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Review of 2D MnO2 Nanosheets as FRET-Based Nanodot Fluorescence Quenchers in Chemosensing Applications
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Engineering Metal–Organic Framework Hybrid AIEgens with Tumor-Activated Accumulation and Emission for the Image-Guided GSH Depletion ROS Therapy
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Photodynamic inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes using a natural aggregation-induced emission photosensitizer and its application in salmon preservation
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Regulation of Fluorescence and Self‐assembly of a Salicylaldehyde Azine‐Containing Amphiphile by Pillararene
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Modulating the Aggregation States of a Pd6L4 Cage for Selectivity Flipping during the Stereo‐Divergent Semi‐Hydrogenation of Alkynes
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A sulfatase-activatable AIEgen nanoprobe for inhalation imaging-guided surgical excision of lung cancer
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Research Progress and Prospect of Aggregation-Induced Emission Supramolecular Luminescence Materials
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Stepwise Lighting Up Gold(I)–Thiolate Complexes from AIE Nanoaggregates to AIEE Nanoprobes with a ZIF-8 Shell for Glucose Biosensing
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Engineering peptide-catecholamine co-assembled nanostructures for tunable fluorescence
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Supramolecular Probe for Monitoring Lysosomal Ferritinophagy to Facilitate the Early Diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease
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Supramolecular Coordination Complexes as Optical Biosensors
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Precise Modulation of Circularly Polarized Luminescence via Polymer Chiral Co‐assembly and Contactless Dynamic Chiral Communication
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Recent advances in supramolecular luminescent materials based on macrocyclic arenes
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Tailoring Tunable Luminescence via Supramolecular Assembly Strategies
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Constructing efficient and photostable photosensitizer with aggregation-induced emission by introducing highly electronegative nitrogen atom for photodynamic therapy
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A combination of covalent and noncovalent restricted‐intramolecular‐rotation strategy for supramolecular AIE‐type photosensitizer toward photodynamic therapy
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AIE-based Tb3+ complex self-assembled nanoprobe for ratiometric fluorescence detection of anthrax spore biomarker in water solution and actual spore samples
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Visualization of the Plasmid DNA Delivery System by Complementary Fluorescence Labeling of Arginine-Rich Peptides
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Construction and modulation of dual responsive AIE supramolecular aggregates combined with quantum chemistry simulation
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Bonsai-inspired AIE nanohybrid photosensitizer based on vermiculite nanosheets for ferroptosis-assisted oxygen self-sufficient photodynamic cancer therapy
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Effect and underlying mechanism of a photochemotherapy dual-function nanodrug delivery system for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
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Portable AIE hydrogel sensor for rapid and visual field detection of heavy metal residue in food
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Controllable FRET Behaviors of Supramolecular Host–Guest Systems as Ratiometric Aluminum Ion Sensors Manipulated by Tetraphenylethylene-Functionalized Macrocyclic Host Donor and Multistimuli-Responsive Fluorescein-Based Guest Acceptor
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Modular and stereoselective synthesis of tetrasubstituted vinyl sulfides leading to a library of AIEgens
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Modulation of Aggregation-Induced Emission by Excitation Energy Transfer: Design and Application
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BODIPY as a Multifunctional Theranostic Reagent in Biomedicine: Self‐Assembly, Properties, and Applications
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Supramolecular self-assembled AIE molecules are used in the search for target proteins in norcantharidin
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AIEgen-based nanotherapeutic strategy for enhanced FLASH irradiation to prevent tumour recurrence and avoid severe side effects
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Visible Light Inspires a Truly “Green” Material with Adjustable Fluorescence
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The Rise of AIE‐Peptide Systems: Design Principles, Multifunctional Applications, and Future Perspectives
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AIEgen configuration transition and aggregation enable dual prompt emission for single‐component nondoped white OLEDs
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pH and GSH dual-responsive fluorescent nanoparticles from polydopamine coating mesoporous silica for controlled drug release and real-time detection
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New Quinoxaline‐Based Blue Emitters: Molecular Structures, Aggregation‐Induced Enhanced Emission Characteristics and OLED Application
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Innovative probes with aggregation-induced emission characteristics for sensing gaseous signaling molecules
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Lignosulfonate/diblock copolymer polyion complexes with aggregation-enhanced and pH-switchable fluorescence for information storage and encryption
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CXCL9+ Macrophage-targeted NIR-II aggregation-induced emission nanoprobes for the early diagnosis of myocarditis
