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ZHANG Meiqi, LIN Henghuan, LIAN Wei, TU Datao, LUAN Qingyun, CHEN Xueyuan
DOI:10.37188/CJL.20250158
摘要:CuInSe2 (CISe) quantum dots (QDs) exhibit narrow direct bandgap, large exciton Bohr radius, and broadband excitation, rendering them exceptional candidates for near-infrared luminescent bioapplications. However, conventional strategies for luminescence modulation like composition engineering and Zn2+ doping, often induce emission blueshift in CISe QDs. Moreover, current CISe nanoprobes predominantly rely on ultraviolet-visible light excitation, which suffers from significant tissue scattering and photothermal damage, severely limiting their bioapplication performance. To address these challenges, developing NIR-excitable/emissive CISe nanoprobes holds critical value. Herein, we propose a novel strategy based on size confinement effects to regulate CISe luminescence. Through precise control of QDs size from 2.6 nm to 7.3 nm, we achieved an unprecedented continuous tuning of the emission peak position across a wide range of 900-1 205 nm upon NIR excitation. Leveraging the stable NIR luminescence and good biosafety of CISe QDs, we constructed a unique CISe QD@Cr3+ cluster nanoprobe for homogeneous adenosine triphosphate (ATP) detection, resulting in high sensitivity with a detection limit of 45.8 nmol/L. Furthermore, we demonstrated ATP-targeted NIR imaging in cancer cells, highlighting the potential of CISe QDs in advanced bioapplications such as NIR bioimaging and theranostics.
CHANG Jiaying, QIAN Yanrong, ZHU Guoqing, GAO Minghong, LI Chunxia
DOI:10.37188/CJL.20250139
摘要:Near-infrared-Ⅱb (NIR-Ⅱb) fluorescence exhibits exceptional deep-tissue penetration, low scattering characteristics, and a high signal-to-noise ratio. By effectively suppressing tissue autofluorescence and photon scattering, NIR-Ⅱb fluorescence has achieved unprecedented spatial resolution and signal-to-noise ratio, thereby emerging as a research frontier in precision medical imaging. Rare-earth luminescent nanocrystals with lanthanide elements as core components, serving as unique optical probes, leverage the distinctive 4f electronic transitions to generate narrowband emission through upconversion/downconversion luminescence mechanisms under near-infrared excitation. Their millisecond-scale luminescence lifetime further establishes them as an ideal solution for NIR-Ⅱb imaging. Recent advances in energy-level engineering and surface modification strategies have successfully integrated multifunctional therapeutic capabilities, including photothermal therapy, photodynamic therapy and immunotherapy, establishing integrated theranostics as an innovative paradigm in tumor treatment. This review systematically summarizes groundbreaking progress in NIR-Ⅱb-emitting rare-earth nanocrystals for biomedical imaging and oncotherapy, aiming to inspire innovative research directions for next-generation precision medicine.
SHAO Junhao, DING Binbin, MA Ping’an, JIA Lijuan, LIN Jun
DOI:10.37188/CJL.20250155
摘要:Pyroptosis, as a form of immunogenic cell death mediated by the gasdermin protein family, not only directly kills tumor cells, but also activates systemic anti-tumor immune responses. Traditional chemotherapy drugs induce pyroptosis have limitations such as drug resistance, systemic toxicity and inflammatory out of control. Phototherapy mediated by near-infrared light (such as photodynamic therapy, photothermal therapy) provides a new direction for the precise activation of pyroptosis with its spatio-temporally controllability and low side effect characteristics. This review systematically summarizes the core mechanism of photopyroptosis and the research progress of immunotherapy initiated by spatio-temporally controlled pyroptosis activation through photo-controlled ROS generation (PDT), photothermal therapy (PTT), photoredox catalysis, and photo-synergistic therapy. Although photopyroptosis still faces challenges of inflammation regulation, hypoxia in tumor microenvironment, and biocompatibility of photosensitizers, its advantages of combining photo-control precision and pyroptosis immunogenicity provide an innovative strategy for the transition from local killing to systemic immune activation in tumor treatment.
DONG Jingnan, DUO Yiwei, YANG Jiankun, WANG Junxi, WEI Tongbo
DOI:10.37188/CJL.20250128
摘要:Hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) is a representative wide-bandgap two-dimensional layered material with an atomically complete surface and no dangling bonds and charged impurities, and has excellent mechanical stability, thermal stability and chemical inertness. Because it exhibits extraordinary properties in the fields of optoelectronics, quantum optics and electronics, it has become a low-dimensional substrate material carrier for various application scenarios. In this paper, the basic structure of h-BN and the properties of optoelectal, mechanical, thermal and other aspects are systematically introduced, and then the latest preparation methods of h-BN are described, including exfoliation, chemical and physical vapor deposition, and molecular beam epitaxy. Then, the latest research progress of h-BN device applications is introduced from multiple dimensions, such as transfer medium, FET gate dielectric layer, DUV optoelectronic device, single photon source and neutron detection. Finally, based on the research status and key problems of h-BN, some challenges and bottlenecks are analyzed, and the future development direction is proposed.