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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2025

Engineered Substrate-Free Small Molecules for Enhanced Raman Scattering and Photothermal Conversion Efficiency.

Sheng Yu, Shuai Gao, Yongming Zhang, Sihang Zhang, Jingwen Sun, Wenxian Zhang, Tingting Li, Kai Cui, Zeyu Xiao, Wei Lu

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Sheng YuSchool of Pharmacy, Minhang Hospitial, Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery, Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, 826 Zhangheng Road, Shanghai, 201203, China.
Shuai GaoSchool of Pharmacy, Minhang Hospitial, Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery, Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, 826 Zhangheng Road, Shanghai, 201203, China.
Yongming ZhangDepartment of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 280 South Chongqing Road, Shanghai, 200025, China.
Sihang ZhangSchool of Pharmacy, Minhang Hospitial, Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery, Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, 826 Zhangheng Road, Shanghai, 201203, China.
Jingwen SunSchool of Pharmacy, Minhang Hospitial, Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery, Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, 826 Zhangheng Road, Shanghai, 201203, China.
Wenxian ZhangDepartment of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 280 South Chongqing Road, Shanghai, 200025, China.
Tingting LiSchool of Pharmacy, Minhang Hospitial, Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery, Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, 826 Zhangheng Road, Shanghai, 201203, China.
Kai CuiDepartment of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 280 South Chongqing Road, Shanghai, 200025, China.
Zeyu XiaoDepartment of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 280 South Chongqing Road, Shanghai, 200025, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3457-5772
Wei LuSchool of Pharmacy, Minhang Hospitial, Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery, Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, 826 Zhangheng Road, Shanghai, 201203, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1333-0274

Funding

National Key R&D Program of China 2020YFA0210800National Natural Science Foundation of China 52161160307National Natural Science Foundation of China 81991493National Natural Science Foundation of China 82471857National Natural Science Foundation of China 82472122Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality 23J21900700Shanghai Municipal Health Commission 2022XD033Shanghai Municipal Health Commission 2022XD045
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Abstract

Raman spectroscopy with surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) through metal substrates is a highly precise bioimaging technique. Alternatively, recently discovered small molecules to enhance the Raman signal intensities through their self-stacking, termed stacking-induced intermolecular charge transfer-enhanced Raman scattering (SICTERS), offer ultrasensitive in vivo Raman imaging free of substrates. Molecular engineering to increase the SICTERS intensity and to tune photothermal conversion efficiency of these molecules is critical for furthering their biomedical application but not yet feasible. Here, by increasing the length of side chain and introducing the benzene ring to bis-thienyl-substituted benzobisthiadiazole, this study demonstrates an optimized molecule BBTPPRO that possesses both high SICTERS intensity and photothermal conversion efficiency (31.19%). The prepared BBTPPRO nanoparticles achieve intraoperative Raman image-guided photothermal therapy (PTT) of orthotopic mouse colon tumor. Overall, this report presents a molecular strategy combing the principle of SICTERS with the Jablonski diagram to design substrate-free Raman small molecules toward SICTERS-mediated photo-theranostic agents.

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Colonic NeoplasmsPhotothermal TherapySpectrum Analysis, RamanAnimalsCell Line, TumorHumansMiceNanoparticlesin vivo Raman imagingmolecular engineeringphotothermal therapyRaman scatteringtheranostics

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