Recent progress in efficient organic two-photon dyes for fluorescence imaging and photodynamic therapy
Liang Xu, Junzheng Zhang, Lingfeng Yin, Xueting Long, Wenying Zhang, Qichun Zhang
Abstract
The enhancement of two-photon absorption cross-section, fluorescence quantum yield and singlet oxygen generation efficiency for organic dyes and their applications in two-photon excited fluorescence imaging and photodynamic therapy are summarized.
Topics & Concepts
Photodynamic therapySinglet oxygenFluorescenceQuantum yieldMaterials sciencePhotochemistryTwo-photon excitation microscopyPhotonAbsorption (acoustics)Fluorescence-lifetime imaging microscopyOptoelectronicsOpticsOxygenChemistryPhysicsComposite materialOrganic chemistryNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsNonlinear Optical Materials StudiesLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials