In vivo NIR-II fluorescence imaging for biology and medicine

A clearer vision for in vivo imaging

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NIR Excitation in Atomically Precise Nanoclusters via Two-Photon and Three-Photon Absorption

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Advances and Opportunities in NIR-II Endoscopy: From Diagnosis to Therapeutic Applications

Luo, J., Du, X., Wang, S., Yao, C., & Wang, J. (2026) · Diagnostics · doi:10.3390/diagnostics16070986 · Cited by 1

Ultracompact Wide-FOV near-infrared camera with a wafer-level manufactured meta-aspheric lens

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Multidimensional Molecular Engineering of Benzobisthiadiazole‐Based NIR‐II AIEgens for Pareto‐Balanced Imaging and Photothermal Performance

Zuo, Y., Guo, L., Ou, X., Wang, W., He, G., Deng, Z., Zhu, X., Yang, M., Yang, S., K, H., et al. (2026) · Advanced Functional Materials · doi:10.1002/adfm.75575 · Cited by 1

Near-infrared-II nanotherapeutics mediate cancer immunotherapy

Zheng, Y., Jiang, S., Li, F., Chen, C., Peng, X., Zhang, Y., & Liu, G. (2026) · PhotoniX Life · doi:10.3724/pxlife.2025-0013 · Cited by 1

A Brain-Permeable Selenocyanate Near-Infrared (NIR) Probe Platform for H 2 S Dynamics Imaging: Insights into Redox Homeostasis and Antiepileptic Therapy

Liu, L., Zhang, J., He, D., He, Y., He, L., He, M., Zhang, X., Huang, M., Wei, X., Wang, F., et al. (2026) · Analytical Chemistry · doi:10.1021/acs.analchem.6c01124 · Cited by 1

De novo design of NIR-II thioxanthene dye and phosphate-driven charge transfer-coupled J -aggregates for high resolution tumor angiography and type I phototherapy against hypoxic tumors

Zhang, C., Wu, Z., Bai, Y., He, J., Miao, M., Feiyu, D. I. A. O., Wang, Q., Zhong, S., Shi, P., Song, X., et al. (2026) · Chemical Science · doi:10.1039/d6sc01958g · Cited by 1

Bio-inspired indocyanine green supramolecular assemblies for high-contrast NIR-II imaging and cooperative dual-targeting of bladder cancer

Xu, H., Wu, J., Bai, Y., Qin, J., Sun, R., Li, Z., Tang, K., Liu, Y., & Zhu, J. (2026) · Biomaterials · doi:10.1016/j.biomaterials.2026.124397 · Cited by 1

Polymethine Chromophores for NIR-II Phototheranostics: From Molecular Engineering to Nanoformulation-Enabled Bioapplications

Ran, X., Zhang, Y.-M., Xia, W.-L., Li, L.-X., Zhang, F., Cao, Y.-S., Yu, X.-Q., & Li, K. (2026) · ACS Nano · doi:10.1021/acsnano.6c08317 · Cited by 1

Engineering Synergistic Intra‐/Intermolecular Conformational Locking via Side‐Chain Branching: A β‐Sheet‐Inspired Strategy for Planar NIR‐II Phototheranostic Aggregates

Lu, C., Jia, Q., Wu, B., Li, C., Kwok, R. T. K., Chen, T., Sun, J., Zhao, Z., Chen, T., Wang, Z., et al. (2026) · Advanced Science · doi:10.1002/advs.76688 · Cited by 1

Butterfly effect in aggregates: Packing motif-induced through-space interactions enable NIR-II emission for image-guided bladder cancer surgery

Wang, H., Wang, Y., Hou, D., Li, Q., Bai, B., Wu, B., Zhang, R., Yang, L., Wang, Z., Zhao, Z., et al. (2026) · Matter · doi:10.1016/j.matt.2026.102956 · Cited by 1

A H 2 S-activatable NIR-II aza-BODIPY probe for early detection of drug-induced liver injury

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Dual‐Acceptor Engineered Multimodal Phototheranostic NIR‐II AIEgens for Orthotopic Breast Cancer Treatment

Kang, M., Pei, Y., Yang, Z., Pan, Y., Zhang, Z., Li, X., Wang, D., & Tang, B. Z. (2026) · Aggregate · doi:10.1002/agt2.70427 · Cited by 1

