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Zhou W, He DD, Zhang K, Liu N, Li Y, Han W, Zhou W, Li M, Zhang S, Huang H, Yu C. A perylene diimide probe for NIR-II fluorescence imaging guided photothermal and type I/type II photodynamic synergistic therapy. Biosens Bioelectron 2024; 259:116424. [PMID: 38801792 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2024.116424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2024] [Revised: 04/11/2024] [Accepted: 05/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
Abstract
Phototherapy has garnered significant attention in the past decade. Photothermal and photodynamic synergistic therapy combined with NIR fluorescence imaging has been one of the most attractive treatment options because of the deep tissue penetration, high selectivity and excellent therapeutic effect. Benefiting from the superb photometrics and ease of modification, perylene diimide (PDI) and its derivatives have been employed as sensing probes and therapeutic agents in the biological and biomedical research fields, and exhibiting excellent potential. Herein, we reported the development of a novel organic small-molecule phototherapeutic agent, PDI-TN. The absorption of PDI-TN extends into the NIR region, which provides feasibility for NIR phototherapy. PDI-TN overcomes the traditional Aggregation-Caused Quenching (ACQ) effect and exhibits typical characteristics of Aggregation-Induced Emission (AIE). Subsequently, PDI-TN NPs were obtained by using an amphiphilic triblock copolymer F127 to encapsulate PDI-TN. Interestingly, the PDI-TN NPs not only exhibit satisfactory photothermal effects, but also can generate O2•- and 1O2 through type I and type II pathways, respectively. Additionally, the PDI-TN NPs emit strong fluorescence in the NIR-II region, and show outstanding therapeutic potential for in vivo NIR-II fluorescence imaging. To our knowledge, PDI-TN is the first PDI derivative used for NIR-II fluorescence imaging-guided photodynamic and photothermal synergistic therapy, which suggests excellent potential for future biological/biomedical applications.
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- Wei Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, PR China; University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, PR China.
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 999077, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, PR China; University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, PR China; University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, PR China; University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, PR China
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 999077, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, PR China; University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, PR China.
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Khatun MN, Nandy S, Roy H, Ghosh SS, Kumar S, Iyer PK. Sulphur-atom positional engineering in perylenimide: structure-property relationships and H-aggregation directed type-I photodynamic therapy. Chem Sci 2024; 15:9298-9317. [PMID: 38903228 PMCID: PMC11186329 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc01180e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 05/10/2024] [Indexed: 06/22/2024] Open
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An innovative design strategy of placing sulfur (S)-atoms within the pendant functional groups and at carbonyl positions in conventional perylenimide (PNI-O) has been demonstrated to investigate the condensed state structure-property relationship and potential photodynamic therapy (PDT) application. Incorporation of simply S-atoms at the peri-functionalized perylenimide (RPNI-O) leads to an aggregation-induced enhanced emission luminogen (AIEEgen), 2-hexyl-8-(thianthren-1-yl)-1H-benzo[5,10]anthra[2,1,9-def]isoquinoline-1,3(2H)-dione (API), which achieves a remarkable photoluminescence quantum yield (Φ PL) of 0.85 in aqueous environments and established novel AIE mechanisms. Additionally, substitution of the S-atom at the carbonyl position in RPNI-O leads to thioperylenimides (RPNI-S): 2-hexyl-8-phenyl-1H-benzo[5,10]anthra[2,1,9-def]isoquinoline-1,3(2H)-dithione (PPIS), 8-([2,2'-bithiophen]-5-yl)-2-hexyl-1H-benzo[5,10]anthra[2,1,9-def]isoquinoline-1,3(2H)-dithione (THPIS), and 2-hexyl-8-(thianthren-1-yl)-1H-benzo[5,10]anthra[2,1,9-def]isoquinoline-1,3(2H)-dithion (APIS), with distinct photophysical properties (enlarged spin-orbit coupling (SOC) and Φ PL ≈ 0.00), and developed diverse potent photosensitizers (PSs). The present work provides a novel SOC enhancement mechanism via pronounced H-aggregation. Surprisingly, the lowest singlet oxygen quantum yield (Φ Δ) and theoretical calculation suggest the specific type-I PDT for RPNI-S. Interestingly, RPNI-S efficiently produces superoxide (O2˙-) due to its remarkably lower Gibbs free energy (ΔG) values (THPIS: -40.83 kcal mol-1). The non-toxic and heavy-atom free very specific thio-based PPIS and THPIS PSs showed selective and efficient PDT under normoxia, as a rare example.
