In vivo NIR-II fluorescence imaging for biology and medicine

A clearer vision for in vivo imaging

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Near-infrared fluorophores for biomedical imaging

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Second window for in vivo imaging

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A small-molecule dye for NIR-II imaging

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In vivo three-photon microscopy of subcortical structures within an intact mouse brain

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A route to brightly fluorescent carbon nanotubes for near-infrared imaging in mice

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NIR-II-to-NIR-II upconversion and covert optical encryption in lanthanide halide double perovskites

Li, M., Li, M., Jia, M., & Shi, Z. (2026) · Optics Letters · doi:10.1364/ol.608725

A Photo‐Responsive Iron‐Based Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contrast Agent With Redox Activity

Yang, Z., Guo, Y., Yin, Z., & Ning, Y. (2026) · Analysis & Sensing · doi:10.1002/anse.70102

Water as a thermal contrast agent for artificial-intelligence-enhanced in vivo mid-infrared thermographyPreprint

Xu, S., Liu, Y., Xu, D., Dai, Z., Ye, W., Zhan, X., & Wang, F. (2026) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.64898/2026.07.03.736311

NIR-II photothermal-driven pulsatile PTH release for osteoporotic bone repair

Wu, Y. N., Yao, Y., He, Z., Xie, F., Sha, D., Yan, C., Guo, Z., Yuan, Y., Zhu, W., & Liu, C. (2026) · National Science Review · doi:10.1093/nsr/nwag407

Camera-free NIR-II fluorescence molecular tomography via single-pixel spatial frequency domain imaging with photon counting detection

Bai, W., liu, D., Ye, W. U., Chai, C., Cao, J., & Gao, F. (2026) · Optics Letters · doi:10.1364/ol.607020

Ratiometric nitric oxide fluorescent probe in the second near infrared window for the visualization of inflammation

Chen, R., Guo, R., Wang, Z., Yang, W., Lin, J., Zeng, Y., & Tian, Y. (2026) · Materials Today Bio · doi:10.1016/j.mtbio.2026.103438

Spectral characterisation of short-wave infrared (SWIR) tissue chromophores and tissue-mimicking phantom optical propertiesPreprint

Watt, M. R., Malouf, L., Tao, R., Racicot, I., Else, T. R., Gröhl, J., & Bohndiek, S. E. (2026) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.64898/2026.07.07.736740

Hot-assisted spin-coating for ultrasmooth PbS colloidal quantum dot film in high-performance NIR photodetectors

Huang, X., Yi, J., Yang, F., Li, H., & Huang, K. (2026) · Applied Physics Letters · doi:10.1063/5.0332150

Small-Molecule NIR-II Probes for Biological Imaging: A Four-Dimensional Design Framework

Wu, W., Zheng, Y., Wang, S., & Zhang, F. (2026) · Accounts of Chemical Research · doi:10.1021/acs.accounts.6c00300

Progress in the Development of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) for Medical Imaging of Tumors: Prospects and Challenges

Li, X., & Teng, F. (2026) · International Journal of Nanomedicine · doi:10.2147/ijn.s600440

A Versatile Tumor Microenvironment-Responsive Nanoprobe for Cancer Screening and Early Detection

Ouyang, F., Xiong, H., Ding, D., Wan, Y., Liu, M., Liang, Y., Dai, H., & Wan, H. (2026) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/jacs.6c08163

Application‐Driven Modular Design of Gold Nanoclusters for In Vivo Fluorescence Imaging

Luo, X., & Liu, J. (2026) · Small Methods · doi:10.1002/smtd.70854

Hybrid deep reconstruction for vignetting-free upconversion imaging through scattering in epsilon-near-zero materials

Zhang, H., Xu, Y., Zhang, W., Choudhary, S., Alam, M. Z., Nguyen, L. D., Klein, M., Vangala, S., Miller, J. K., Johnson, E. G., et al. (2026) · Light Science & Applications · doi:10.1038/s41377-026-02375-6

Camera-Free NIR-II Fluorescence Molecular Tomography via Single-Pixel Spatial Frequency Domain Imaging

Bai, W., Liu, D., & Gao, F. (2026) · Optics in the Life Sciences · doi:10.1364/translational.2026.jt4a.36

Ratiometric near-infrared-II fluorescent probe based on gold nanoclusters for accurate imaging of acute kidney injury

Wang, H., Qu, H., Ding, L., wang, S., Zhang, X., & Xiao, Y. (2026) · The Analyst · doi:10.1039/d6an00613b

