Design and characterization of multifunctional dyes as smart probes for diagnosis and photo therapy in bioimaging. The aim is to take as starting point a chemically versatile molecular scaffold, and through precise chemical modifications promote the sought after photophysical processes and recognition properties. This approach allows to rationally design a molecular probe endowed with fluorescence response, stability, chirality, and ability to generate singlet oxygen, essential features for creating for targetable and photoactivatable theragnostic performance.