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- Mst Nasima Khatun
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Guwahati 781039 Assam India +91-3612582349
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Guwahati 781039 Assam India
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- Centre for Nanotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Guwahati 781039 Assam India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Guwahati 781039 Assam India
- Centre for Nanotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Guwahati 781039 Assam India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Guwahati 781039 Assam India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Guwahati 781039 Assam India +91-3612582349
- Centre for Nanotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Guwahati 781039 Assam India
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Kharchenko O, Hryniuk A, Krupka O, Hudhomme P. Synthesis of Thionated Perylenediimides: State of the Art and First Investigations of an Alternative to Lawesson's Reagent. Molecules 2024; 29:2538. [PMID: 38893414 PMCID: PMC11173947 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29112538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2024] [Revised: 05/16/2024] [Accepted: 05/24/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
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Perylenediimides (PDIs) are composed of a central perylene ring, on which are grafted two imide groups at the peri positions. Thionated PDIs are characterized by the substitution of one or more oxygen atoms of these imide functions with sulfur atoms. This structural modification alters the electronic properties with a redshift of the optical absorption accompanied by modification of the charge transport characteristics compared to their non-thionated counterparts. These properties make them suitable candidates for applications in optoelectronic devices, such as organic light-emitting diodes and organic photovoltaics. Moreover, the presence of sulfur atom(s) can favor the promotion of reactive oxygen species production for photodynamic and photothermal therapies. These thionated PDIs can be synthesized through the post-functionalization of PDIs by using a sulfurizing reagent. Nevertheless, the main drawbacks remain the difficulties in adjusting the degree of thionation and obtaining tri- and tetrathionated PDIs. Up to now, this thionation reaction has been described almost exclusively using Lawesson's reagent. In the current study, we present our first investigations into an alternative reagent to enhance selectivity and achieve a greater degree of thionation. The association of phosphorus pentasulfide with hexamethyldisiloxane (Curphey's reagent) clearly demonstrated higher reactivity compared with Lawesson's reagent to attain multi-thionated PDIs.
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- Univ Angers, CNRS, MOLTECH-Anjou, SFR MATRIX, F-49000 Angers, France;
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- Univ Angers, Inserm, CNRS, MINT, SFR ICAT, F-49000 Angers, France;
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- Univ Angers, CNRS, MOLTECH-Anjou, SFR MATRIX, F-49000 Angers, France;
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Yang M, Ji C, Yin M. Aggregation-enhanced photothermal therapy of organic dyes. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS. NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY 2024; 16:e1960. [PMID: 38695260 DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 02/10/2024] [Accepted: 04/06/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024]
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Photothermal therapy (PTT) represents a groundbreaking approach to targeted disease treatment by harnessing the conversion of light into heat. The efficacy of PTT heavily relies on the capabilities of photothermal agents (PTAs). Among PTAs, those based on organic dyes exhibit notable characteristics such as adjustable light absorption wavelengths, high extinction coefficients, and high compatibility in biological systems. However, a challenge associated with organic dye-based PTAs lies in their efficiency in converting light into heat while maintaining stability. Manipulating dye aggregation is a key aspect in modulating non-radiative decay pathways, aiming to augment heat generation. This review delves into various strategies aimed at improving photothermal performance through constructing aggregation. These strategies including protecting dyes from photodegradation, inhibiting non-photothermal pathways, maintaining space within molecular aggregates, and introducing intermolecular photophysical processes. Overall, this review highlights the precision-driven assembly of organic dyes as a promising frontier in enhancing PTT-related applications. This article is categorized under: Therapeutic Approaches and Drug Discovery > Emerging Technologies Therapeutic Approaches and Drug Discovery > Nanomedicine for Oncologic Disease Diagnostic Tools > In Vivo Nanodiagnostics and Imaging.
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- Mengyun Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China
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Dakua KK, Rajak K, Mishra S. The interplay of vibronic and spin-orbit coupling in the fluorescence quenching in trans-dithionated PDI. J Chem Phys 2023; 159:114303. [PMID: 37712797 DOI: 10.1063/5.0167127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023] Open
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Organic chromophores such as the thionated derivatives of perylene diimides (PDIs) show prolonged triplet-excited state lifetimes in contrast to their pristine parent PDI molecule, which shows near unity fluorescence quantum yield. The excited state dynamics in the trans-dithionated PDI (S2-PDI) are studied here. Unlike PDI, the photo absorbing ππ* state of S2-PDI is in close proximity to quasi-degenerate nπ* states. The latter exhibits an interesting vibronic problem leading to the breaking of orbital symmetry mediated through non-totally symmetric vibrations. The time-dependent quantum dynamics are studied with a diabatic model Hamiltonian involving three singlet and three triplet states coupled via 22 vibrational modes. A combined effect of multiple internal-conversion and inter-system crossing (ISC) pathways leads to population transfer from the 1ππ* state to the 3ππ* state via the nπ* states, with an overall ISC rate of 0.70 ps that compares well with the experimental value. The calculated absorption spectra for PDI and S2-PDI reproduce the essential vibronic features in the observed experimental spectra. The dominant vibronic progressions are found to have significant contributions from the vinyl stretching modes of the PDI core.
