Materials Advances
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2024
·Vol. 5
·期 11
·4902-4912
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IF 5.2
Guang Liu,Zhilang Li,Zirong Lv,Qiuping Zheng,Cunji Gao,Jianniao Tian,Xing-Can Shen
The characteristic hypoxia of solid tumors seriously reduced the treatment efficacy of oxygen-dependent photodynamic therapy (PDT). Herein, an oxygen nanogenerator, comprising Ru-based nanomaterials, CS–DA@Ru nanoparticles (NPs), has been constructed to relieve tumor hypoxia along with photodynamic/photothermal therapy for efficient tumor eradication. CS–DA@Ru NPs possess targeting ability and act as catalase-mimic nanozymes to decompose endogenous hydrogen peroxide in the tumor to produce O2. The broad absorbance of CS–DA@Ru NPs in the second near-infrared (NIR-II) region enabled them to possess good photothermal properties and photoacoustic (PA) imaging ability. CS–DA@Ru NPs could generate enough hyperthermia and enormous amounts of 1O2 under NIR-II laser irradiation. Specifically, CS–DA@Ru NPs exhibit catalase-like activity as well as a significantly augmented antitumor efficacy through synergistic PTT/PDT guided by NIR-II PA imaging in both cells and in vivo experiments. This work will advance the development of noble metal nanozymes in enhancing the efficacy of O2-dependent antitumor modalities.
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Advanced Science
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2025
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Yueyang He,Jinyan Lin,Jingwen Bai,Xiao Shen,Kangliang Lou,Yuanyuan Zhu,Zishan Qiao,Weiling Chen,Yang Li,Xiaolong Liu,Guojun Zhang
Breast-conserving surgery (BCS) has become the standard care for early-stage breast cancer. The accurate assessment of tumor margins is urgently required for BCS because positive resection margins often lead to local recurrence. To address this clinical dilemma, a Hf(IV)-coordinated NIR-II fluorescence “turn-on” nanoprobe based on the clinically approved NIR-II fluorescent dye indocyanine green (ICG) for intraoperative tumor visualization is developed. Notably, the fluorescence of ICG can be efficiently quenched by Hf(IV) and subsequently recovered in vivo, showing a remarkable fluorescence “quenching-recovery-amplification” capacity. This nanoprobe can effectively accumulate in tumor sites, accurately identifying submillimeter-sized primary and residual tumors with high sensitivity. In addition, subcutaneous, muscle-infiltrating, and orthotopic breast cancer models are built to repeatedly prove that this ultrasensitive nanoprobe is feasible for precise imaging-guided surgery in breast cancer. Overall, this study constructs an activatable fluorescent nanoprobe for real-time intraoperative tumor margin visualization, holding promise for complete surgical resection and reduction of local recurrence.
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OPTICAL MATERIALS
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2025
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Sihan Yang,Xinyu Li,Qian Zhang,Meiting Li,Xuejiao Wang,Nan Wu
Studies have shown that emissions in the NIR-II and NIR-III regions exhibit high tissue penetration, along with superior performance in biological and medical imaging applications. Therefore, developing NIR phosphors capable of simultaneously show emissions in both the NIR-II and NIR-III regions holds significant value. Herein, we developed a novel Cr 3+ /Er 3+ co-doped NaBaScSi 2 O 7 phosphor that demonstrates efficient dual-band emission in both NIR-II and NIR-III regions under visible light excitation, enabled by highly effective Cr 3+ →Er 3+ energy transfer. The energy transfer efficiencies calculated by the emission intensity and fluorescence lifetime are 65.3% and 47.4%, respectively, with the energy transfer mechanism dominated by dipole-dipole interaction. The prepared phosphor can be effectively excited by multiple excitation sources (378 nm, 492 nm, 808 nm, and 980 nm), generating distinct emission responses, highlighting its potential for anti-counterfeiting applications. Additionally, the distinct temperature-dependent optical properties of Cr 3+ and Er 3+ offer a viable approach for non-contact temperature detection, achieving a relative sensitivity of 0.8% K -1 and a temperature resolution of 0.126 K at 498 K. The NIR-II/III pc-LED fabricated by NaBaScSi 2 O 7 : 1%Cr 3+ , 0.2%Er 3+ demonstrates outstanding non-invasive imaging capability and accurate predictions for organic solvents. This study presents a strategy for developing phosphors capable of simultaneous NIR-II/III emission, and significantly advances their multifunctional applications in NIR optical thermometry and NIR pc-LED technologies.
