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ArticleScience advances2026

Kinetic assembly tuning NIR-II cyanine aggregated states: Remarkable photothermal-mediated sustained retention in orthotopic hepatoma.

Yue Wu, Meiling Zhao, Menglan Wu, Jialiang Huang, Yutao Zhang, Chenxu Yan, Wei-Hong Zhu, Zhiqian Guo, Yisheng Xu

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Yue WuKey Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China.ORCID 0009-0004-2685-8395
Meiling ZhaoKey Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China.
Menglan WuKey Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China.
Jialiang HuangKey Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China.
Yutao ZhangKey Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China.ORCID 0009-0008-6343-8778
Chenxu YanKey Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China.ORCID 0000-0001-7130-769X
Wei-Hong ZhuKey Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China.ORCID 0000-0001-9103-166X
Zhiqian GuoKey Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China.ORCID 0000-0002-2192-825X
Yisheng XuKey Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China.ORCID 0000-0001-8245-9787

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Abstract

Conventional photothermal nanotheranostics suffer from fluorescence quenching caused by energy transfer between imaging and photothermal agents. Although unimolecular nanotheranostic systems circumvents the issue, it remains inadequate for generating substantial fluorescence and photothermal effects simultaneously under single-wavelength excitation. Herein, we develop a molecular aggregation engineering strategy by spectrally decoupling the monomeric state for fluorescence from the aggregated state for photothermal conversion within a unimolecular dye nanoplatform, enabling simultaneous theragnostic. We introduce a kinetic assembly method to encapsulate both NIR-II dyes (DQP) and protein in polymers, precisely regulating the aggregated state. Moreover, strong π-π stacking of the aggregated state of DQP drives photothermal effect, which functions as a thermal stimuli trigger for temperature-responsive DQPNPs to achieve charge reduction and size enlargement, promoting intracellular tumor retention, which ultimately improves fluorescence intensity and enhances photothermal efficacy. Such a molecular aggregation engineering strategy ensures precise tuning of the aggregated state of dyes, which realizes a breakthrough for balance NIR-II fluorescence with photothermal effect, supporting personalized and long-term cancer therapy.

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CarbocyaninesCarcinoma, HepatocellularFluorescent DyesLiver NeoplasmsPhotothermal TherapyAnimalsCell Line, TumorHumansKineticsMiceCarbocyaninesFluorescent Dyes

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