Recent advances in small molecule dye-based nanotheranostics for NIR-II photoacoustic imaging-guided cancer therapy

• Published in: Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology Vol. 10; p. 1002006
• Main Authors: Zhou, Wen, Yin, Likun, Zhang, Xuheng, Liang, Tingting, Guo, Zixin, Liu, Yaxin, Xie, Chen, Fan, Quli
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A 29.09.2022
• Subjects: Bioengineering and Biotechnology; combination therapy; NIR-II photoacoustic imaging; phototheranostics; small molecule dye; tumor imaging

Photoacoustic (PA) imaging in the second near-infrared (NIR-II) window has gained more and more attention in recent years and showed great potential in the field of bioimaging. Until now, numerous materials have been developed as contrast agents for NIR-II PA imaging. Among them, small molecule dyes...