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DYES AND PIGMENTS
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2025
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Mingdi Yang,Kaiwen Li,Yingcui Bu,Lixin Ma,Yingyong Ni,Jing Huang,Jingyan Zhang,Hongping Zhou
The development of organic molecules activated by near-infrared II (NIR-II) light holds considerable potential for deep image-guided disease diagnosis and therapeutic applications. However, the design and synthesis of such materials remain a significant challenge due to limitations in controllable molecular architecture. In this study, two small molecules, TPEPyC2 and DTPEPyC5 , were firstly synthesized. Subsequently, their respective assemblies, namely TPEPyC2@HSA and DTPEPyC5@HSA , were obtained through co-assembled with the hydrophobic human serum albumin (HSA). Comprehensive analyses demonstrated that only DTPEPyC5@HSA exhibited superior photostability, biosafety, and a large three-photon absorption cross-section (3.85 × 10 −80 cm 6 s 2 ). Notably, this probe enabled precise mitochondrial targeting in live HepG2 cells, as indicated by a co-localization coefficient of Pr = 0.88, and achieved tumor tissue penetration of 143 μm using three-photon fluorescence imaging. This bio-protein encapsulation strategy provides a novel molecular design framework for developing NIR–II–excitable fluorescent probes, thereby significantly enhancing their imaging performance.
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2024
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Hanyu Hu,Zeyu Lyu,Dashuai Sun,Shuai Wei,Jia Liu,Xin Wang,Luhui Zhou,Hongpeng You
Although there have been numerous reports on broadband near-infrared (NIR) emitting phosphors, their emissions are mainly concentrated in the range of 700–1000 nm (NIR-I). Herein, we successfully synthesized a broadband near-infrared phosphor CaMgGeO4:Cr4+(CMG:Cr4+) with an emission in the range of 1000–1600 nm (NIR-II). The introduction of Er3+ ions into CMG:Cr4+ resulted in a wider near-infrared emission phosphor CaMgGeO4:Cr4+,Er3+ (fwhm = 361 nm), compensating for the luminescence of 1500–1600 nm. More importantly, an energy transfer from Cr4+ to Er3+ ions has been discovered. Furthermore, a NIR pc-LED was fabricated by combining the CMG:Cr4+,Er3+ phosphor with a 590 nm chip. The changes in intensity and profile of the transmission spectra of light passing through different liquids reveal its potential application in organic compound recognition. This work opens a direction for the development of NIR-II phosphors.
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Cell Reports Physical Science
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2025
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Junrong Lin,Zetao Dang,Yijing Du,Yanli Gao,Jia Li,Yuewei Zhang,Shoujun Zhu
Assessing the integrity of the blood-testis barrier (BTB) is critical, as it serves to protect developing sperm cells by creating a protective environment against toxins and pathogens. Here, we optimize a near-infrared (NIR) dye for in situ binding of endogenous albumin or constructing NIR-II fluorescent proteins (FPs) based on exogenous albumin, affording non-invasive in vivo imaging of BTB disruption with tunable time windows. To further enhance the targeting capability of FPs, we employ a site-directed mutagenesis (SDM) strategy to develop the mutant albumin with increased binding efficiency to CO-1080 at room temperature, which serves as a specialized exogenous albumin for accelerating the imaging window of BTB disruption. Given the common drawbacks of traditional modalities for assessing BTB integrity, non-invasive and real-time NIR-II imaging is an effective method for investigating the testicular microenvironment as well as understanding testicular physiology and pathology.
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JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
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2025
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Xiaojuan Hu,Xingwen Cheng,Liqiang Shao,Lan Yang,Gongning Chen,Zhangwei Yan,Mengdie Yu,Yehui Kang,Xiaozhou Mou,Xianghong Yang,Yu Cai
Acute kidney injury (AKI) causes renal tubular damage, driven primarily by mitochondrial dysfunction and reactive oxygen species (ROS)-mediated oxidative stress, leading to a cellular energy crisis. The physiological architecture of the kidney hampers targeted drug delivery, rendering metabolic restoration a therapeutic challenge. To address this, we developed a second near-infrared (NIR-II) light-driven, bioenergetic nanoplatform (UCTR) that leverages upconversion nanoparticle (UCNPs)-enhanced photosynthesis for energy replenishment and mitochondrial repair in AKI. The UCTR consists of thylakoid membrane (TM)-encapsulated UCNPs cloaked with activated renal tubular epithelial cell membranes (RECM), enabling targeted accumulation in injured tubules. The UCNPs convert deep-tissue-penetrating NIR-II light into visible wavelengths, activating photosynthetic adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) synthesis within the TM component under irradiation. This exogenous bioenergetic supply mitigates hypoxia-induced mitochondrial energy deficits, while the AMPK/PGC-1α pathway is simultaneously activated to restore the mitochondrial membrane potential. Moreover, UCTR synergizes the antioxidative and anti-inflammatory effects of plantain, accelerating tubular repair.
