In vivo NIR-II fluorescence imaging for biology and medicine

A clearer vision for in vivo imaging

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Second window for in vivo imaging

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Guiding esophagectomy with intraoperative NIR-II fluorescence video imaging and rapid computation

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Metal-based nanomaterials achieve tumor treatment strategies by overcoming the blood-brain barrier of glioma and responding to the tumor microenvironment

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Near-infrared light-switchable unlocking of tumour-specific prodrug nanosystem for synergistic enhancement of reactive nitrogen species-based therapy

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An albumin-based NIR-II fluorescence/MRI bimodal imaging probe for precise diagnosis of lymph node tumor metastasis

Tao, S., Liu, X. L., Yu, Y., Xu, K., Peng, J., Shaoliang, Y. A. N., He, L., Shen, Z., Guo, G., & Ru, J. (2026) · Journal of Materials Chemistry B · doi:10.1039/d5tb02269j · Cited by 3

A Superoxide Anion-Responsive NIR Fluorogenic Probe Unravels Aucubin’s Dual-Axis Therapeutic Mechanism in Hypoxic Pulmonary Hypertension via Ferroptosis Suppression and Oxidative Injury Mitigation

Wang, X., Song, X., Yu, F., Yu, Y., Zhang, J., Xing, Y., Yu, F., & Dou, K. (2026) · Analytical Chemistry · doi:10.1021/acs.analchem.5c05233 · Cited by 3

Modulating de-excitation pathways of BF2 Formazanate dyes via donor substituent engineering for NIR-II phototheranostics

Dai, H., Shao, J., Lei, D., Wang, W., Wang, L., Chen, P., Jiang, F., & Dong, X. (2026) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2026.173119 · Cited by 3

Designing Bioconjugated Ti 3 C 2 MXene QDs with Excellent Two-Photon Absorption Coefficients for Targeted NIR-II Imaging of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells

Rai, S., Pramanik, A., Kolawole, O. P., Gates, K., Stark, T., Edorodion, Z., Kundu, S., Barua, A., Akula, S., Janorkar, S., et al. (2026) · ACS Omega · doi:10.1021/acsomega.5c10516 · Cited by 3

Atomically Precise Clusterzymes: A Programmable Optoelectronic Platform for Neuroscience

Sun, S., Liu, D., Zhou, S., Wang, Y., Wang, H., Zheng, Z., & Zhang, X. (2026) · Advanced Science · doi:10.1002/advs.202519438 · Cited by 3

Covalent Bond Locking in Semiconducting Oligomers Boosts Ultrabright NIR‐II Luminescence for Deep Brain Theranostics

Li, X., Haohong, 甘. G., Zhang, C., Gao, Y., Zhang, J., Su, Z., Zhao, Q., Feng, Z., Zhong, J., Wang, H., et al. (2026) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.7337664 · Cited by 4

Mitochondria-targeted NIR-II organic probes for imaging–guided photodynamic therapy

Zhou, H., Ji, Y., Yu, S., Zhao, J., Yu, F., (72451), Z. W., Yuan, J., Wang, X., Hua, Y., Li, J., et al. (2026) · Chemical Communications · doi:10.1039/d5cc07275a · Cited by 3

In vivo imaging of gasotransmitters

Lu, C., Zhang, C., Zhang, X.-B., & Song, G. (2026) · Nature Reviews Bioengineering · doi:10.1038/s44222-026-00417-7 · Cited by 3

Near‐Unity Quantum Yield and Thermally Stable NIR–II Emission in Ce 3+ /Er 3+ Co‐Doped Cs 2 NaYCl 6 Double Perovskites via Synergistic Energy Manipulation

Zeng, Z., Wang, Y., Liu, D., Zhang, G., Zhang, M., Ma, P., Hou, Z., Tian, L., Lian, H., & Lin, J. (2026) · Laser & Photonics Review · doi:10.1002/lpor.71122 · Cited by 3

Engineering Excited‐State Dynamics: [N···I···N] + Halogen Bonds Unlocks Efficiently Emissive Quinoline

Ding, X., Zhao, J., Tian, Z., Li, Q., Dong, H., Zhang, M., Wang, L., & Chen, S. (2026) · Chinese Journal of Chemistry · doi:10.1002/cjoc.70554 · Cited by 3