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- Kishan Kumar Dakua
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India
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- Centre for Theoretical Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India
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Guan J, Liu C, Ji C, Zhang W, Fan Z, He P, Ouyang Q, Qin M, Yin M. NIR-II Perylene Monoimide-Based Photothermal Agent with Strengthened Donor-Acceptor Conjugation for Deep Orthotopic Glioblastoma Phototheranostics. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2300203. [PMID: 36775955 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202300203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Extensive efforts have been devoted to the design of organic photothermal agents (PTAs) that absorb in the second near-infrared (NIR-II) bio-window, which can provide deeper tissue penetration that is significant for phototheranostics of lethal brain tumors. Herein, the first example of NIR-II-absorbing small organic molecule (N1) derived from perylene monoamide (PMI) and its bio-application after nano-encapsulation of N1 to function as a nano-agent for phototheranostics of deep orthotopic glioblastoma (GBM) is reported. By adopting a dual modification strategy of introducing a donor-acceptor unit and extending π-conjugation, the obtained N1 can absorb in 1000-1400 nm region and exhibit high photothermal conversation due to the apparent intramolecular charge transfer (ICT). A choline analogue, 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine, capable of interacting specifically with receptors on the surface of the blood-brain barrier (BBB), is used to fabricate the amphiphilic copolymer for the nano-encapsulation of N1. The obtained nanoparticles demonstrate efficient BBB-crossing due to the receptor-mediated transcytosis as well as the small nanoparticle size of approximately 26 nm. The prepared nanoparticles exhibit excellent photoacoustic imaging and significant growth inhibition of deep orthotopic GBM. The current study demonstrates the enormous potential of PMI-based NIR-II PTAs and provides an efficient phototheranostic paradigm for deep orthotopic GBM.
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- Jun Guan
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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Wang S, Wang Z, Li Z, Xu J, Meng X, Zhao Z, Hou Y. A Catalytic Immune Activator Based on Magnetic Nanoparticles to Reprogram the Immunoecology of Breast Cancer from "Cold" to "Hot" State. Adv Healthc Mater 2022; 11:e2201240. [PMID: 36065620 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202201240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2022] [Revised: 08/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) as "cold" tumor is characterized by severe immunosuppression of the tumor microenvironment (TME). To effectively activate the immune response of TNBC, a new kind of therapy strategy called cancer catalytic immunotherapy is proposed based on magnetic nanoparticles (NPs) as immune activators. Utilizing the weak acidity and excessive hydrogen peroxide of TME, these magnetic NPs can release ferrous ions to promote Fenton reaction, leading to abundant ·OH and reactive oxygen species (ROS) for ultimately killing cancer cells. Mechanistically, these magnetic NPs activate the ROS-related signaling pathway to generate more ROS. Meanwhile, these magnetic NPs with unique immunological properties can promote the maturation of dendritic cells and the polarization of macrophages from M2 to M1, resulting in the infiltration of more T cells to reprogram the immunoecology of TNBC from "cold" to "hot" state. Besides directly affecting immune cells, these magnetic NPs can also affect the secretion of some immune-related cytokines by cancer cells, to further indirectly activate the immune response. In conclusion, these catalytic immune activators are designed to achieve the synergistic treatment of chemodynamic therapy-enhanced immunotherapy guided by computed tomography (CT)/near-infrared region-II (NIR-II) dual-mode imaging, providing a new strategy for TNBC treatment.
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- Shuren Wang
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Magnetoelectric Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Innovation Centre for Engineering Science and Advanced Technology, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Magnetoelectric Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Innovation Centre for Engineering Science and Advanced Technology, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Institute of Medical Technology, Peking University Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Magnetoelectric Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Innovation Centre for Engineering Science and Advanced Technology, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Radiopharmaceuticals (National Medical Products Administration), Department of Nuclear Medicine, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, 100142, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Magnetoelectric Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Innovation Centre for Engineering Science and Advanced Technology, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Magnetoelectric Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Innovation Centre for Engineering Science and Advanced Technology, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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