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JOURNAL OF LUMINESCENCE
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2025
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Xing Yang,Jie Hu,Kaixin Ji,Qinglai Wang,Shiyu Lu,Jinsheng Liao,Haomiao Zhu
Fluorescent ratio-based thermometers, especially the combination of thermal sensitive quantum dots (QDs) with thermal stable lanthanide doped nanoparticles (NPs), have demonstrated great potential for temperature sensing due to their high relative thermal sensitivity. In this work, we synthesized NaYF 4 : 3%Nd@NaYF 4 @SiO 2 @Ag 2 S nanocomposites (NCs), where Ag 2 S QDs were integrated onto the surface of NaYF 4 : 3%Nd@NaYF 4 NPs. Under 808 nm excitation, the luminescence intensity ratio of the NCs in the 1200 nm and 1060 nm exhibits a strong linear relationship with temperature. The NCs show a relative sensitivity of 5.05% °C -1 at 47 °C and maintain photostability through six temperature cycles, under various pH conditions, and during prolonged irradiation. In vitro fluorescence imaging further confirms their potential for temperature measurement in aqueous environments. This approach offers a novel design concept for the creation of a highly sensitive nanothermometer.
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BIOMATERIALS
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2019
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Zheng Liu,Feng Ren,Hao Zhang,Qiang Yuan,Zhilin Jiang,Hanghang Liu,Qiao Sun,Zhen Li
Rare-earth nanoparticles (RE NPs) with narrow long wavelength emissions have been recently investigated for their potential application for fluorescence imaging in the second near-infrared window (NIR-II). Previously these RE NPs have a very limited application in the diagnosis and treatment of deep-seated tumors such as brain tumors, due to their weak fluorescence in the range of 1300–1700 nm. Herein, we report a significant enhancement of more than 10 times regular emission of NaNdF 4 nanoparticles at 1340 nm wavelength by coating them with an inert layer of NaLuF 4 , followed by sensitizing with a near-infrared dye (IR-808). We deliver these highly bright nanoparticles into the brain by using focused ultrasound to temporarily open the blood-brain barrier (BBB), and then detect the orthotopic glioblastoma by fluorescence imaging at 1340 nm. The images obtained from long wavelength fluorescence ( i.e. 1340 nm) exhibited better resolution and contrast compared to the short wavelength fluorescence ( i.e. 1060 nm). Our study not only provides insights for enhancing often overlooked emissions of rare-earth nanoparticles for NIR-II fluorescence imaging of deep-seated tumors, but also demonstrates great potential of focused ultrasound based technology in delivering nanotheranostic agents.
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2025
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Xuan Hu,Ziyan Shen,Huahua Hao,Ke Ma,Aihua Zhen,Yibo Yang,Kai Liang,Zelong Chen,Jiaxuan Li,Yinghua Lv,Shuang Chao,Yuxin Pei,Zhican Qu,Zhichao Pei
Melanoma is a highly invasive and metastatic malignant skin tumor. Recently, immunogenic cell death (ICD) has attracted great attention as a promising approach to immunotherapy. However, efficiently and comprehensively activating ICD throughout the dense tumor tissue is a key challenge. Herein, we designed a NIR II light-driven asymmetric nanomotor drug delivery system (Sor@CS-ZIF-8@MO1) to achieve deep penetration into the tumor tissue. By combining photothermal therapy (PTT) and chemodynamic therapy (CDT) to synergistically induce ICD, the immunotherapeutic efficacy against melanoma is enhanced. The research results showed that Sor@CS-ZIF-8@MO1 exhibited good photothermal performance and motor-driven performance, and was able to effectively penetrate 3D tumor cell spheroids deeply. Sor@CS-ZIF-8@MO1 targeted tumor tissues through mannose and controllably released sorafenib under the low pH conditions in tumor tissues and photothermal stimulation, thereby promoting tumor tissue angiogenesis to improve its hypoxic microenvironment and effectively enhancing the CDT effect induced by Cu +/2+ . This could synergistically enhance the ICD of tumor cells with the PTT. Meanwhile, the tumor-associated antigens released by ICD, together with ovalbumin and mannose, stimulated immune response, reshaped the tumor immune microenvironment, enhanced tumor immunity, and ultimately effectively inhibited the growth and metastasis of melanoma tumors. In this work, a nanomotor delivery system that integrates multiple modalities and is capable of deeply penetrating tumor tissues to efficiently and comprehensively induce immunogenic cell death (ICD) has been designed, providing a new strategy to address the problem of insufficient induction of ICD in melanoma immunotherapy.