Wafer‐Scale MgO:Li + ,Cr 3+ Transparent Ceramic Scintillators With NIR Emission for X‐Ray Dual‐Mode Fusion and Time‐Lapse Imaging

Liu, G., Tang, B., Zhang, S., Han, K., & Xia, Z. (2026) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.3481276 · Cited by 4

End-to-end fusion of RGB and low-resolution NIR for enhanced crop-specific NIR generation

Hossain, M. Y., & Dev, S. (2026) · Computers and Electronics in Agriculture · doi:10.1016/j.compag.2026.111582 · Cited by 3

NIR-II-triggered plasmonic catalysis with tip-localized enhancement: a strategy for hypoxic biofilm eradication on orthopedic implants

Sun, Y., Sheng, F., Liang, Y., Meng, J., Huang, K., Liu, S., Qin, Y., He, M., & Liu, J. (2026) · Light Science & Applications · doi:10.1038/s41377-026-02279-5 · Cited by 3

A NIR-IIb-excited capsule endoscope enabling high-contrast fluorescence imaging via spectrally-isolated detection for early-stage gastrointestinal cancer

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Colloidal quantum dots and their assemblies for circularly polarized luminescence

Liu, R., Wei, J., & Yang, Z. (2026) · Materials Horizons · doi:10.1039/d6mh00700g · Cited by 3

Cross-relaxation engineering in Sb3+-sensitized Cs2NaLuCl6:Er3+ double perovskites enabling a record 45.3% EQE in NIR-II luminescence

Nie, J., Liao, C., Lian, H., Cao, R., Liu, S., Liu, B., Lan, B., & Wang, J. (2026) · Science China Materials · doi:10.1007/s40843-025-4021-5 · Cited by 3

Isomer Engineering of NIR‐II Aggregation‐Induced Emission for the Theranostics of MRSA‐Induced Abscess

Zhang, W., Wen, H., Chen, X. S., Liu, T., Li, Y., Yu, Z., Tan, L., Shichuang, X., Alam, P., Zhao, Z., et al. (2026) · Aggregate · doi:10.1002/agt2.70376 · Cited by 3

PEGylated Mesoporous Silica Coated Conjugated Polymer for NIR Phototheranostics

Zhang, Y., Chen, Z., Gong, Y. H., Lu, F., & Fan, Q. (2024) · 化学学报 · doi:10.6023/a24090286 · Cited by 3

Small organic fluorophores with SWIR emission detectable beyond 1300 nm

Pieczykolan, M., Dancer, P.-A., Klein, T.-W., Piwoński, H., Rolbieski, H., Maity, B., Bruns†, O. T., Cavallo, L., Kiessling, F. M., Rueping, M., et al. (2025) · Chemical Communications · doi:10.1039/d4cc05248j · Cited by 3

GSH‐Responsive Semiconducting Polymer as a Nanotheranostic Platform for NIR‐II Imaging‐Guided Chemo‐Photothermal Therapy

Wang, B., Zhang, Y., Ji, Y., Yang, G., Zhang, X., Zhou, Y., Yu, S., Yin, H., Zhou, H., Yin, C., et al. (2025) · Macromolecular Rapid Communications · doi:10.1002/marc.202401098 · Cited by 3

Visualization of Hypoxic Tumors: Stimulated by NIR-IIb Emissive Erbium(III)-Phthalocyaninate Nanoagent

Feng, J., Zhu, W., Wei, W., Zhou, W., Lo, W., Li, X., Tan, Z., Fang, X., Wong, W., Wong, K., et al. (2025) · Analytical Chemistry · doi:10.1021/acs.analchem.5c02811 · Cited by 3

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

Ding, Q., Zhang, Y., Fan, X., Zhu, L., Han, L., Li, T., Qian, K., Yin, G., Cheng, Z., & Mei, L. (2025) · TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry · doi:10.1016/j.trac.2025.118394 · Cited by 4

Enhanced NIR-II Nanoparticle Probe for PSMA-Targeted Molecular Imaging and Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

Jiang, Z., Zhang, J., Jin, J., Zhang, X., Kadeerhan, G., Guo, H., & Wang, D. (2025) · International Journal of Nanomedicine · doi:10.2147/ijn.s532080 · Cited by 3

