5

Rational Design of Semiconducting Oligomer for Third Harmonic Generation Bioimaging of Ultradeep Brain Imaging with NIR‐IIb Excitation

Zhao, Q., Tang, S., Zhong, J., Kan, L., Wei, Y., Yang, Y., Qian, X., Li, N., Wang, Y., Wang, K., et al. (2025) · Advanced Materials · doi:10.1002/adma.202417085 · Cited by 5

Non-Invasive Real-Time Evaluation of Antimicrobial Effects of Biomaterials Through In Vivo Bacterial Tracking

Li, J., Zhou, L., Liu, M., He, X., & Huang, T. (2025) · Tissue Engineering Part C Methods · doi:10.1089/ten.tec.2025.0066 · Cited by 5

Focused ultrasound-responsive artificial killer cells for enhanced closed-loop cancer immunotherapy

Zhang, J., Wang, P., Meng, L., Li, X., Li, F., Kong, N., & Zhu, X. (2025) · Materials Horizons · doi:10.1039/d5mh00644a · Cited by 5

915 nm Laser Excited Semiconducting Polymer Nanoparticles for High-Resolution and Large-Depth NIR-IIb Bioimaging

Xue, D., Zhou, H., Zebiluba, A., Lu, Z., Rexiati, M., Liu, J., & Li, G. (2025) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.5c07563 · Cited by 6

Two-micron-wavelength single-photon detection using the high-critical-current-bank structure superconducting wide strip photon detector

Yabuno, M., China, F., Terai, H., & Miki, S. (2025) · Optics Express · doi:10.1364/oe.565820 · Cited by 5

A large π-conjugated organic photothermal agent for photoacoustic-guided photothermal therapy

Chen, L., Liang, H., Wang, P. J., Si, H., Zhang, Y., Lai, X., Zou, H., Zhou, K., Xu, G., Song, Y., et al. (2025) · Dyes and Pigments · doi:10.1016/j.dyepig.2025.113166 · Cited by 4

PET/NIR‐II fluorescence imaging and image‐guided surgery of breast cancer using a CD47‐specific nanobody

Li, J., Zhao, R., Zhang, J., Huang, Z., Wang, X., Zhang, R., Zheng, C., Dong, M., Zhao, Y., & Mu, J. (2025) · Open Research (University of Surrey) · doi:10.1002/viw.20250091 · Cited by 4

As chemiluminescence meets with aggregation-induced near-infrared emission: opening a wonderland for advanced fluorescence imaging

Cui, J. W., Cai, W., Liang, M., Kang, M., Peng, X., Wang, D., & Tang, B. Z. (2025) · Coordination Chemistry Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.ccr.2025.217285 · Cited by 4

The Marriage of Metal Nanoclusters With Reticular Frameworks: Synthetic Strategies and Biomedical Applications

Liu, W., Yin, Q., Tan, L., & Shang, L. (2026) · Aggregate · doi:10.1002/agt2.70274 · Cited by 4

Coexistence of Mo4+ and Mo3+ in stannum-based halide perovskites for stable ultra-wide dual-band near-infrared emission (800–1630 nm)

Zhang, M., Dang, P., Zeng, Z., Wang, Y., Wan, Y., Liu, D., Tian, L., Wei, Y., Lian, H., Guo-gang, L., et al. (2026) · Materials Today · doi:10.1016/j.mattod.2026.103256 · Cited by 4

Molecular architectonics of semiconducting polymer dots for next-generation NIR-II fluorescence bioimaging

Omri, N., & Kumaravel, V. (2026) · Nano Today · doi:10.1016/j.nantod.2026.103016 · Cited by 4

Asymmetric Xanthene with Noncovalent Conformation Locks to Attain High Fluorescence >1500 nm

Chowdhury, P., Lu, H., Huang, H.-T., Liu, M., Chen, Y., Chan, K.-M., Lin, S.-L., Rotomskis, R., Steponkienė, S., Wu, T. N., et al. (2026) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/jacs.5c23313 · Cited by 4

Targeted Nanoprobes Enabled Precision Theranostics in Triple‐Negative Breast Cancer

Ma, K., Yin, M., Chen, K., & Qiao, S. (2025) · The Chemical Record · doi:10.1002/tcr.202400171 · Cited by 4

Non‐Invasive Anatomical Level Cerebrovascular Imaging of Mice Using Diffusion Model‐Enhanced Fluorescence Imaging

Wu, H., He, Y., Liu, Z., Zhang, P., Song, F., Ma, C., Cai, R., & Zhang, G. (2025) · Laser & Photonics Review · doi:10.1002/lpor.202401193 · Cited by 4

Noninvasive Detection and Monitoring of the Integrity of the Intestinal Barrier through NIR-II Fluorescence Imaging and Colorimetric Urinalysis

