Indocyanine green (ICG), a FDA approved near infrared (NIR) fluorescent agent, is used in the clinic for a variety of applications including lymphangiography, intra-operative lymph node identification, tumor imaging, superficial vascular imaging, and marking ischemic tissues. These applications operate in the so-called "NIR-I" window (700-900 nm). Recently, imaging in the "NIR-II" window (1000-...

A new NIR fluorescent probe, NIR-Pd, for palladium species was designed and synthesized, based on a HD NIR fluorophore and deprotection of aryl propargyl ethers by palladium. The probe NIR-Pd displayed either a large NIR fluorescence turn-on or ratiometric response to palladium with high sensitivity and selectivity. Additionally, the novel NIR probe can monitor palladium species in live HeLa ce...

Plasmonic photothermal therapy (PPTT) is a minimally-invasive oncological treatment strategy in which photon energy is selectively administered and converted into heat sufficient to induce cellular hyperthermia. The present work demonstrates the feasibility of in vivo PPTT treatment of deep-tissue malignancies using easily-prepared plasmonic gold nanorods and a small, portable, inexpensive near...

This paper discusses the use of a small ultraportable hyperspectral camera in VIS-NIR (Visible-Near Infrared) range for archaeological fieldwork and its hardware, data processing workflows, spectral information that can be used situ screening. Hyperspectral imaging is widespread, non-destructive analytical technique various disciplines highlighting invisible patterns mapping signatures selected...

PURPOSE To analyze the occurrence of near infrared (NIR) fluorescence in relation to NIR reflectance, blue-light-excited autofluorescence, angiograms, and funduscopy. METHODS Observational consecutive case series in patients with macular diseases. Imaging was performed with a confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscope for NIR reflectance, blue-light-excited autofluorescence, NIR fluorescence, and...