Why a Single Mutation Dims the Light: Local Chromophore Organization Modulates Fluorescence in smURFP

Abdelrahman, N., Ma, D., Ruffing, C., Mainas, E., & Pieri, E. (2026) · Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation · doi:10.1021/acs.jctc.6c01008

Real-time, macroscopic shortwave infrared Raman imaging for surgical and pre-clinical applicationsPreprint

Bruns†, O. T., Arús, B. A., Yiu, J., Barthel, J., Härtl, S., Remus, J. C., Apolle, R., Lingg, J. G. P., Hofmann, A., Fumo, A. R., et al. (2026) · Research Square · doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-10374488/v1

Iron homeostasis–driven Fe2+-responsive multimodal probe for NIR-II imaging-guided photothermal therapy of pancreatic cancer

Jin, C., Sun, Z., Yang, L. S., Wang, B., Tang, B. Z., & Li, Z. (2026) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2026.180001

A NIR-II emissive theranostic nanomedicine with mitochondrial-biomimetic coating for imaging-guided phototherapy of pancreatic tumors

Chen, J., Zhang, J., Xu, X., Xu, W., Cui, P., Liu, T., Zhao, Q., Li, N., & Li, S. (2026) · Journal of Materials Chemistry B · doi:10.1039/d6tb01074a

Tailoring Photonic Landscape: Nanoengineering Empowers NIR‐II Lanthanide Luminescence for Versatile Biomedical Applications

Chen, Z., Cheng, Z., Xue, Y., & Zhang, H. (2026) · Small Methods · doi:10.1002/smtd.70914

Fluorescence molecular imaging in tumor diagnosis and therapy: Advances in probe design and AI empowerment

Wang, B., Wen, J., Ma, Y., Wang, F., Yue, T., Tian, J., Rong, L., & Du, Y. (2026) · PhotoniX Life · doi:10.3724/pxlife.2026-0010

Self-assembled Near-Infrared Metallacycles and Metallacages for Cancer Theranostics

Dong, Y., Wang, W., Liu, W., Zhu, X., Chen, J., & Zhou, J. (2026) · 化学学报 · doi:10.6023/a26030068

Boosted Energy Migration System in NIR‐IIc Rare‐Earth Nanoprobe for Deep‐Tissue Multiplexed Bioimaging

Song, Z., Fang, Z., Yang, J., Gao, H., Xie, C., Ji, Y., Lu, P., Eldoksh, A., Hu, Q., Zheng, Q., et al. (2026) · Small · doi:10.1002/smll.74974

Fluorescent Metal Nanoclusters for Bioimaging Applications in the NIR

Hada, A.-M., Craciun, A.-M., Focşan, M., & Aştilean, S. (2026) · Royal Society of Chemistry eBooks · doi:10.1039/9781837679393-00282

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 · doi:10.1002/ange.5207784

Molecular Engineering of AIE Photosensitizers for Enhanced Antitumor Phototheranostics

Li, Y., He, D., Liu, L., Cheng, L., Huang, X., Chen, L., Wu, Y., Tang, B. Z., & Wang, Z. (2026) · Advanced Healthcare Materials · doi:10.1002/adhm.71528

Synthesis of PbS/CdS/ZnS Core/Shell/Shell Quantum Dots for Multiplexed Shortwave Infrared Imaging

Patel, A., Bewaale, T. C., Tripathi, A., & Dennis, A. M. (2026) · Methods in molecular biology · doi:10.1007/978-1-0716-5210-7_1

Applications of fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy in brain disease research: A comprehensive review

Yi, M., Wang, L., Chen, Y., Li, J., Weng, X., Zhang, C., Chen, D., Liu, L., Vasyutinskii, O. S., Lin, F., et al. (2026) · Applied Physics Reviews · doi:10.1063/5.0337865

A New Class of Bond-Length-Engineered Transition-Metal-Doped Nanocrystals with Tunable NIR-II Absorption and Emission

Guo, Z., Shi, Y., Ming, J., Xie, Z., Chen, Z., Liu, H., Yang, M., Yang, L., Li, W., Fan, Y., et al. (2026) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/jacs.6c11340

Multi-rotor imidazole-based fluorophores for rapid delineation of squamous cell carcinoma infiltration margins in murine surgical specimens