Zhang, L., Feng, L., Yang, L., & Wan, H. (2025) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.4c20263 · Cited by 4

A Near-Infrared Fluorescent Macromolecular Dye for Precise Identification of Glioblastoma Boundaries

Si, J., Cheng, L., Chen, X., Zhou, Q., Xue, Y., Ji, Y., Dong, Y., & Ge, Z. (2025) · Bioconjugate Chemistry · doi:10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.5c00019 · Cited by 4

In vivo analysis techniques for antibody drug: Recent advances and methodological insights

Miao, X., Sun, B., Zhang, J., Zhao, J., Ma, B., Li, Y., & Wang, W. (2025) · Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis · doi:10.1016/j.jpha.2025.101314 · Cited by 5

Personalized NIR-II probes for comprehensive monitoring and evaluation of dialysis vascular access

Cheng, Y., Ma, S., Gong, W., Sun, B., Du, Y., Dang, Z., Wang, X., Zhu, S., & Xu, Z. (2025) · Biomaterials · doi:10.1016/j.biomaterials.2025.123508 · Cited by 4

Rational Design and Synthesis of Peptide-Based Probes for Fibroblast Activation Protein-Targeted Magnetic Resonance and NIR-I/II Fluorescence Imaging of Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts

Wang, X., Zou, R., Yang, N., Huang, W., Wang, C., Huang, Y., Chen, Y., Wang, D., Ren, G., & Yao, D. (2025) · Analytical Chemistry · doi:10.1021/acs.analchem.5c00951 · Cited by 4

Photonic Energy Back Transfer for Enhanced Upconversion/NIR‐II Luminescence with 3D‐Printed Manufacturing for Bone Imaging

Wang, Y., Ju, Z., Zhang, J., Li, Y., Meng, F., He, W., & Lv, R. (2025) · Advanced Healthcare Materials · doi:10.1002/adhm.202503246 · Cited by 4

Bright and stable dye-doped fluorescent polystyrene microspheres: quantitative lateral flow immunoassay for detecting serum amyloid A

Li, D., Li, Q., Ma, D., Yan, C., Luo, X., Luo, Q., & Guo, Z. (2025) · Journal of Materials Chemistry B · doi:10.1039/d5tb00552c · Cited by 4

Development of Size-Tunable Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide/Fluorescent Conjugated Polymer Composite Nanoparticles for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy

Zhang, H., Ono, H., Chubachi, K., Nakamura, N., Tabata, J., Fushimi, M., Sekino, M., & Ohta, S. (2025) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.5c16129 · Cited by 4

Fluorescence visualization of small molecular biomarkers and microenvironmental factors in chronic diseases

Mei, X., Liu, Y., Liu, X., Ma, S., Wang, C., Wang, L., Miao, Q., Chen, P., Tang, B., & Chen, G. (2025) · Coordination Chemistry Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.ccr.2025.217441 · Cited by 4

Enhanced Integrative Diagnosis and Therapeutic Strategy for Hepatic Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury through HOCl-Sensitive Cysteine Delivery System for Targeted Antioxidant Modulation

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In Situ Lipoprotein‐seeking Dye for in Vivo Real‐Time Imaging of Lipid Dysregulation Diseases

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Plasmonic platinum-tipped gold nanorods for tumor-targeted multimodal imaging diagnosis and NIR-II photothermal-catalytic-immuno synergetic therapy

Yang, Y., Zhuang, B., Tang, Y., Han, W., Huang, J., Huang, H., Xu, Z., Guo, X., & Yin, J. (2026) · Journal of Nanobiotechnology · doi:10.1186/s12951-026-04246-z · Cited by 4

Preparation of an activatable benzothiadiazole-based nanoprobe for multispectral optoacoustic and NIR-II fluorescence dual-mode imaging of liver injury

Wu, Y., Zhang, C., Chen, J., Zeng, F., Wu, S., & Zhao, Y. (2026) · Nature Protocols · doi:10.1038/s41596-026-01338-w · Cited by 4

Advances in near-infrared fluorescence imaging for biomedicine

Wu, H., Li, X., Liu, Z., Song, F., Cai, R., Chen, H., & Zhang, G. (2026) · Coordination Chemistry Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.ccr.2026.217892 · Cited by 5

Extending Near‐Infrared Bioimaging Window Beyond 1500 nm

Chen, Z., Wu, J., Yan, K., Mei, M., Zhang, H., & Zhang, F. (2026) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.202526151 · Cited by 5

Programmable DNA-Based NIR-II Molecular Probes for Hepatotoxicity-Associated MicroRNA Imaging In Vivo

Zeng, K., Li, W., Li, C. C., Liu, S., Li, R., Kuang, S., Lei, C., Huang, Y., & Nie, Z. (2026) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/jacs.5c17253 · Cited by 4

