Defan Yao

An enzyme-activatable probe liberating AIEgens: on-site sensing and long-term tracking of β-galactosidase in ovarian cancer cells

Kaizhi Gu, Wanshan Qiu, Zhiqian Guo et al. · Chemical Science · 2018 · 179 citations · Full text

Molecular Engineered Squaraine Nanoprobe for NIR-II/Photoacoustic Imaging and Photothermal Therapy of Metastatic Breast Cancer

Defan Yao, Yanshu Wang, Rongfeng Zou et al. · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · 2020 · 142 citations

Fibronectin-Targeting and Cathepsin B-Activatable Theranostic Nanoprobe for MR/Fluorescence Imaging and Enhanced Photodynamic Therapy for Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Yanshu Wang, Liping Jiang, Yuwen Zhang et al. · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · 2020 · 88 citations

Nanomedicine, Tnbc Management, Mr/fluorescence Imaging +15

An aggregation-induced emission dye-powered afterglow luminogen for tumor imaging

Yan Xu, Weitao Yang, Defan Yao et al. · Chemical Science · 2019 · 69 citations · Full text

Enzyme-triggered self-assembly of gold nanoparticles for enhanced retention effects and photothermal therapy of prostate cancer

Shuyan Yang, Defan Yao, Yanshu Wang et al. · Chemical Communications · 2018 · 68 citations

Nanoparticles, Engineering, Metal Nanoparticles +17