He, H. (2026) · Frontiers in Chemistry · doi:10.3389/fchem.2026.1913502

Two‐Photon Endomicroscopy for Image‐Guided Magnetic Micro‐Agents

Huaroto, J. J., Römer, G. R. B. E., Vellekoop, I. M., & Misra, S. (2026) · Small · doi:10.1002/smll.75051

pH-Responsive liposomes co-delivering a membrane-active peptide and the PI3Kγ inhibitor to reconstruct the tumor microenvironment for enhanced antitumor immunotherapy

Li, C., Li, M., Wu, X., Wu, X., Gao, H., Zhong, X., Yang, X., Hao, F., Li, C., & Wang, Q. (2026) · Biomaterials Science · doi:10.1039/d6bm00678g

人工智能驱动的荧光分子成像技术研究进展（特邀）

Yang, 杜. D., & Jiaxuan, 温. W. (2026) · Chinese Journal of Lasers · doi:10.3788/cjl251569

Shortwave-Infrared (SWIR) Tetrabenzannulated Silicon-Rhodamine

Wang, D., Wang, B., Geng, W., Zhang, Y., Wang, X., Shen, Z., Qiu, Y., Hu, X., Yao, Y., Jiang, N., et al. (2026) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/jacs.6c07990

A highly efficient NIR phosphor with near-zero thermal quenching for high-performance pc-LEDs

Wang, C., Zhang, X., Yin, S., You, H., & Zhou, L. (2026) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2026.180869

Functional matrix engineering enables aggregate-state photophysics in tumor-responsive organic NIR-II phototheranostics

An, L., Ou, C., An, H., Sun, H., Mou, X., Dong, X., & Cai, Y. (2026) · Materials Today Bio · doi:10.1016/j.mtbio.2026.103575

A mesoporous silica-based MRI/NIR-II fluorescence bimodal nanoprobe for precision detection and surgical navigation of sentinel lymph node metastasis

Feng, R., Wang, H., Tao, S., Xu, K., Xu, K., Mou, Y., Shen, Z., Ru, J., & Shao, C. (2026) · Nanoscale Advances · doi:10.1039/d6na00444j

Machine Learning‐Triggered Auto‐Discovery and Promotion of Luminescent Materials: From Predictive Modeling to Autonomous Laboratories

He, C., Zhang, S., Guo, Z., Xu, J., Sun, S., Qiu, J., & Li, Y. (2026) · Advanced Optical Materials · doi:10.1002/adom.202503353

Integrated “all-in-one” uni-fluorophore sensing platform for unified fluorescence imaging across microscopic to macroscopic scales

Zhao, Y., Zhang, Z., Yuan, J., Zhang, T., Li, L., Gong, Y., Liu, H., & Lin, Y. H. (2026) · Science China Chemistry · doi:10.1007/s11426-026-3459-6

Giant anomalous exciton-multiphoton nonlinearities in layered hybrid perovskites

Xu, Y., Liu, Y., Yu, C., Xu, J., Huang, W., Mo, W., Xu, C., zhihua, S., Huang, Y., Cao, X., et al. (2026) · Light Science & Applications · doi:10.1038/s41377-026-02286-6

Recent advances in organic fluorescent dyes and responsive materials: from molecular design to functional biomedical applications

Mbugua, S. N. (2026) · Journal of Materials Chemistry B · doi:10.1039/d6tb01185c

An intelligent phototheranostic nanoplatform for controllable FRET-activated NIR-II imaging-guided phototherapy

Wang, A., Tao, Z., Chen, S., Zhan, R., Huang, W., Wang, W., Zhang, J., Ma, H., Zhang, W., & Tian, J. H. (2026) · Biomaterials · doi:10.1016/j.biomaterials.2026.124594

Absorption-Responsivity Mismatch in Si/Ge Core–Shell Nanoresonator Array Photodetectors

Wang, G., Jevasuwan, W., & Fukata, N. (2026) · ACS Photonics · doi:10.1021/acsphotonics.6c01089

Facile construction of an organic-inorganic PO@Ag₂S/CuS hybrid nanoprobe with GLS-responsive NIR-II fluorescence

Lyu, N., Ma, C.-C., Guan, B., Zhang, X., Qu, B., & Lin, Y. (2026) · Inorganic Chemistry Communications · doi:10.1016/j.inoche.2026.117530

红外双光子探测与成像技术研究进展 (特邀)

Huang, K., Huijie, 马. M., Ziyu, 何. H., Jianan, 方. F., & Heping, 曾. Z. (2026) · Infrared and Laser Engineering · doi:10.3788/irla20260149

Shifting the absorption maximum of bisbenzannulated xanthenoid dye from near-infrared to shortwave-infrared via nodal surface reduction

