Rationally Design Bright Near-Infrared Fluorophores

Fluorophores with near-infrared (NIR) emissions play a crucial role in numerous bioimaging and biosensing applications. These NIR fluorophores afford highly attractive optical properties, such as deep penetration depths, good signal-to-noise ratios, and minimal tissue damages. Recently, Assistant Professor Liu Xiaogang and his co-workers have rationally developed a new class of near-infrared fluorophores with bright one-photon and two-photon emissions. In this work, Dr. Liu Xiaogang and their co-workers presented a rational molecular design strategy, which is expected to inspire the molecular engineering of other high-performance near infrared fluorophores as well.

Their paper will appear in “Chemistry – an European Journal“. It has been selected as a “Hot Paper” by the Editor. “Hot Papers are chosen by the Editors for their importance in a rapidly evolving field of high current interest”.

Assistant Professor Liu Xiaogang joined SUTD and started the Fluorescence Research Group in Apr 2017.