Eurico Lima

University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro — Portugal

Engineering · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics(13), Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry(12), Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies(11), Click Chemistry and Applications(2), Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery(1)

Publications18 total

Fluorescent Albumin-Binding N-Propylbenzene Indolenine-Based Squaraines as Potential Candidates for Prostate Cancer Photodynamic Therapy Photosensitizers
International Journal of Molecular Sciences·2025Open Access
Exploring the in vitro photodynamic properties of mitochondrial-targeting red- and near-infrared-absorbing γ-aminobutyric acid-modified squaraine dyes
Dyes and Pigments·2025
Electrospun polycaprolactone membranes functionalized with nanochitin for enhanced bioactivity in localized cancer photodynamic therapy
Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications·2025Open Access
D-(+)-Biotinylated squaraine dyes: A journey from synthetic conception, photophysical and -chemical characterization, to the exploration of their photoantitumoral action mechanisms
European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry·2025· 3 cited
“From darkness to radiance”: Light-induced type I and II ROS-mediated apoptosis for anticancer effects of dansylpiperazine-bearing squaraine dyes
Bioorganic Chemistry·2025· 4 cited
Photodynamic Therapy: From the Basics to the Current Progress of N-Heterocyclic-Bearing Dyes as Effective Photosensitizers
Molecules·2023· 61 citedOpen Access
Benz[e]indole-bearing aminosquaraine dyes: Which of the amines introduced into the squaric ring will be able to induce the best in vitro photodynamic effect?
Dyes and Pigments·2023· 10 cited
‘Lights, Squaraines, Action!’ – The Role of Squaraine Dyes in Photodynamic Therapy
Future Medicinal Chemistry·2022· 19 cited
An Insight into Symmetrical Cyanine Dyes as Promising Selective Antiproliferative Agents in Caco-2 Colorectal Cancer Cells
Molecules·2022· 11 citedOpen Access
In Vitro and In Silico Evaluation of Indole-Bearing Squaraine Dyes as Potential Human Serum Albumin Fluorescent Probes
Chemosensors·2022· 9 citedOpen Access
Picolylamine-functionalized benz[e]indole squaraine dyes: Synthetic approach, characterization and in vitro efficacy as potential anticancer phototherapeutic agents
European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry·2021· 20 cited
Evaluation of computational approaches to design new photosensitizers
2020Open Access
Quinoline- and Benzoselenazole-Derived Unsymmetrical Squaraine Cyanine Dyes: Design, Synthesis, Photophysicochemical Features and Light-Triggerable Antiproliferative Effects against Breast Cancer Cell Lines
Materials·2020· 21 citedOpen Access
In vitro phototherapeutic effects of indolenine-based mono- and dithiosquaraine cyanine dyes against Caco-2 and HepG2 human cancer cell lines
Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy·2020· 16 cited
Red and Near-Infrared Absorbing Dicyanomethylene Squaraine Cyanine Dyes: Photophysicochemical Properties and Anti-Tumor Photosensitizing Effects
Materials·2020· 35 citedOpen Access
Photophysicochemical Properties and In Vitro Phototherapeutic Effects of Iodoquinoline- and Benzothiazole-Derived Unsymmetrical Squaraine Cyanine Dyes
Applied Sciences·2019· 15 citedOpen Access
Photodynamic activity of indolenine-based aminosquaraine cyanine dyes: Synthesis and in vitro photobiological evaluation
Dyes and Pigments·2019· 30 cited
Synthesis and in vitro evaluation of the antitumoral phototherapeutic potential of squaraine cyanine dyes derived from indolenine
Dyes and Pigments·2019· 42 cited

Frequent Co-authors

Lucinda V. Reis(17), Renato E. Boto(14), Paulo Almeida(13), José R. Fernandes(12), Octávio Ferreira(9), Samuel Silvestre(9), Adriana O. Santos(8), Diana P. Ferreira(5), L.F. Vieira Ferreira(4), Amélia M. Silva(4), Andreia G. Barroso(2), Margarida Sousa(2), Vanessa S. D. Gomes(1), Tiago Damas Martins(1), Joana F. Silva(1), Eliana B. Souto(1), Tânia C. D. Fernandes(1), Sofia Friães(1), João L. Serrano(1), Ana Maia(1)