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DYES AND PIGMENTS
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2025
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Binbin Wu,Qin Zhang,Min Chen,Hongchen Zhang,Lulu Zheng,Xingyu Peng,Shihua Wang,Yun-Yun Quan,Lingtian Wang,Zu-Sheng Huang,Xiaoxia Ye
Photothermal therapy (PTT) has gained significant attention as a promising cancer treatment due to its low systemic toxicity, minimal invasiveness, and other advantages. Aggregation-induced emission luminogens (AIEgens) with second near-infrared (NIR-II) fluorescence have emerged as ideal photothermal agents (PTAs), offering key benefits such as high biosafety, excellent biocompatibility, and precise tumor theranostics. Nevertheless, achieving an optimal balance between radiation-mediated NIR-II fluorescence imaging and non-radiation NIR-PTT poses a considerable challenge in designing efficient NIR-II AIEgens. In this work, we employed side chain engineering by strategically grafting n -hexyl onto the π-bridge of a conjugated D-π-A-π-D structure, leading to the development of four new AIEgens ( BQ1 ∼ BQ4 ). These compounds feature 6,7-diphenyl- [1,2,5] thiadiazolo [3,4- g ] quinoxaline as the acceptor, thiophene as the π-bridge, and phenothiazine as the donor. This molecular design enables precise regulation of backbone distortion, effectively balancing fluorescence emission and photothermal conversion. Among them, BQ1 , BQ3 , and BQ4 exhibited strong fluorescence, longer emission wavelengths, and superior photothermal conversion efficiencies (PCEs) (59.2%, 57.8%, 52% respectively), whereas BQ2 , with greater molecular distortion, showed a lower PCE of 33.4%. Notably, BQ1 nanoparticles demonstrated outstanding photothermal conversion, prolonged tumor retention, strong resistance to photobleaching in vitro and in vivo , and NIR-II imaging capability at 1055 nm. This study introduces a novel strategy for optimizing NIR-II/AIE PTAs through precise conformational control via strategic n -hexyl positioning, which remains unreported to date.
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Journal of Materials Chemistry C
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2023
·Vol. 11
·期 23
·7611-7618
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Xiaoxuan Guo,Bomei Liu,Rongyi Kuang,Weijiang Gan,Lin Huang,Jing Wang
Cr-activated phosphor-converted light sources have attracted widespread attention in various applications based on near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy. Unfortunately, Cr ions usually face the issue of multivalence and typically exist in the valence of +3, which gives the emission mainly at NIR-I (700–1000 nm) and greatly limits its potential application. In this study, we propose the control strategies of site occupancy confinement and sintering atmosphere to synthesize Cr4+-activated Li2SrGeO4 (LSGO:Cr4+) phosphors. Interestingly, the as-optimized LSGO:Cr4+ achieves a NIR broadband emission peak at 1170 nm with an FWHM of 208 nm upon excitation at 680 nm and exhibits excellent thermal stability and high efficiency with the external quantum efficiency of 30.0%. Furthermore, the as-fabricated LSGO:Cr NIR phosphor-converted light emitting diode (NIR pc-LED) device shows a high power of up to 69.1 mW at 550 mA. Furthermore, as NIR-II (1000–1700 nm) light source, the phosphor successfully distinguishes deuterium and non-deuterium reagents. For example, the quantitative detection of H2O in heavy water (D2O) is demonstrated by NIR spectroscopy with a limit of detection (LOD) of 0.47 vol%. Our findings will open up a new avenue to develop novel Cr4+-activated NIR-II phosphors and NIR-II light sources.
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