Fluorescence-Free Surface Enhanced Resonance Raman Nanoprobes for Tumor Imaging with High Signal-to-Background Ratio

Zhai, N., Dong, W., Chen, A., Zhang, Y., Li, J., & Fan, X. (2026) · ACS Applied Nano Materials · doi:10.1021/acsanm.6c03068 · Cited by 1

All-organic polymer with large refractive index in the near-infrared

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Neodymium-embedded ultrasmall biomimetic calcium phosphate clusters for fluorapatite nanodot formation and NIR-II bioimaging

Ma, M., Wang, Y., Cao, X., Lu, W., Zhang, B., & Guo, Y. (2025) · Materials Today Nano · doi:10.1016/j.mtnano.2025.100618 · Cited by 1

Organic Photoactive Materials with Aggregation-Induced Emission Characteristics for Tumor Theranostics

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Prostate-specific membrane antigen targeted organic semiconducting polymer nanoparticles for enhanced photothermal therapy of prostate cancer

Jiang, Z., Zhang, X., Kadeerhan, G., Zhang, J., Jin, J., Hu, W., Guo, W., Guo, H., & Wang, D. (2026) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2025.1688048 · Cited by 1

Multidimensional lung imaging: integrated preclinical platforms enabling the identification of translational biomarkers for pulmonary research

Pennati, F., Buccardi, M., Aliverti, A., Ferrini, E., & Stellari, F. F. (2026) · Respiratory Research · doi:10.1186/s12931-025-03472-7 · Cited by 1

Real‐Time In Vivo Detection of Nanocarrier Number and Velocity in the Cerebrovasculature Using Hot Band Absorption

Wang, X. M., Liisberg, M. B., Rück, V., Pande, S., Nolt, G. L., Li, L., Yin, Q., Harvey, B. T., Nagel, J., Fu, X., et al. (2026) · Small · doi:10.1002/smll.202508822 · Cited by 1

Visualized diagnosis in the second near-infrared window

Yan, H., Ma, D., Ma, H., Zhang, J. H., Zhang, X.-D., & Wang, H. (2026) · Coordination Chemistry Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.ccr.2026.217788 · Cited by 1

Design and synthesis of a NIR-AIEEgen with rapid lysosome-targeting and large stokes shift for bioimaging

Jiang, R., Yang, Z., Li, J., Tan, J., Lei, Q., Zhong, B., Mei, Y., Zhang, Q., Jiang, P., & Zhao, Z. (2026) · Sensors and Actuators B Chemical · doi:10.1016/j.snb.2026.139885 · Cited by 1

An Octopus probe for high-performance >1,300 nm NIR-II fluorescence molecular imaging of cancer

Peng, Z., Liu, H., Wang, H., Long, R., Yang, Q., Lu, Z., Xu, W., Yin, Z., Zhang, L., Zhang, F., et al. (2026) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.2534014123 · Cited by 1

Multispectral photoacoustic microscopy and NIR-II fluorescence imaging of TREM2-positive microglia in Aβ-driven Alzheimer’s pathogenesis

Lo, H., Li, S., Chen, J., Zhou, Q., Qiu, Y., Ma, S., Yu, B., Gu, T., & Nie, L. (2026) · Fundamental Research · doi:10.1016/j.fmre.2026.04.016 · Cited by 1

A novel coumarin-based NIR-II fluorescent probe with an ultra-large stokes shift for rapid visualization of amyloid-β in Alzheimer's disease

Bian, X., (163589), J. Z., Liu, Z., Zhang, W.-P., Liu, X., Cao, Y., Liu, J.-G., Zhao, D., Zhang, H., Chen, H., et al. (2026) · Sensors and Actuators B Chemical · doi:10.1016/j.snb.2026.140322 · Cited by 1

From materials to medicine: formulation-driven optimization and clinical prospects of NIR-II optical imaging agents

Zou, J., Yang, L., Zhang, W., Liu, G., & Lu, Z. (2026) · Journal of Materials Chemistry B · doi:10.1039/d6tb00661b · Cited by 1

Integrated theranostic nanoplatform empowers precision cancer care via radionuclide-labeled NIR-II aggregation-induced emission luminogens

