| abstract |
Provided are embodiments of a probe, methods of manufacture, and use in photoacoustic and NIR-II near-infrared imaging, the probe comprising a fluorescent dye and a human serum albumin molecule, or fragment thereof, wherein the fluorescent dye is attached to the human serum albumin molecule, and wherein the fluorescent dye can have a greater near-infrared fluorescence intensity than when not in contact with the human serum albumin molecule. |