Construction of mannosylated glycol-nanoparticles for near-infrared bioimaging and photodynamic therapy targeting breast cancer cells
Two donor–π–acceptor type photosensitizers, TC1 and TC2, are designed by bridging electron-rich carbazole with electron-withdrawing tricyanofuran (TCF) via thiophene or EDOT moieties as promising targeted theranostic agents for NIR imaging and PDT of breast cancer.