Molecular & Aggregates Phototheranostics

  • Near-infrared molecule design for phototherapy of cancer (PDT+PTT);
  • Constructing molecular aggregates (e.g., J-aggregates, Aggregation-Induced Emission Molecules) for phototheranostics;
  • Developing NIR-II-Emissive molecules/aggregates for biomedical NIR-II fluorescence imaging;
  • Designing biocompatible nanoparticles for biomedical applications (cancer theranostics)

Selected Publications

  1. Wan, Y.; Chen, W.; Liu, Y.; Lee, K.-W.; Gao, Y.; Zhang, D.; Li, Y.; Huang, Z.; Luo, J.;* Lee, C.-S.;* Li, S.* Neutral Cyanine: Ultra-Stable NIR-II Merocyanines for Highly Efficient Bioimaging and Tumor-Targeted Phototheranostics. Advanced Materials. 2024, DOI: 10.1002/adma.202405966.
  2. Lee, K.-W.; Wan, Y.;* Huang, Z.; Zhao, Q.; Li, S.;* Lee, C.-S.* Organic Optoelectronic Materials: A Rising Star of Bioimaging and Phototherapy. Advanced Materials. 2023, DOI: 10.1002/adma.202306492.
  3. Lee, K.-W.; Gao, Y.; Wei, W.-C.; Tan, J.-H.; Wan, Y.;* Feng, Z.; Zhang, Y.; Liu, Y.; Zheng, X.; Cao, C.; Chen, H.; Wang, P.; Li, S.;* Wong, K.-T.;* Lee, C.-S.* Anti-quenching NIR-II J-aggregates of benzo[c]thiophene fluorophore for highly efficient bioimaging and phototheranostics. Advanced Materials. 2023, DOI: 10.1002/adma.202211632.