Zhang, G.-L., Hou, D., Chen, Y., Chen, P., Wu, J., Wang, Y., Xu, W., Zhao, Z., Tang, B. Z., & Feng, H. (2026) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-026-74359-4 · Cited by 1

A super-inert near-infrared fluorescent rotaxane dye for surgical navigation

Lu, Z.-G., Liu, H., Xu, W., Huang, H., Fan, S., Wang, H., Ji, X., Yin, Z., Peng, Z., Yang, Q., et al. (2026) · Nature Photonics · doi:10.1038/s41566-026-01945-9 · Cited by 1

Engineering Polarons for Circumventing Energy Gap Law: Nd‐doped CdTe Quantum Dots With High‐efficiency Emission at 1730 nm for NIR‐IIb/c Bioimaging

Xu, Q., Hou, Y., Li, S., Chen, M., Ren, F., Liu, Y., Zhang, C. L., Zhang, T., & Guo, D. (2026) · Advanced Materials · doi:10.1002/adma.73829 · Cited by 1

Defect-engineered layered double hydroxide/CuS heterojunction enabling synergistic photothermal-photodynamic antibacterial therapy

Zhong, Z., Zhao, C., Yu, Y., Jin, W., Zhan, L., Xi, L., Hu, T., Zhang, Y., Liang, R., Li, H., et al. (2026) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2026.179465 · Cited by 1

More Than a Glow: How Cyanine Dyes Shape Tracer Pharmacokinetics

Saliën, J., Romieu, A., Denat, F., Gonçalves, V., & Hernot, S. (2026) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.9479227 · Cited by 1

Deep learning-based prediction of highly efficient optical probes for two-photon fluorescence imaging and photodynamic therapy of tumor

Yang, Y., Lin, D., Huang, J., Han, W., Tang, Y., & Yin, J. (2026) · Applied Physics Letters · doi:10.1063/5.0336436 · Cited by 1

Single‐Atom C‐to‐N Editing Unlocks Bright NIR‐II J‐Aggregates for Imaging Lymphatic Metastasis

Wei, X., He, L., He, D., Zhang, X., & Chen, W. (2026) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.5207784 · Cited by 1

Highly Crystallized Transparent Composite for Cooperative Imaging

Dong, Q., Wang, D., Qiu, J., & Zhou, S. (2026) · Advanced Materials · doi:10.1002/adma.74454 · Cited by 1

Quantum Defect Density Controls Carbon Nanotube Sensor Sensitivity via Photophysical Cooperativity

Andreeva, V. D., Ma, C., Li, J., Gretz, J., Mohr, J. M., & Kruss, S. (2026) · The Journal of Physical Chemistry C · doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.6c04661 · Cited by 1

PGDM: Physics-Guided Noise-Free Diffusion Model Based on Point Spread Function for Light-Scattering Removal in Unpaired Biomedical Images

Zhao, J., Han, K., Huang, Q., Tian, J., & Hu, Z. (2026) · doi:10.1109/cvprf71909.2026.00538 · Cited by 1

Isomerization enhanced fluorescence brightness of benzobisthiadiazole-based NIR-II fluorophores for highly efficient fluorescence imaging: A theoretical perspective

Du, Y., Zhang, Y., Xu, Y., Zhang, M., Leng, J., & Hu, W. (2024) · Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy · doi:10.1016/j.saa.2024.125282 · Cited by 1

NIR‐II Cyazulene Fluorophores with Adjustable Cycloalkenes and Spectroscopic Properties for Imaging Applications

Gao, W., Liu, D., Li, H., He, Z., Liu, Y., Li, X., Ma, H., & Shi, W. (2025) · Advanced Healthcare Materials · doi:10.1002/adhm.202404996 · Cited by 1

Programming a multiplex lanthanide nanoparticle for customized cancer treatment with real-time efficiency feedback

Zhao, H., Chen, W., Zhu, Y. X., Chao, Z., Sun, J., Zhang, Q., Guo, H., Ju, H., & Liu, Y. (2025) · Nanoscale · doi:10.1039/d5nr00390c · Cited by 1

A NIR-II Fluorescence/Photoacoustic Dual Ratiometric Probe for H2S2 in vivo

Xia, Y., & Zhao, C. (2025) · Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry · doi:10.6023/cjoc202500010 · Cited by 1

In Vivo Bacterial Tracking Technology Based on Membrane Dye Labeling

Zhou, L., Li, J., He, X., & Liu, M. (2025) · Journal of Biophotonics · doi:10.1002/jbio.202500172 · Cited by 1

A new class of NIR-II luminescent nanoprobes via Ho3+ sensitization for deep-tissue multiplexed imaging

Shi, Y., Yang, D., Zheng, W., & Chen, X. (2025) · Chinese Journal of Structural Chemistry · doi:10.1016/j.cjsc.2025.100593 · Cited by 1

Dihydropyridopyrazine Functionalized Xanthene: Generating Stable NIR Dyes with Small‐Molecular Weight by Enhanced Charge Separation

Zhang, X., Yang, F., Zhao, X., Wu, Q., He, L., Li, Z., Zhou, Z., Ren, T., Zhang, X., & Yuan, L. (2024) · Angewandte Chemie · doi:10.1002/ange.202410666

Non-Invasive On–Off Fluorescent Biosensor for Endothelial Cell Detection

Jiang, Q., Shao, S., Li, N., Zhang, Z., & Liu, B. (2024) · Biosensors · doi:10.3390/bios14100489

Structured illumination flowmetryPreprint

Widengren, J., & Liu, H. (2025) · Research Square · doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-5965275/v1

Synchronizing the nπ* Transition Dipole in a Benzoyl-Linked N-Fused Ring for Highly Efficient Yellow Afterglow

Sk, B., Shimura, R., Fujita, K., & Hirata, S. (2025) · The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters · doi:10.1021/acs.jpclett.5c00429

Heptamethine cyanine with 1239 nm fluorescence emission for in vivo imaging

Zhao, J., Shi, J., Sun, X., Wang, S., Zhao, X., Zhao, X., Nie, J., & Yue, Y. (2025) · Chinese Chemical Letters · doi:10.1016/j.cclet.2025.111317

Near-infrared optical imaging for intraoperative identification and assessment of parathyroid glands

Kang, J., Ye, Z., Yan, C., & Gu, B. (2025) · Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences · doi:10.1142/s1793545825300095

Multi-Feature Fusion Model Based on Attention Mechanism

Liu, Z., Zhang, Y., & Li, Y. (2025) · International Conference on Advanced Algorithms and Control Engineering (ICAACE) · doi:10.1109/icaace65325.2025.11020091

Photophysical structured illumination velocimetry based on the long-lasting emission response of lanthanide luminescent nanoparticles

Liu, H., & Widengren, J. (2025) · Nanoscale Horizons · doi:10.1039/d5nh00395d

Cross relaxation-enhanced NIR-Ⅱ fluorescence in negative thermal expansion phosphor Sc2(MoO4)3 for thermal sensing

Tian, X., Dou, H., Wen, Y., Wu, L., Wang, C., Zhang, Z., & Zhang, Y. (2025) · Journal of Rare Earths · doi:10.1016/j.jre.2025.08.002

无机与有机NIR-II荧光探针的性能优化及生物医学成像研究

Cao, M., Qing, 陶. T., Yinbo, 霍. H., Ruiyan, 郭. G., Lele, 王. W., Lanying, 李. L., Yanli, 闻. W., & Gang, 刘. L. (2025) · Laser & Optoelectronics Progress · doi:10.3788/lop251222

开顶式近红外二区双光子光片成像（特邀）

Hao, 杨. Y., Xin, 熊. X., Tianyu, 朱. Z., & Pengfei, 柳. L. (2025) · Laser & Optoelectronics Progress · doi:10.3788/lop251103

Simulated Near Infrared Database for Fluorescence Diffuse Optical Tomography

Rodriguez-Vega, M., Nguyen, P., Wojak, J., Henry, M., Josserand, V., & Silva, A. D. (2025) · Diffuse Optical Spectroscopy and Imaging · doi:10.1117/12.3098445

Tailoring NanoLuc luciferase for self-illuminated imaging, biosensing, and deep-tissue phototherapy

Li, J., Zhu, J.-H., Wu, Y., Zhang, Y., Gu, M., Chen, Y., Li, M., Chen, X., & Peng, X. (2025) · Chinese Chemical Letters · doi:10.1016/j.cclet.2025.112137