A Fluorinated Conjugated Polymer Allows for Enhanced NIR‐II Fluorescence Imaging‐Guided Photothermal Therapy

Hu, L., Xiao, H., Li, L., Hu, T., Guo, T., Wang, C., Liu, R., & Ying, L. (2025) · Advanced Healthcare Materials · doi:10.1002/adhm.202502069 · Cited by 3

Employing N-phenyl-tribenzo[b,d,f]azepine as a new electron-donating group to construct high-emissive AIE molecules for NIR-II fluorescence imaging

Song, C., Zheng, H., Wei, J., Li, B., Wang, C., & Lu, G. (2025) · Biosensors and Bioelectronics · doi:10.1016/j.bios.2025.118201 · Cited by 3

Molecular recognition, magnetic, and photophysical properties of 3d-4f metallacrowns

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White Light Emissive Tetraphenylethene Molecular Cage-Based Hybrid Nanoparticles for Intracellular Long-Term Imaging

Zhao, Y.-T., Niu, R.-X., Guo, F., Zhou, Z., Zhang, X., Peng, L., Li, Z.-K., & Wang, Z. (2024) · ACS Applied Nano Materials · doi:10.1021/acsanm.4c02083 · Cited by 3

Dramatic Impact of Materials Combinations on the Chemical Organization of Core–Shell Nanocrystals: Boosting the Tm3+ Emission above 1600 nm

Arteaga-Cardona, F., Madirov, E., Popescu, R., Wang, D., Busko, D. N., Ectors, D., Kübel, C., Eggeler, Y. M., Arús, B. A., Chmyrov, A., et al. (2024) · ACS Nano · doi:10.1021/acsnano.4c07932 · Cited by 3

Achieving Ultrabright NIR‐II Nanofluorophore for In Vivo Imaging by Inhibiting H‐Aggregates Formation

Tang, X., Xiong, J., Chen, L., Zhang, X., Ma, D., Li, W., Shen, Y., Liu, J., & Alifu, N. (2024) · Chemistry - A European Journal · doi:10.1002/chem.202403398 · Cited by 3

p‐π Conjugate Triggered Red Room‐Temperature Phosphorescence from Single Benzene Derivatives

Liu, W., Zhang, Y., Wang, Z., Dai, X., Li, X., Li, M., Nian, L., Wang, R., & Ge, Y. (2025) · Chemistry - A European Journal · doi:10.1002/chem.202500598 · Cited by 3

Constructing Stable and Wavelength‐Extended Heptamethine Cyanines via Donor Ectopic Substitution for NIR‐IIa/b Bioimaging

Ou, Y., Xiang, H., Yang, X., Wang, R.-X., Huan, S., Yuan, L., Ren, T., & Zhang, X. (2025) · Angewandte Chemie · doi:10.1002/ange.202423978 · Cited by 2

Ultrasound-Activatable Nanoprobes for Imaging-Guided Inhibition of Immunosuppressor Production in Tumor Microenvironment

Guo, J., Lin, W., Tang, T., Liu, F., Tan, F., Qin, L., Xu, W., Li, H., Sun, Z., Cui, R., et al. (2025) · ACS Applied Nano Materials · doi:10.1021/acsanm.5c01449 · Cited by 2

Mn-doped Ag2S quantum dots-fluoride hybrid nanostructure for high-sensitivity NIR-II ratiometric thermometry

Zhu, H., Du, Z., Li, D., Lei, L., Bai, G., Wang, H., Zhang, X., Xu, S., & Qiu, J. (2025) · Journal of Luminescence · doi:10.1016/j.jlumin.2025.121374 · Cited by 2

Optical Attenuation‐Resistant Photoacoustic Tomography with Isotropic Contrast via Polarization‐Demodulated Magnetic Orientation Awareness

Su, X., Zhang, Z., Wang, Y., Cui, D., Zhang, P., Gao, H., Liu, Y., Shi, Y., & Yang, S. (2025) · Laser & Photonics Review · doi:10.1002/lpor.202500916 · Cited by 2

多波段胶体量子点红外焦平面阵列研究与发展展望（特邀）

Cheng, 毕. B., & Xin, 唐. T. (2025) · Acta Optica Sinica · doi:10.3788/aos251194 · Cited by 2

活体超分辨成像研究进展（特邀）

Yufan, 孙. S., & Changfeng, 吴. W. (2025) · Laser & Optoelectronics Progress · doi:10.3788/lop251240 · Cited by 2

Engineered Multicolor NIR‐I/II Fluorescent Proteins for Precise In Vivo Visualization and Imaging‐Guided Surgery

Dang, Z., Ma, S., Sun, B., Du, Y., Wang, Z., Jiang, Z., Xiao, J., Qi, Y., Zhang, H., & Zhu, S. (2025) · SmartMat · doi:10.1002/smm2.70041 · Cited by 2

Multiphoton GRIN‐Lens Microendoscopy for Living Brains

Wang, C., Lai, X., Yeh, P., Liao, P.-W., Kitamura, R., Chen, S., Liu, Y., Cui, M., & Chu, S. (2025) · Laser & Photonics Review · doi:10.1002/lpor.202501461 · Cited by 2

Seed‐Mediated Synthesis Strategy for Monodisperse Ag 2 Se Colloidal Quantum Dots with Extended Near‐Infrared‐II Emission

Zhou, W., Hou, X., & Liu, X. (2025) · Small Methods · doi:10.1002/smtd.202501574 · Cited by 2

Dendritic NIR‐II Cyanines Enable Deep Imaging and Precise Surgery

He, B., Wang, Z., Sun, Y., Piao, Y., Dong, C., Shen, Y., & Zhou, Z. (2025) · Small · doi:10.1002/smll.202509826 · Cited by 2

High-brightness, atomic precision gold clusters for three-dimensional visualized pathological monitoring

Li, S., Jia, K., Liu, L., Yan, H., Zang, J., Ao, S., Qi, X., Ma, D., Li, S., Yang, S., et al. (2025) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2025.170460 · Cited by 2

Near-infrared-II Ag-based quantum dots for fluorescence imaging

Du, K., Ma, L., Liu, K., Lei, P., & Zhang, H. (2025) · Materials Today Bio · doi:10.1016/j.mtbio.2025.102611 · Cited by 2

Human stem cells loaded with visible and near-infrared fluorescent core–shell polymeric nanoparticles and revealing tropism toward inflammatory stimuli: in vitro evaluation

Bari, R. Z. A., Golovynska, I., Golovynskyi, S., Liu, J., Stepanov, Y. V., Gao, S., Xu, H., Stepanova, L. I., Vretik, L. O., Ohulchanskyy, T. Y., et al. (2025) · Stem Cell Research & Therapy · doi:10.1186/s13287-025-04834-0 · Cited by 2

Super-resolution structured illumination microscopy of cellular nanopores using near-infrared fluorescent probes

Steinecker, S. M., Ortkrass, H., Muller, M. W., Schürstedt, J., Dutta, S. B., Kralemann-Köhler, A., Kiel, A., Baumann, S., Holst, G., Esch, J. S. A., et al. (2025) · Optics Express · doi:10.1364/oe.584208 · Cited by 2

A Multifunctional NIR‐II Rare‐Earth Nanoagent for In Vivo Monitoring Cancer Revascularization and Prognosis

Yu, Z., Zhou, J., Chen, Z., Wang, Z., Almomen, A. A., El‐Toni, A. M., Liang, A., Fan, Y., & Zhang, F. (2025) · Advanced Functional Materials · doi:10.1002/adfm.202527382 · Cited by 2

Self-assembled chromopeptide nanostructures for photothermal therapy of tumors

Liu, J., Zhao, L., Shi, M., Yang, C., Xing, R., & Yan, X. (2026) · Chemical Communications · doi:10.1039/d5cc06380a · Cited by 2

Multiband Infrared Photodetection Based on Colloidal Quantum Dot

Xu, Y., Xue, X., Wu, L., Gan, Z., Chen, M., & Hao, Q. (2026) · Photonics · doi:10.3390/photonics13010089 · Cited by 2

Unveiling aucubin-mediated inhibition of PANoptosis in lower limb ischemia-reperfusion injury with a near-infrared H2O2 fluorogenic probe

Deng, T., Peng, Z., Liang, J., Kan, Q., Peng, J., Zhou, Z., Huang, L., Liu, H., Jin, G., & Yao, C. (2026) · Materials Today Bio · doi:10.1016/j.mtbio.2026.102845 · Cited by 2

