2015
DOI: 10.1039/c4cs00476k
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Nanomaterial-based activatable imaging probes: from design to biological applications

Abstract: Activatable imaging probes as alternatives to "always on" imaging probes have attracted more and more attention due to their improved sensitivity and specificity. They are commonly designed to amplify or boost imaging signals only in response to specific biomolecular recognition or interaction. Thus, the design strategies play a vital role in the fabrication of activatable imaging probes. In this review, we focus on the design mechanisms and biological applications of those nanomaterial-based activatable imagi… Show more

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“…[138][139][140] PAI can provide multiscale imaging ranging from organelles and individual cells to tissue, organs, and small animals; it has considerable potential for IGS and intraoperative LN mapping. [107,[144][145][146] Gold NPs, with a highest extinction coefficient, [146] have been used extensively for PAI. [143] PAI probes include conventional inorganic and organic NMs, as well as ratiometric and activatable nanoprobes.…”
Section: Paimentioning
confidence: 99%
“…[138][139][140] PAI can provide multiscale imaging ranging from organelles and individual cells to tissue, organs, and small animals; it has considerable potential for IGS and intraoperative LN mapping. [107,[144][145][146] Gold NPs, with a highest extinction coefficient, [146] have been used extensively for PAI. [143] PAI probes include conventional inorganic and organic NMs, as well as ratiometric and activatable nanoprobes.…”
Section: Paimentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Owing to their highly electron-delocalized structures and efficient coupling between optoelectronic segments, CPs have a particular capability to absorb and emit light energy, which can be effectively converted to fluorescence, heat, and other energies 1,2,3,4 . Conjugated polymer nanomaterials 5,6,7,8,9,10,11 (CPNs), as both optically and electronically active materials, have been shown to be promising theranostic agents 12,13,14,15,16,17,18 . Owing to their excellent light-harvesting and light-amplifying properties, CPNs have been applied to both in vitro and in vivo fluorescence imaging to achieve real-time diagnostics 19,20,21,22,23,24 .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…There is now a strong demand for efficient 2PA dyes for a wide range of applications, including microscopy [4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13], micro-fabrication [14,15,16], three-dimensional data-storage [17,18], up-converted lasing [19,20], and photodynamic therapy [21,22,23]. Recently, this demand has been matched by rapid advances in the design and synthesis of 2PA dyes [24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%