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ArticleNature biomedical engineering2026

Label-free tissue NIR-II autofluorescence imaging for visualization of human liver malignancy.

Haisheng He, Wenwei Zhu, Han Miao, Shangfeng Wang, Zunguo Du, Hongxin Zhang, Jiang Ming, Ben Shi, Hao Wang, Jianping Qi and 5 more

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Haisheng He *Department of Chemistry, College of Smart Materials and Future Energy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and iChem, Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Formulations for Overcoming Delivery Barriers, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Shanghai Wusong Laboratory of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai Academy of Natural Sciences (SANS), Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5205-7426
Wenwei Zhu *Department of General Surgery, Hepatobiliary Surgery Center, Huashan Hospital & Cancer Metastasis Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4112-9156
Han MiaoSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.
Shangfeng WangDepartment of Chemistry, College of Smart Materials and Future Energy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and iChem, Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Formulations for Overcoming Delivery Barriers, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Shanghai Wusong Laboratory of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai Academy of Natural Sciences (SANS), Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2247-7558
Zunguo DuDepartment of Pathology of Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Hongxin ZhangDepartment of Chemistry, College of Smart Materials and Future Energy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and iChem, Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Formulations for Overcoming Delivery Barriers, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Shanghai Wusong Laboratory of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai Academy of Natural Sciences (SANS), Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1934-2049
Jiang MingDepartment of Chemistry, College of Smart Materials and Future Energy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and iChem, Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Formulations for Overcoming Delivery Barriers, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Shanghai Wusong Laboratory of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai Academy of Natural Sciences (SANS), Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9375-5730
Ben ShiDepartment of Chemistry, College of Smart Materials and Future Energy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and iChem, Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Formulations for Overcoming Delivery Barriers, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Shanghai Wusong Laboratory of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai Academy of Natural Sciences (SANS), Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-1400-5040
Hao WangDepartment of General Surgery, Hepatobiliary Surgery Center, Huashan Hospital & Cancer Metastasis Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Jianping QiDepartment of Chemistry, College of Smart Materials and Future Energy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and iChem, Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Formulations for Overcoming Delivery Barriers, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Shanghai Wusong Laboratory of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai Academy of Natural Sciences (SANS), Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4833-1426
Yong FanDepartment of Chemistry, College of Smart Materials and Future Energy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and iChem, Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Formulations for Overcoming Delivery Barriers, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Shanghai Wusong Laboratory of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai Academy of Natural Sciences (SANS), Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5220-9445
Wei WuDepartment of Chemistry, College of Smart Materials and Future Energy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and iChem, Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Formulations for Overcoming Delivery Barriers, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Shanghai Wusong Laboratory of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai Academy of Natural Sciences (SANS), Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0164-0814
Dongyuan ZhaoDepartment of Chemistry, College of Smart Materials and Future Energy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and iChem, Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Formulations for Overcoming Delivery Barriers, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Shanghai Wusong Laboratory of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai Academy of Natural Sciences (SANS), Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8440-6902
Lun-Xiu QinDepartment of General Surgery, Hepatobiliary Surgery Center, Huashan Hospital & Cancer Metastasis Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. qinlx@fudan.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4805-8239
Fan ZhangDepartment of Chemistry, College of Smart Materials and Future Energy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and iChem, Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Formulations for Overcoming Delivery Barriers, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Shanghai Wusong Laboratory of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai Academy of Natural Sciences (SANS), Shanghai, China. zhang_fan@fudan.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7886-6144

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82104082Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission) 21QA1406700, 22JC1400400, 24Y12800500Shanghai Municipal Education Commission 2023ZKZD08
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Successful surgical resection of solid tumours requires highly reliable real-time intraoperative tools to accurately delineate tumour boundaries, which remains challenging in routine clinical standards. Here, we identify endogenous substances with intense autofluorescence in the second near-infrared window (NIR-II, 1,000-1,700 nm) that are abundant in human liver tissues but negligible in cancerous tissues. Inspired by this discovery, we develop a label-free and wide-field imaging approach, named tissue autofluorescence NIR-II imaging (TANI) for visualizing human liver malignancies. TANI demonstrates exceptional contrast (7.69 ± 0.52), sensitivity (97.8%) and specificity (98.4%) in delineating various liver malignancies, including hepatocellular carcinoma, intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma and liver metastasis from cirrhotic or non-cirrhotic livers, outperforming routine fluorescence-guided surgery and conventional autofluorescence imaging in the visible (400-650 nm) or first near-infrared (700-900 nm) window. The excellent performance of TANI remains unaffected by cancer grade/stage, benign lesions or blood/bile contamination. These findings represent a promising advance in intraoperative decision-making and suggest a strong correlation between near-infrared autofluorescence and diseases. We believe that clarifying the molecular insights underlying these autofluorescent substances may provide new diagnostic directions.

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