Bingjiang Zhou

TL;DR: This work presents a new PDT agent based on graphene quantum dots (GQDs) that can produce 1O2 via a multistate sensitization process, resulting in a quantum yield of ~1.3, the highest reported for PDT agents.

TL;DR: In this article, carbon dots (C-dots) with intrinsic theranostic properties are prepared by using polythiophene benzoic acid as carbon source and shown to exhibit dual photodynamic and photothermal effects under 635 nm laser irradiation with a singlet oxygen ((1)O2) generating efficiency of 27% and high photothermal conversion efficiency of 36.2%.

TL;DR: A novel ratiometric sensor (CR1S) for Hg (2+) with good selectivity that could be successfully applied to the imaging of Hg(2+) in living A549 cells is constructed by simply introducing different fluorophores.

TL;DR: RC-BSA NPs can be used as a new NIR laser-triggered PTT agent in cancer treatment through a PTT mechanism and show no obvious toxicity to the treated mice.

TL;DR: A water-soluble rhodamine-based derivative (L) has been rationally designed for selective recognition of Al(3+) in aqueous medium with good sensitivity and induces a remarkable fluorescence enhancement along with obvious color change detected by the naked eye, due to the ring-opening mechanism of the rhodamines spirolactam.