Metabolically Labeling Near-Infrared-II Excited Fluorophores on Bacterial Outer Membrane Vesicles for Targeted Imaging and Photoimmunotherapy of Gram-Negative Bacterial Peritonitis

Li, N., Li, Z., Zou, J., Wu, F., Wang, M., Xiong, J., Wu, G., Chen, G., Tan, X., & Yang, Q. (2026) · Analytical Chemistry · doi:10.1021/acs.analchem.5c06887 · Cited by 2

Fluorogenic Peptide-Modulated 2D ZnO/MnO 2 Nanosheet Heterostructure Enables Monitoring of Tumor Early Response to Immunotherapy

Xiang, J., Liu, Z., Liu, M., Zhang, Y., & Zhu, X. (2026) · Analytical Chemistry · doi:10.1021/acs.analchem.5c04471 · Cited by 2

Near-infrared (NIR) scintillation properties of Nd-doped SrTa2O6 single crystals

Tominaga, Y., Kato, T., Nishikawa, A., Miyazaki, K., Nakauchi, D., Kawaguchi, N., & Yanagida, T. (2026) · Journal of Luminescence · doi:10.1016/j.jlumin.2026.121805 · Cited by 2

Design and Biomedical Applications of Bioactive Clusters

Liu, D., Wang, H., & Zhang, X. (2026) · Chemistry - A European Journal · doi:10.1002/chem.202503648 · Cited by 2

Near-infrared time-resolved in vivo imaging based on lanthanide probes: A review

Hu, S., Zhang, X., Wong, G. K.-L., Zhang, F., & Fan, Y. (2026) · Chinese Chemical Letters · doi:10.1016/j.cclet.2026.112534 · Cited by 2

Rational design of pyrrole-bridged AIE fluorophores for near-infrared II bioimaging

Hou, X., Bai, C., Wang, W., Dong, C., Zeng, X., Hong, X., & Xiao, Y. (2026) · Chinese Chemical Letters · doi:10.1016/j.cclet.2026.112533 · Cited by 2

Fluorescence-guided surgery in colorectal cancer: current evidence, quantitative advances, and future perspectives

Lee, K.-H. (2026) · Annals of Coloproctology · doi:10.3393/ac.2025.01438.0205 · Cited by 2

High‐Performance Flexible Near‐Infrared Organic Light‐Emitting Diodes with a Heterogeneous Alloy Semitransparent Electrode

Xu, M., Han, M., Xue, M., Liu, S., Li, Y., Deng, G., Zhang, L., Zhang, Y., Cheng, G. L. F., Xie, W., et al. (2026) · Advanced Materials · doi:10.1002/adma.202518212 · Cited by 2

Integrated NIR-II light sources via Cr4+-doped wafer-scale composite ceramics for enhanced image sensing

Liu, G., Zhang, S., Wang, Y., & Xia, Z. (2026) · Journal of Materiomics · doi:10.1016/j.jmat.2026.101199 · Cited by 2

Accelerating organic luminescent material discovery: from quantum chemical calculations to machine learning

Zeng, Y., Zhang, S., Guo, W.-Y., & Zheng, X. (2026) · Chemical Communications · doi:10.1039/d6cc00685j · Cited by 2

Recent progress on lanthanide-doped photon conversion nanoparticles for biological and medical applications

Jiang, C., Wang, X., Hui, L. I., Prasad, P. N., & Chen, G. (2026) · PhotoniX Life · doi:10.3724/pxlife.2025-0008 · Cited by 2

Selecting an optimal imaging window for NIR fluorescence wide-field microscopy

Wu, B., Wu, T., Feng, Z., & Qian, J. (2026) · PhotoniX Life · doi:10.3724/pxlife.2025-0017 · Cited by 2

Activatable Near-Infrared Fluorescent Probes for Immune Cell Imaging

Li, K., Wu, S., Zheng, H., Song, Y., He, S., & Tian, H. (2026) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.6c03105 · Cited by 2

Engineering Nanoemulsions to Maximize NIR‐II Fluorescence and Preserve Photothermal Performance of a Novel Boron Difluoride Formazanate Dye

Kwon, N., Buguis, F. L., Husby, T., Chun, S., Zhang, D., Wu, J., Rehl, B., Ling, B., Iqbal, U. H., Washington, M., et al. (2026) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.4378015 · Cited by 2