Zhu, C., Wang, B., Qian, X. H., & Yang, Y. (2026) · Chinese Chemical Letters · doi:10.1016/j.cclet.2026.113396

2-photon fluorescence microscopy of brain cells beyond 2 mm

Zhang, Y., Yan, J., Li, Z., Zhang, C., Huang, J., Tang, S., Li, Y., Ye, X., Liu, J., Qiu, P., et al. (2026) · Optics Letters · doi:10.1364/ol.606359

Rational Design of a Smart Phototheranostic Nanoagent Based on a NIR-II-Conjugated Polymer for Highly Tumor-Specific Multimodal Imaging-Guided Synergistic Therapy

Ding, G., Wang, Y., Huang, Y., Wang, Y., Zhang, R., Liu, X., Fan, Q., & Huang, W. (2026) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.6c15282

In Situ Fluorescence Imaging of Electrode‐Structure‐Dependent Dissolved Oxygen Distributions During Electrocatalytic H 2 O 2 Production

He, J., Lin, H., Chen, D., Lu, L., Cui, L., Zhou, T., Li, L., Xu, H., Niu, X., Lin, L., et al. (2026) · Small · doi:10.1002/smll.75713

Ce 3+ ‐Mediated Self‐Calibrating NIR‐II Nanothermometer Enables Reliable Real‐Time In Vivo Temperature Monitoring

Yang, M., Chen, Z., Liu, H., Xu, J., Ming, J., Yu, Z., Wang, X., Yun, B., Wang, X., Wang, Z., et al. (2026) · Angewandte Chemie · doi:10.1002/ange.3323663

Non‐Invasively Quantitative Raman Imaging for Calculation of Lymphatic Transport Kinetics of Micelles in Mice

Li, Y., Lin, H., Yu, S., Liao, Y., Huang, T., Xiao, Z., & Lü, W. (2026) · Advanced Science · doi:10.1002/advs.77634

Seeing the unseen: an introduction to underwater plankton imaging systems

Bi, H., Kimmel, D. G., Yue, J., Cheng, X., Campbell, R., Covert, P., Smith, J., Sastri, A. R., Keister, J. E., Benfield, M. C., et al. (2026) · Journal of Plankton Research · doi:10.1093/plankt/fbag069

Ce 3+ ‐Mediated Self‐Calibrating NIR‐II Nanothermometer Enables Reliable Real‐Time In Vivo Temperature Monitoring

Yang, M., Chen, Z., Liu, H., Xu, J., Ming, J., Yu, Z., Wang, X., Yun, B., Wang, X., Wang, Z., et al. (2026) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.3323663

Coupled NIR-II fluorescence and mass spectrometry imaging of H2S-associated redox dysregulation in Parkinsonian models

Huang, F., Jiao, X., Zhang, Y., Jing, Q., Liu, J., Zhang, Z., Pei, D., Liu, C., Zhang, J., & Hai, J. (2026) · Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy · doi:10.1016/j.saa.2026.128760

71‐3: Invited Paper: Bioinspired RBC‐Derived Nanocarriers Co‐Loaded with Organic Fluorophores and Paramagnetic Agents for Multimodal Imaging

Shoudho, M. T. H., Swajian, G., Shah, A., Iragavarapu, S. B., & Anvari, B. (2026) · SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers · doi:10.1002/sdtp.70001_269

Bright NIR-II fluorescence lipid membrane probes for labelling of biomimetic nanovesicles with image-guided targeted NIR-II mild photothermal-immunotherapy of orthotopic glioblastoma

Huang, H., Wang, W., Lou, Y., Yan, Y., Ahmad, H., Li, M., Jia, Q., Yan, Y., Hu, G., Fan, Z., et al. (2026) · Biomaterials · doi:10.1016/j.biomaterials.2026.124628

Research progress of NIR-II probes in metastatic tumor invasion

Pan, W., Xu, M., Gao, F., Rafiq, M., Zou, J., Ahmad, A., Haider, W., Cong, H., & Yu, B. (2026) · Sustainable materials and technologies · doi:10.1016/j.susmat.2026.e02241

In Vivo Cascade Cyclic Amplification Strategy for Detecting the Relative Expression of MYCN mRNA in Neuroblastoma

Sun, S., Tian, Z., Zhang, X., Zhao, N., Li, Z., Zhang, M., Sun, M., Yang, J., Wang, P., & Zhang, W. (2026) · ACS Sensors · doi:10.1021/acssensors.6c01943