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AIEgens: An emerging fluorescent sensing tool to aid food safety and quality control
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Photoexcitation-Induced Assembly: A Bottom-Up Physical Strategy for Driving Molecular Motion and Phase Evolution
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Chemometrics-assisted functionalization of boronic acid-derived supramolecules
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Modulation of Aggregation‐Caused Quenching to Aggregation‐Induced Emission: Finding a Biocompatible Polymeric Theranostics Platform for Cancer Therapy
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Sensing the Small Change of Intermolecular Distance in Supramolecular Assembly by Using the Tunable Emission Wavelength of AIE‐Active Luminogens
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Hydrogel-Film-Fabricated Fluorescent Biosensors with Aggregation-Induced Emission for Albumin Detection through the Real-Time Modulation of a Vortex Fluidic Device
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Aggregation-Induced Emission-Based Material for Selective and Sensitive Recognition of Cyanide Anions in Solution and Biological Assays
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Recent Advances in Aggregation-Induced Emission (AIE) Fluorescent Sensors for Biomolecule Detection
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Advances in flexible hydrogels for light-thermal-electricity energy conversion and storage
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Review of advancement in aggregation-induced emission-based fluorescent biosensors for enzyme detection: Mechanisms and biomedical applications
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Efficient Artificial Light-Harvesting System Based on Supramolecular Peptide Nanotubes in Water
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Multiple host-guest and metal coordination interactions induce supramolecular assembly and structural transition
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Green, Efficient Detection and Removal of Hg2+ by Water-Soluble Fluorescent Pillar[5]arene Supramolecular Self-Assembly
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Novel Fluorescent Probe for Selective Recognition of G‐Quadruplex Based on Aggregation Induced Emission
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Intrinsically Luminescent, Reprogrammable, and Chemically Recyclable Liquid Crystal Elastomers Enabled by Dynamic Vinylogous Urethane Chemistry
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Folic Acid-Modified Cyclodextrin Multivalent Supramolecular Assembly for Photodynamic Therapy
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Anthracene-induced formation of highly twisted metallacycle and its crystal structure and tunable assembly behaviors
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Self-Healing Hydrogels: From Synthesis to Multiple Applications
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Small-molecule-based fluorescent probes for f-block metal ions: A new frontier in chemosensors
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Understanding Mechanochromic Luminescence on Account of Molecular Level Based on Phosphorescent Iridium(III) Complex Isomers
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Divergent and Stereoselective Synthesis of Tetraarylethylenes from Vinylboronates
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Glycolipid‐Type Amphiphiles with a Small Anilinochloromaleimide‐Based Luminogen Exhibiting Aggregation‐Induced Emission
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Multifaceted functionalities constructed from pyrazine-based AIEgen system
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Toward Strained Pillar[4]arene Derivatives
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Construction of fluorescent anodic aluminum oxide films coloured by 3,4:9,10-perylene tetracarboxylic salt
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Aggregation-induced emission-active fluorescent polymer sensors for the detection of water in organic solvents, Cu2+ and hemolysis
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Tetraphenylethene-Based Supramolecular Coordination Frameworks with Aggregation-Induced Emission for an Artificial Light-Harvesting System
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Recent advances in biomimetic aggregation‐induced emission photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy and immunotherapy
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A panther chameleon skin-inspired core@shell supramolecular hydrogel with spatially organized multi-luminogens enables programmable color change
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Diastereoselective Synthesis of Tetrasubstituted Olefins from Internal Alkynes via Three‐Component Reaction Using a Heterogeneous Organometallic Triptycene‐Based Porous Palladium Catalyst
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A Sensitive Ratiometric Thermometer Constructed by AIEgen‐Based Mixed Lanthanide MOF for Intracellular Temperature Mapping
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Nanostructured organic photosensitizer aggregates in disease phototheranostics
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Aggregation‐induced emission systems involving supramolecular assembly
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Take your Positions and Shine: Effects of Positioning Aggregation‐Induced Emission Luminophores within Sequence‐Defined Macromolecules
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AIE-based fluorescent sensors for low concentration toxic ion detection in water
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Studies of Anticancer Activities In Vitro and In Vivo for Butyltin(IV)–Iridium(III) Imidazole–Phenanthroline Complexes with Aggregation-Induced Emission Properties
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Covalent organic frameworks for optical applications
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Supramolecular Assemblies with Aggregation‐Induced Emission Properties for Sensing and Detection
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Peptide-based AIE fluorescent probe for sequential detection of Hg2+ and S2− and its multi-functional applications
