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*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Two-photon excitation has important advantages over conventional one-photon excitation due to its charming advantages including longer-wavelength excitation, lower auto-fluorescence, higher 3D resolution and less photobleaching. These advantages have generated a strong demand for efficient two-photon dyes with high two-photon absorption cross-sections and fluorescence quantum yields. For this reason, the emerging structure-property correlations that can serve as guidelines for the enhancement of two-photon absorption cross-sections and fluorescence quantum yields are summarized in detail. In addition, the existing challenges as well as future perspectives are also discussed.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6342-6349
JournalJournal of Materials Chemistry C
Volume8
Issue number19
Online published7 Apr 2020
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 May 2020

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