Near-infrared heptamethine cyanines (Cy7): from structure, property to application

• Published in: Organic & biomolecular chemistry Vol. 18; no. 46; pp. 9385 - 9397
• Main Authors: Feng, Lan, Chen, Weijie, Ma, Xiaoxie, Liu, Sheng Hua, Yin, Jun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Royal Society of Chemistry 07.12.2020
• Subjects: Cyanine dyes; Dyes; Fluorescence; Optimization; Singlet oxygen

Heptamethine cyanine dyes (Cy7) have attracted much attention in the field of biological application due to their unique structure and attractive near infrared (NIR) photophysical properties. In this review, the influences of different modification sites on the absorption characteristics, photostabi...