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High-Performance Trichloroacetic Acid Sensor Based on the Intramolecular Hydrogen Bond Formation and Disruption of a Specially Designed Fluorescent o-Carborane Derivative in the Film State
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A Review on Low‐Molecular‐Weight Gels Driven by Halogen‐Effect
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Antagonistic Effects of Distance and Overlap toward Anomalous Pressure-Induced Blueshift of π–π Excimer Fluorescence in 9-(2,2-Diphenylvinyl)anthracene Crystals
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Research progress in AIE-based crystalline porous materials for biomedical applications
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An effective fluorescent sensor for ClO− in aqueous media based on thiophene-cyanostilbene Schiff-base
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A Highly Efficient Supramolecular Polymer-Based Singlet Oxygen Generator for Photocatalytic Minisci Alkylation
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Oxidation-driven synthetic molecular networks enable dynamic assembly and fluorescence modulation in living cells
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Next-generation supramolecular photosensitizers based on coordination-driven self-assembly for therapeutic applications
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Precise Molecular Design of a Pair of New Regioisomerized Fluorophores With Opposite Fluorescent Properties
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Multiple H‐Bonding Chain Extender‐Based Ultrastiff Thermoplastic Polyurethanes with Autonomous Self‐Healability, Solvent‐Free Adhesiveness, and AIE Fluorescence
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Insights into the effect of the spacer on the properties of imidazolium based AIE luminogens
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Tracking Microenvironmental Response on Self‐Assembled Phthalocyanine Systems – Adaptive and Non‐Adaptive Antibacterial Photosensitization
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Preparation of temperature-responsive nanomicelles with AIE property as fluorescence probe for detection of Fe3+ and Fe2+
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Programmable design and self assembly of peptide conjugated AIEgens for biomedical applications
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A new class of nitrobenzoic acid-based AIE photosensitizers for highly efficient photodynamic antibacterial therapy
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Combating antibiotic resistance: Current strategies for the discovery of novel antibacterial materials based on macrocycle supramolecular chemistry
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Crystal structures and aggregation-induced emission of a series of three-photon absorption quinoline derivatives
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In Situ High‐Resolution Imaging of Live Treponema pallidum Using Catalyst‐Free Bioorthogonal Strategy
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An AIE and ESIPT based neuraminidase fluorescent probe for influenza virus detection and imaging
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Beyond Aggregation: Engineering AIEgens from Molecular Design to Supramolecular Assembly for Advanced Photophysical Function
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Visualizing Chain Growth of Polytelluoxane via Polymerization Induced Emission
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Luminescent Supramolecular Nano- or Microstructures Formed in Aqueous Media by Amphiphile-Noble Metal Complexes
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The role of interfacial donor–acceptor percolation in efficient and stable all-polymer solar cells
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AIEgen‐Based Lifetime‐Probes for Precise Furin Quantification and Identification of Cell Subtypes
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Toward understanding the cross‐linking from molecular chains to aggregates by engineering terminals of supramolecular hyperbranched polysiloxane
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Aggregation-Induced Emission-Active Toroidal Micelles from a Conjugated Polymer: A Selective Phototheranostic Nanoplatform for Targeting Gram-Positive Bacteria
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Tetraphenylethylene-Based Nanogels by Physical Encapsulation Technology: An AIEgen Transparent Film Thermometers
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Luminogens Based on Cyano‐Substituted Anthracene Isomers: Different Molecular Packing and Distinct Piezochromic Properties
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Brightness Strategies toward NIR-II Emissive Conjugated Materials: Molecular Design, Application, and Future Prospects
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Aggregation-induced emission (AIE): emerging technology based on aggregate science
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Killing three birds with one stone: Near-infrared light triggered nitric oxide release for enhanced photodynamic and anti-inflammatory therapy in refractory keratitis
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Highly Emissive Platinum(II) Metallacage in the Near-Infrared Region for Synergistic Chemo-Photodynamic Therapy
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Modular Synthesis of Tetrasubstituted Vinyl Sulfides via One-Pot Sequential Carbene Transfer Reaction from Thiols with α-Diazo Carbonyl Compounds
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Optical Characteristics and Applications of AIE Racemic C6-Unsubstituted Tetrahydropyrimidines
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Innovative Synthetic Procedures for Luminogens Showing Aggregation‐Induced Emission
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Aggregation‐induced emission polymers via reversible‐deactivation radical polymerization
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Nanolab in a Cell: Crystallization-Induced In Situ Self-Assembly for Cancer Theranostic Amplification
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Emission enhancement induced by the supramolecular assembly of leggero pillar[5]arenes for the detection and separation of silver ions