Tailoring Crystal Structure and Energy Modulation Pathways for Boosted NIR-II Luminescence Imaging beyond 1600 nm

Bi, S., Yao, X., Chen, Z., Tian, J., & Zeng, S. (2025) · Nano Letters · doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c03694

Acoustoluminescence in Transition Metal and Rare Earth Oxides Beyond 1800 nm for In Vivo ImagingPreprint

Xiong, P., Xu, S., Liu, Z., Xu, D., Yu, H., Dai, Z., Wu, Z., Qu, L., & Wang, F. (2025) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.64898/2025.12.03.692246

Applications of Second Near‐Infrared ( NIR ‐ II ) Theranostic Agents in Dentistry

Liu, Y., Li, Y., & Tian, Y. (2025) · Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials · doi:10.1002/jbmb.70004

Type-II/Type-I cascade band alignment in anisotropic In(Zn)P-based nanocrystals enables high photoluminescence quantum yield and broadband emission for near-infrared LEDs

Lai, C.-F., & Lin, T.-Y. (2025) · Materials Today Nano · doi:10.1016/j.mtnano.2025.100700

受体‑给体‑受体型近红外二区荧光光敏剂研究进展（特邀）

Xunwen, 张. Z., Yaowei, 申. S., Wen, 李. L., Dalong, 马. M., Jie, 刘. L., & Wei, 黄. H. (2025) · Chinese Journal of Lasers · doi:10.3788/cjl251135

吲哚菁绿用于肝包虫小鼠的近红外二区荧光代谢成像的研究

Xinxin, 熊. X., Chi, 张. Z., Zhong, 杜. D., Jun, 李. L., & Nuernisha, 努. A. (2025) · Chinese Journal of Lasers · doi:10.3788/cjl251119

Fabrication of an NIR-II fluorescence-visible indocyanine green-BioGlue for precision surgical adhesion with intraoperative leakage prevention

Feng, X., Liu, R., Zhang, C., Cheng, R., Fu, D., Sun, S., Wang, J., & Wang, G. (2025) · Regenerative Biomaterials · doi:10.1093/rb/rbaf131

Atomic Precise Au 18 Clusters for NIR‐II Accurate Hepatic Ischemia‐Reperfusion 3D Visualization

Li, Z., Zhang, Z., Ao, S., Li, G., Li, S., Ma, D., Zang, J., Yan, H., Tian, F., Chen, Z., et al. (2026) · Advanced Healthcare Materials · doi:10.1002/adhm.202504082

NIR Triggered Fluorescence Imaging and Synergistic Ablation of Cervical Cancer Using ICG-Loaded CuO Nanoleaves via Photothermal-Augmented ROS Amplification

Huang, J., Wu, S., Wang, X., Lin, H., Zheng, S., Zhang, Y., Chen, X., & Yang, Z. (2026) · ACS Applied Bio Materials · doi:10.1021/acsabm.5c02472

Molecular engineering of ionic organic phototheranostic agents for NIR-II imaging-guided synergistic phototherapy

Gong, J., Zhang, Y., Lu, C., Jiang, G., Jin, Q., & Wang, J. (2026) · Chemical Communications · doi:10.1039/d6cc00306k

An Activatable Dye‐Sensitized Lanthanide Nanoprobes With Enhanced NIR‐II Luminescence for In Vivo Inflammation Imaging

Huang, J., Wang, M., & Zhang, Y. (2026) · Chemistry - A European Journal · doi:10.1002/chem.70822

Real-time in vivo multispectral NIR-II imaging via excitation-encoded lanthanide fluorophore palette

Liu, Q., Lian, W., Tu, D., & Chen, X. (2026) · Chinese Chemical Letters · doi:10.1016/j.cclet.2026.112552

Mutagenesis study of a Bacteriophytochrome – insights for the development of labels for optical imagingPreprint

Mohammed, A. A., Wiesner, D., Dachs, A., Wippermann, E., Göllner, S., Willeit, S., Klemm, U., Schulz, S., Perleberg, B., Galligan, J. J., et al. (2026) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.64898/2026.03.03.708993

NIR‐II Temporal Compressive Wide‐Field Microscope (TCWM) Achieving Fluorescent Dynamic Imaging Beyond Camera Frame Rate

