DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00585b ISSN: 0306-0012
Design strategies and applications of cyanine dyes in phototherapy
Jie Yuan, Hanxue Yang, Wenhui Huang, Shilong Liu, Hua Zhang, Xiaobing Zhang, Xiaojun PengAn overview of cyanine dye-based phototherapy agents, including the design strategies, relationships between molecular structures and properties, as well as applications in photodynamic therapy, photothermal therapy, and multimodal combined therapy.