Superior Stable NIR-II Emissive Radicals Enabled by a Symmetric Dual-Acceptor Engineering for Immunogenic Sono/Photodynamic Theranostics

Wei, Y., Zhao, C., Kan, L., Li, N., Xu, W., Chen, Z., Wu, C., Wang, Y., Gao, Y., Yang, Y., et al. (2026) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/jacs.6c01896 · Cited by 4

An Augmented Reality Visor for Intraoperative Visualization, Guidance, and Temperature Monitoring Using Fluorescence

Cipolato, O., Fauconneau, M., LeValley, P. J., Nißler, R., Suter, B., & Herrmann, I. K. (2024) · Journal of Biophotonics · doi:10.1002/jbio.202400417 · Cited by 4

Fabrication of multimodal optical imaging agents through direct triplet energy transfer from rare-earth doped nanoparticles

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Silicon-based narrowband photodetectors with blade-coated perovskite light extinction layer for high performance visible-blind NIR detection

Huang, Q., Tao, L., Zhu, H., Lin, W., Chen, J., & Fang, Y. (2025) · Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics · doi:10.1007/s10854-025-14454-2 · Cited by 4

Realization of Mn6+ NIR-II broadband emission in BaCrO4 and its nanolization via liquid-solid method

Zeng, L., Li, C., Huang, W., Zhang, J., Umar, Z., Ивановна, П. И., Bokshyts, Y. V., Abdurakhimov, B. A., Chen, P., & Zhang, X. (2025) · Ceramics International · doi:10.1016/j.ceramint.2025.05.039 · Cited by 4

Self‐Assembled Small Interfering RNA‐Gold Supraclusters Detected at the Single‐Molecule Level in the Near‐Infrared‐II Window

Ayed, Z., Muñoz, B. M., Vandekerckhove, C. I., Faure, V., Ali, S. N. S., Coll, J., Cognet, L., & Guével, X. L. (2025) · Small Structures · doi:10.1002/sstr.202500381 · Cited by 4

De Novo Design of Near-Infrared Fluorescence-Activating Proteins

Liu, Y., Arús, B. A., Mishra, K., Wang, T., Zhang, K., Luciano, M., Bandi, V. G., Kumar, A., Guo, Z., Guan, Y., et al. (2026) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/jacs.5c19594 · Cited by 4

NIR-II aza-BODIPY Platform for the Development of a Fluorescent Antibody Drug Conjugate

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NIR‐II Light Field Microscopy for Through‐Skull Hemodynamic Volumetric Imaging in Awake Mice

Gao, B., Gao, L., Wang, J., Huang, X., Ge, W., Li, S., & Wang, F. (2025) · Laser & Photonics Review · doi:10.1002/lpor.202401685 · Cited by 3

Advances in optical imaging in the diagnosis of traumatic brain injury

Gong, Q., Deng, L. J., Ru, J., Wen, L., Zhang, Y., Chen, Z., Wei, X., Dong, J., Song, X., & Liang, C. (2025) · Acta Biomaterialia · doi:10.1016/j.actbio.2025.09.004 · Cited by 4

H2S-Activatable Nanoagent for NIR-II Fluorescence Imaging and Photodynamic Therapy of Colon Cancer

Cheng, D., Feng, Y., Liu, Y. J., Zhao, J., Xiong, J., Gao, G., Xu, W., Meng, Z., Miao, Q., & Li, Q. (2025) · Analytical Chemistry · doi:10.1021/acs.analchem.5c04539 · Cited by 3

Recent advances in NIR-II fluorescence imaging for biomedical applications

Xu, B., Xu, K., Li, S., Sheng, H., Li, H., Zhang, X., Wang, Y., Feng, S., & Chen, J. (2026) · Advanced Interventional Materials · doi:10.1016/j.advim.2026.100016 · Cited by 3

Advances in the near-infrared Ⅱ for in vivo fluorescence imaging applications: A review

Zou, M., Wang, Y., Jiao, J., Lv, M., & Mo, T. (2025) · Talanta · doi:10.1016/j.talanta.2025.128630 · Cited by 15

Recent Advances in Second Near-Infrared Region (NIR-II) Fluorophores and Biomedical Applications

Chen, Y., Xue, L., Zhu, Q., Feng, Y., & Wu, M. (2021) · Frontiers in Chemistry · doi:10.3389/fchem.2021.750404 · Cited by 97

NIR-II Fluorophores: From Synthesis to Biological Applications

Duo, Y., Zhao, L., Wang, Z.-G., & Liu, S. (2023) · Journal of Analysis and Testing · doi:10.1007/s41664-023-00254-2 · Cited by 46

Advanced Fluorescence Imaging Technology in the Near-Infrared-II Window for Biomedical Applications

Li, C., Chen, G., Zhang, Y., Wu, F., & Wang, Q. (2020) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/jacs.0c07022 · Cited by 1,037