You, X., Liu, X., Liu, W., Zhang, P., Zhang, Y., Wang, Y., Wang, J., & Qian, J. (2026) · Laser & Photonics Review · doi:10.1002/lpor.202502999

Sequential programmed nanomachine to optimize NIR-II fluorescence guided surgery and immune amplification for orthotopic glioblastoma

Xue, D., Cao, Y., Li, W., Li, S., Song, S., Wang, Y., & Zhang, H. (2026) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2026.175114

Far field metal-enhanced luminescence nanothermometryPreprint

Juárez, B. H., Wang, P., Carrica, D., Bueno, J., Medel, A. H., Ortgies, D. H., Osorio, M. R., Granados, D., Sousa, C., Munuera, C., et al. (2026) · Research Square · doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-8366629/v1

Cationic Polymer–Photothermal Agent Conjugates with Enhanced Light Absorption and Tumor Accumulation for Efficient Phototherapy of Osteosarcoma

Shi, Z., Wu, T., Wu, J., Zheng, J., Ding, R., Liu, Z., Li, S., Du, Z., Qian, J., He, W., et al. (2026) · ACS Nano · doi:10.1021/acsnano.5c21936 · Cited by 1

In situ biomimetic near-infrared fluorescent protein formed by tumor signature proteins for detecting breast cancer biopsy

Cheng, J., Liu, T., Zhu, X., Zhang, C., Li, Y., Li, M., Song, D., LI, J. L., Zhang, F., & Zhu, S. (2026) · Materials Today Bio · doi:10.1016/j.mtbio.2026.103163

All-optical edge detection in near-infrared imaging using a destructive-interference metalens

Lu, Y., Tang, T., dong, N., Wei, L., Dai, B., Zhuang, S., & Zhang, D. (2026) · Optics Express · doi:10.1364/oe.588796

Donor-acceptor engineered aza-BODIPY fluorophore with intramolecular charge transfer-enhanced NIR-II emission for tumor phototheranostics

Wang, L., Shen, Q., Wang, W., Sun, X., Shao, J., Jing, S., & Dong, X. (2026) · Science China Materials · doi:10.1007/s40843-025-4031-6

Near-infrared II fluorescence imaging of PD-L1 and VEGF for assessing and early prediction of “T+A” therapeutic responsiveness in hepatocellular carcinoma

Feng, J., Zhang, Y., Liu, W. T., Zhang, P., Xiao, J., Feng, Q., Wang, Z., Zhang, J., Zhong, Y., Shi, Z., et al. (2026) · Materials Today Bio · doi:10.1016/j.mtbio.2026.103228

Optical and Photoacoustic Imaging

Napp, J., Markus, M. A., & Alves, F. (2026) · Recent results in cancer research/Recent Results in Cancer Research · doi:10.1007/978-3-032-15314-2_15

Tuning J-Aggregation Behavior of Fused Ring Acceptor Fluorophore within Nanoparticles for NIR-II Excitable Bioimaging with High Brightness

Wang, X., Chen, Z., Hu, Z., Zhang, Y., Zhang, X., Yang, X., Zhou, X., Zhong, W., Zhu, X., Li, X., et al. (2026) · ACS Nano · doi:10.1021/acsnano.6c05038 · Cited by 1

Novel carboxyl-functionalized polyarylpyrrolidone AIE probes for Pb2+: Unusual 1:2 binding stoichiometry

Han, W., Gu, X.-W., Li, S. Y., Wang, L. Y., Han, X., Ma, W., Masson, G., & Wang, X. (2026) · Dyes and Pigments · doi:10.1016/j.dyepig.2026.113879

Bandgap‐Engineered Pt x Te y :Ag 2 Te Composite Quantum Dots Enable Programmable NIR‐II Imaging and Photothermal‐Immune Synergistic Therapy

Liu, J., Xu, R., Wu, Q., Xiao, T., Zhao, L. F., Sun, L., Zheng, Y., Dong, L., Tian, Z., & Wang, H. (2026) · Advanced Science · doi:10.1002/advs.75777

A renally clearable tumor-targeted probe enabling functional delineation of tumor margins by NIR-II fluorescence lifetime imaging

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Background-enhanced NIR-II single-pixel imaging for fluorescent localization and dynamic tracking

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