Mitochondria-targeting NO gas nanogenerator for augmenting mild photothermal therapy in the NIR-II biowindow.

An intelligent nitric oxide gas-releasing nanoplatform based on CuS-nanoplates has been designed to overcome the heat endurance of tumor cells by the inhibition of HSP90 expression with the released NO gas in mitochondria and thereby realize enhanced PTT under mild temperature conditions.

An amphiphilic metallaclip with enhanced fluorescence emission in water: synthesis and controllable self-assembly into multi-dimensional micro-structures.

A new amphiphilic organoplatinum(ii) metallaclip was designed and fabricated successfully through coordination driven self-assembly. It can further self-assemble into multi-dimensional well-defined micro-structures with different CH3OH/H2O ratios, and show enhanced fluorescence emission in water.

Synthesis and controllable self-assembly of 3D amphiphilic organoplatinum(ii) metallacages in water.

An amphiphilic metallacage with tetragonal prismatic frameworks as a hydrophobic core and pendent tri(ethylene glycol) chains as hydrophilic tails was prepared successfully and showed controllable self-assembly behaviour in water.

Syntheses of water-soluble acyclic naphthalene oligomers and their applications in water.

Water-soluble -CH2- bridged acyclic naphthalene oligomers (WN2 and WN3) were designed and prepared successfully. Interestingly, WN3 can be used in reversible dispersion of carbon nanotubes in water by changing the pH efficiently.