Visualizing Senescent–Normal Cell Boundaries Through Environment‐Dependent Bidirectional Luminescent Contrast

Ge, P., Hu, Y., Sun, L.-L., Li, X.-R., Rong, Y., Li, C., Chai, X., Sahalianov, I. Y., Baryshnikov, G., Ågren, H., et al. (2026) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.7278240 · Cited by 2

Evaluating NIR-II-Emissive Graphene Quantum Dot Biodistribution, Toxicity, and Clearance for In Vivo Fluorescence Imaging

Valimukhametova, A. R., Castro-Lopez, N., Sharma, P., Malkova, K., Gasimli, A., Topkiran, U. C., Paul, H., Vashani, D., Zub, O., Wormley, F. L., et al. (2026) · ACS Applied Nano Materials · doi:10.1021/acsanm.6c01014 · Cited by 2

Nano-engineered precision strategies for hematological malignancies: current advances and translational roadmap

Zhang, Z., Chen, J., Shi, Q. W., Zhou, Z., Wang, B., Gu, P., Zhao, J., Dai, J., Sun, Q., & Teng, Y. (2026) · Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials · doi:10.1007/s42114-026-01846-z · Cited by 3

Smart molecular design of NIR‐II organic fluorophores through self‐driven iterative evolution, deep learning, and fragment‐based assembly

Zhang, Y., Hu, Z., Wang, X., Sun, Z., Liang, Y., Zhong, C., & Sun, H. (2026) · Smart Molecules · doi:10.1002/smo2.70064 · Cited by 2

Twisted D-π-A-π-D boron difluoride formazanate dye enabling SOCT-ISC for NIR-II fluorescence and Type I photodynamic therapy

Zhang, Z., Wang, L., Mei, A., Wang, W., Xu, K., Shao, J., Jing, S., & Dong, X. (2026) · Sensors and Actuators B Chemical · doi:10.1016/j.snb.2026.140369 · Cited by 2

Engineering Ultrastable Intrinsic Radicals: Graphene Quantum Dots With NIR‐II Emission for Dynamic Deep‐Tissue Bioimaging

Xu, Q., Hou, Y., Wang, B., Zhang, T., Liu, Y., Li, S., Chen, M., Xing, G., Guo, D., & Qu, S. (2026) · Advanced Science · doi:10.1002/advs.76970 · Cited by 2

Regulating Triplet Energy Level and Intramolecular Motion: An Aggregation-Induced Emission BODIPY for Near-Infrared Type I Photodynamic/Photothermal Synergistic Therapy

Chen, X., Xie, X., Li, Y., Yang, L., Liu, C., Huang, S., Liu, Z., Li, M., Zhang, Y., & Qi, Z. (2026) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.6c11599 · Cited by 2

Antibody-based near-infrared fluorogenic probes for wash-free imaging of cell-surface proteins

Wang, H., Yan, J., Wang, W., Chen, E., Chen, D., Zeng, S., Li, Q., & Qian, L. (2024) · Analytica Chimica Acta · doi:10.1016/j.aca.2024.343005 · Cited by 2

Near-Infrared Persistent Luminescence of CaTiO3:Cr,Y for Imaging of Bone Implants Using Red-Light Illumination Instead of X-ray

Xu, Y., Abulipizi, G., Wang, Y., Fang, Y., Yu, Z., Zhou, J., & Li, Z. (2024) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.4c13865 · Cited by 2

Synthesis of heavy-atom-free thienoisoindigo dye as near-infrared photosensitizer for type I photodynamic therapy and photoacoustic imaging

Zhang, F., Cai, H., Wang, L., & Shao, J. (2024) · Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology · doi:10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2024.113052 · Cited by 2

Zinc Complexes with Mixed Ligands and the Effect on Excitation and Emission Spectra by Changing the Binding Sites

Li, S., Feng, X., Chen, H., & Xu, S. (2024) · ChemistrySelect · doi:10.1002/slct.202404957 · Cited by 2

Electron-donating substituents allow boosted fluorescence emission wavelengths of Dihydropyridopyrazine functionalized xanthene

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Spectroscopic photoacoustic denoising framework using hybrid analytical and data-free learning method

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