Activatable Probes for Biosensing, Imaging, and Photomedicine

Dear Colleagues,

Activatable probes and sensors that amplify or boost signals in response to the target of interest have a critical role in biosensing, imaging, and photomedicine. This Special Issue focuses on activatable sensing technologies through the use of fluorescence imaging, chemiluminescence imaging, afterglow imaging, photoacoustic imaging, optical coherence tomography, super-resolution optical imaging, near infrared imaging, nonlinear optical imaging, photomechanical actuation, photothermal actuation, and photo thermomechanical actuation, etc. The activatable probes and sensors can be developed and used in such strategies and technologies but are not limited to the methods mentioned above. Contributions may also include different aspects in terms of design, development, and validation of biosensors.

The aim of this Special Issue is to highlight the advanced processes on the development of various activatable probes or sensors as diagnostic and therapeutic platforms for biomedical applications. Review articles and research articles related to the above activatable biosensing technologies are welcome.

Prof. Dr. Haobin Chen
Dr. Yifei Jiang
Prof. Dr. Qiongzheng Hu
Guest Editors

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