Preclinical Imaging for the Translation of Innovative Nutritional Strategies: Current Applications and Future Perspectives

Yamaoka, I. (2026) · Journal of Imaging · doi:10.3390/jimaging12090444

Near-infrared-II fluorescent quantum dots for in vivo tracking of colonization dynamics of transplanted gut microbiota

Zhang, Y., Mo, Z., Yang, Q., Jiang, B., Han, R., Wang, J., Liu, H., Zhou, S., & Zhao, J. (2026) · Biomaterials Science · doi:10.1039/d6bm01047d

Ultrabright NIR-II fluorophores enabled by noncovalent conformational locking for in vivo inflammation imaging

Miao, X., Jia, M., Yao, W., Chen, R., Lu, X., Wu, Z., Hu, W., & Fan, Q. (2026) · Science Advances · doi:10.1126/sciadv.aeh5112

Fluorescent Labeling Strategies for Tracking Micro- and Nanoplastics in Biological Systems

Bardawil, C. E., Dobbins, J., Dodson, A. C., Lankford, S. S., Schaack, C., & Dhupar, R. (2026) · Materials · doi:10.3390/ma19183943

A compact, wireless fluorimeter system for continuous, real-time monitoring of tissue perfusion via in vivo fluorescence signals

Park, T. W., Zhang, H., Park, C., Goldstein, S. D., Wade, L., Rytkin, E., McLuckie, A. J., Külahçı, Y., Ramu, J., Kim, T. Y., et al. (2026) · Science Advances · doi:10.1126/sciadv.aeg8187

Unlocking near-infrared-II chemiluminescence for biomedical imaging

Guo, Z., Fang, C., Song, A., Wang, Q., Song, J., & Chen, Z. (2026) · Coordination Chemistry Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.ccr.2026.218482

NIR-II emissive cadmium-free quantum dots for deep-tissue bioimaging and theranostic applications

Ranjith, R., Renold, G. R. R., & Suresh, B. (2026) · Next Bioengineering · doi:10.1016/j.nxbio.2026.100048

Zoomable dual-channel NIR-I/II fluorescence mesoscopy for in vivo characterization

Wang, X., Xu, D., Cheng, Z., Liu, Y., Xu, X., Yan, T., & Chen, X. (2026) · Biosensors and Bioelectronics · doi:10.1016/j.bios.2026.119261

Lactoferrin-containing multicomponent ginkgo terpene lactone nanocrystals in an ion-responsive in situ gel for enhanced intranasal brain exposure and neuroprotection

Ma, Y., Zou, G., Xue, L., & Wang, Y. (2026) · Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology · doi:10.1016/j.jddst.2026.108969

Diene-Extended Chalcones Enable Red Fluorescence Detection of Human Serum Albumin Through FA1 Binding

Corbin, B., Mason, J., Houglan, P. M., Murphey, A., & Pang, Y. (2026) · Biosensors · doi:10.3390/bios16100533

PEG Surface Design Modulates Repeated-Dose Pharmacokinetics of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Hamano, R., Najmina, M., Tanaka, N., Nii, T., Katayama, Y., Mori, T., & Fujigaya, T. (2026) · ACS Applied Bio Materials · doi:10.1021/acsabm.6c00899

Spatiotemporally scalable visualization of whole-body anatomy using three-dimensional panoramic photoacoustic and ultrasound tomography

Huang, H., Xiao, Y., Gao, X., Meng, F., Xiao, Z., Zhou, X., Wang, Y., Li, X., Zhou, D., Su, Y., et al. (2026) · Advanced imaging. · doi:10.3788/ai.2026.10028

Five-in-One NIR-II phototheranostic nanomedicine for glioblastoma multiforme: Unlocking bio-barriers and photothermal-ferroptotic amplification

Tan, H., Yang, H., Ma, F., Deng, Z., Zhang, R., Dong, R., Jiang, J., Zhu, Y., Xue, S., Wang, S., et al. (2026) · Biomaterials · doi:10.1016/j.biomaterials.2026.124668

A NIR-II AIEgen with superior fluorescence and photothermal performance for precision theranostics

Zheng, H., Li, T., Sun, T., Xu, J., Wei, J., Zhang, S.-T., Wang, C., Wang, D., Lu, G., & Tang, B. Z. (2026) · Science Advances · doi:10.1126/sciadv.aeh5939

A folate receptor–targeted NIR-II probe improves intraoperative imaging and surgery of metastatic ovarian cancer

Li, W., Yuan, Z., Bai, S., Zhang, Y., Han, T., Li, Y., Li, X., Zhu, S., Zhou, Q., Zhang, S., et al. (2026) · Science Advances · doi:10.1126/sciadv.aed7722

Near-infrared absorption photothermal Therapy: Design and construction by donor-acceptor strategy

Jiang, Y., Wu, Y., Chen, K., Zhou, W., Bai, R., Chai, Y., Chen, L., & Zhang, Y. (2026) · Dyes and Pigments · doi:10.1016/j.dyepig.2026.114261

Current advances in Raman spectroscopy for lung cancer

Dong, W., Song, X., Hao, C., Dong, X., Chen, A., Kou, F., Zhai, N., Si, P., & Li, J. (2026) · TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry · doi:10.1016/j.trac.2026.119187

Micelle remodeling restores the intrinsic brightness of polymethine dyes for high-resolution shortwave infrared imaging

Jiang, Y., Zhang, W., Zou, J., Lu, Z., & Tang, W. (2026) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2026.182781

Long-Range Conjugation-Sensitized Erbium(III) Shortwave-Infrared Emission in Porphyrin Molecular Wires

Mei, M., Wu, B., Duo, Y., Zhang, L., Chen, Z., Wang, H., Wang, S., & Zhang, F. (2026) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/jacs.6c16489

Photoacoustic Tomography Tracks Vascular Remodeling and Functional Recovery in Liver Regeneration

Meng, F., Gao, X., Huang, H., Xiao, Z., Zhou, X., Su, Y., Chen, R., Xiao, Y., Zhou, D., Wang, Y., et al. (2026) · BME Frontiers · doi:10.34133/bmef.0327

Cavernous nerve visual imaging technologies: translational potential for radical prostatectomy

Musicki, B., & Burnett, A. L. “. (2026) · Asian Journal of Andrology · doi:10.4103/aja202642

Early noninvasive therapeutic response prediction of cancer immunotherapy using a tumor-associated neutrophil elastase-activatable optical nanoprobe

Ding, L., Wang, P., Ke, J., Li, W., Sun, Y., Zhao, Q., Wu, M., Chen, G., Zou, J., Hong, M., et al. (2026) · Science China Chemistry · doi:10.1007/s11426-026-3579-2

Sr2+ substitution engineering of Mn5+-activated Ba2TiO4 narrowband NIR-II phosphors for optical thermometry and deep-tissue imaging

Wang, Y., Chen, M., Zhang, E., Liu, S., Zhao, H., Gopakumar, G. M., Chaepratoom, R., Suthirakun, S., Weahayee, A., Limphirat, W., et al. (2026) · Ceramics International · doi:10.1016/j.ceramint.2026.10.195

Hypoxia‐Tolerant Supramolecular Nanomicelles for Pyroptosis‐Enhanced NIR‐II Phototheranostics

Wang, X., Dong, K., Wang, Z., Tang, Y., & Li, Q. (2026) · Advanced Materials · doi:10.1002/adma.75395

A carbonaceous-material/PVDF-modified all-solid-state microneedle potentiometric array for multiplexed in vivo ion-selective monitoring in salt-stressed wheat

Wang, Z., Chen, C., Zhang, L.-D., Wang, Z.-H., Lin, Y.-B., Fan, L., Wang, Z.-Y., Wang, X., Luo, B., Li, A., et al. (2026) · Microchemical Journal · doi:10.1016/j.microc.2026.120019

Photocatalytic covalent retention MRI for precision guidance of phototherapy

Lin, Y., Chen, J., Zhang, T., Li, Z., Li, D., Yao, Y., Gao, S. W., Shen, J., & Ning, Y. (2026) · Science Advances · doi:10.1126/sciadv.aeg4189

Band-Pass Fluorescence Activation via Dual-Responsive Molecular Design in the NIR-II Window for In Vivo pH Sensing

Zhang, X., Liu, C., Yun, B., Li, B., Lei, Z., Zhao, M., & Zhang, F. (2026) · Analytical Chemistry · doi:10.1021/acs.analchem.6c04399

Antibody-Modified, Zwitterionic, and Fluorescent Polymeric Nanoparticles for Targeted Cellular Imaging

Mouhamad, A. W., Severi, C., Combes, A., Detappe, A., Klymchenko, A. S., & Reisch, A. (2026) · ACS Applied Nano Materials · doi:10.1021/acsanm.6c03521

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