[ Selected Publications ]
1. Albumin chaperoned cyanine dye yields super bright NIR-II fluorophore with enhanced pharmacokinetics
R. Tian+, Q. Zeng+, S. Zhu* (co-corresponding author), J. Lau, S. Chandra, R. Ertsey, K. Hettie, T. Teraphongphom, Z. Hu, G. Niu, D. Kiesewetter, H. Sun,* X. Zhang, A. Antaris, B. Brooks, X. Chen*, Science Adv., 2019, 2019, 5, eaaw0672..
2. Fluorescence imaging overcoming the colour barrier
S. Zhu, X. Chen*, Nature Photonics, 2019, 13, 515–516 (News and Views).
3. An albumin sandwich enhances in vivo circulation and stability of metabolically labile peptides
R. Tian, S. Zhu* (co-corresponding author), L. Lang, Y. Ma, D. Kiesewetter, Y. Liu, X. Fu, J. Lau, G. Zhu, O. Jacobson, Z. Wang, Y. Dai, G. Yu, B. Brooks, G. Liu, G. Niu*, X. Chen*, Bioconjugate Chem., 2019, 30, 1711-1723
4. Near-infrared-II molecular dyes for cancer imaging and surgery
S. Zhu, R. Tian, A. Antaris, X. Chen*, H. Dai*, Adv. Mater., 2019, 31, 1900321
5. Rational design of super-contrast NIR-II fluorophore affords high-performance NIR-II molecular imaging guided microsurgery
R. Tian+, H. Ma+, Q. Yang+, H. Wan+, S. Zhu* (co-corresponding author), S. Chandra, H. Sun, D. Kiesewetter, G. Niu, Y. Liang*, X. Chen*, Chem. Sci., 2019, 10, 326-332
6. Clinical translation of near-infrared-II (NIR-II) bioimaging via off-peak NIR-I fluorescent emission
S. Zhu, B. Yung, S. Chandra, G. Niu, A. Antaris*, X. Chen*, Theranostics, 2018, 8, 4141-4151
7. Repurposing cyanine NIR-I dyes accelerates clinical translation of near-infrared-II (NIR-II) bioimaging
S. Zhu+, Z. Hu+, R. Tian+ (co-first author), B. Yung, Q. Yang, S. Zhao, D. Kiesewetter, G. Niu, H. Sun*, A. Antaris, X. Chen*, Adv. Mater., 2018, 30, 1802546
8. 3D NIR-II molecular imaging distinguishes targeted organs development stages with high-performance NIR-II bioconjugates
S. Zhu+, S. Herraiz+, J. Yue+, M. Zhang+, H. Wan+ (co-first author), Q. Yang, Z. Ma, Y. Wang, J. He, A. Antaris, Y. Zhong, S. Diao, Y. Feng, Y. Zhou, K. Yu, G. Hong, Y. Liang*, A. J. Hsueh*, H. Dai*, Adv. Mater., 2018, 30, 1705799
9. A bright organic NIR-II nanofluorophore for three-dimensional imaging into biological tissues
H. Wan+, J. Yue+, S. Zhu+, T. Uno+, X. Zhang+, Q. Yang+, (co-first author), K. Yu, G. Hong, J. Wang, L. Li, Z. Ma, H. Gao, Y. Zhong, J. Su, A. Antaris, Y. Xia, J. Luo, Y. Liang* and H. Dai*, Nature Commun., 2018, 9, 1171
10. Molecular imaging of biological systems with a clickable dye in the broad 800 to 1700 nm near infrared window
S. Zhu+, Q. Yang+, A. Antaris+, J. Yue+, Z. Ma+ (co-first author), H. Wang, W. Huang, H. Wan, J. Wang, S. Diao, B. Zhang, X. Li, Y. Zhong, K. Yu, G. Hong, J. Luo, Y. Liang*, H. Dai*, PNAS, 2017, 114, 962-967