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Fluorescent Probes for Selective Recognition of Hypobromous Acid: Achievements and Future Perspectives
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Design and syntheses of two luminescent metal-organic frameworks for detecting nitro-antibiotic, Fe3+ and Cr2O72-
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Dynamic covalent synthesis of conjugated macrocyclic maleimides with interesting solvatochromic luminescent properties
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Light-Gated Nano-Porous Capsules from Stereoisomer-Directed Self-Assemblies
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Supramolecular Polymerizations via AIE-Active Monomers: Synthesis, Self-Assembly Mechanism Study, and Explosive Detection
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Supramolecular aggregation properties of naphthalimide-decorated imino-Naphthol and imino-naphthalene based on fluorescent materials
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Recent progress of fluorescent gels: construction and application
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Cobalt-catalyzed branched selective hydroallylation of terminal alkynes
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Morphology controllable conjugated network polymers based on AIE-active building block for TNP detection
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Novel benzonitrile-based AIE host with high triplet energy for highly efficient solution-processed blue TADF OLEDs
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Light controlled biomaterials for regulating cell migration and differentiation
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Mechanochromism and aggregation-induced emission in a fluorene-fumaronitrile-based molecular system: The influence of supramolecular control on donor-acceptor interactions
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High Mobility Organic Lasing Semiconductor with Crystallization‐Enhanced Emission for Light‐Emitting Transistors
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pH‐Modulated 1D Hierarchical Self‐Assembly of a Brush‐Like Poly‐Para‐Phenylene Homopolymer
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Recent advancement in fluorescent materials for optical sensing of pesticides
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Supramolecular Assembly Based on Calix(4)arene and Aggregation‐Induced Emission Photosensitizer for Phototherapy of Drug‐Resistant Bacteria and Skin Flap Transplantation
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Two-phase activated colorimetric and ratiometric fluorescent sensor for visual detection of phosgene via AIE coupled TICT processes
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Dual-laser “808 and 1,064 nm” strategy that circumvents the Achilles’ heel of photothermal therapy
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Synergistic Enhancement of Fluorescence and Magnetic Resonance Signals Assisted by Albumin Aggregate for Dual-Modal Imaging
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Modulating the Aggregation States of a Pd6L4 Cage for Selectivity Flipping during the Stereo‐Divergent Semi‐Hydrogenation of Alkynes
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Identification of the donor-substitution effect of tetraphenylethylene AIEgen: Synthesis, photophysical property analysis, and bioimaging applications
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Luminescent Metal‐Phenolic Networks for Multicolor Particle Labeling
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Cyclosiloxane-Based AIE Molecular Assemblies for Fluorescent Superhydrophobic Surfaces
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Structurally Tunable Patterned Fluorescent Polymer Arrays for Room‐Temperature Volatile Organic Compounds Sensing
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Reactive Species-Activatable AIEgens for Biomedical Applications
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Synthesis and ultraviolet/aggregation-induced emission investigation of novel tetraphenylvinyl hydrazone derivatives: efficient multimodal chemosensors for fluoride ion
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Water-soluble fluorescent supramolecular polymer network with sustainable “Fluorescence on” based on AIEgen-containing host-guest interactions
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Chitosan coated fluorescent mesoporous silica for the sensitive and selective detection of H2O2
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A Chromo-Fluorogenic Naphthoquinolinedione-Based Probe for Dual Detection of Cu2+ and Its Use for Various Water Samples
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Bonsai-Inspired AIE Nanohybrid Photosensitizer Based on Ultrathin Two-Dimensional Vermiculite Nanosheets for Ferroptosis-Assisted Oxygen Self-Sufficient Photodynamic Cancer Therapy
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An Aggregation‐Induced Emission Active Peptide‐Based Fluorescent Probe for Highly Selective and Sensitive Detection of Hg(II) Ions and Its Multifield Applications
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Hybrid Local and Charge‐Transfer Material with Ultralong Room Temperature Phosphorescence for Efficient Organic Afterglow Light‐Emitting Diodes
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Adaptive Chirality of an Achiral Cucurbit[8]uril‐Based Supramolecular Organic Framework for Chirality Induction in Water
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Short-Wavelength Aggregation-Induced Emission Photosensitizers for Solid Tumor Therapy: Enhanced with White-Light Fiber Optic
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Tetraphenylethene-decorated difluoroboron β-diketonates with terminal chiral α-phenylethylamine: Aggregation-induced emission, circularly polarized luminescence and mechanofluochromism
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Chiral Naphthalenediimides with High‐Efficiency Fluorescence and Circularly Polarized Luminescence in the Solid State for the Application in Organic Optoelectronics
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Highly efficient phototheranostics of macrophage-engulfed Gram-positive bacteria using a NIR luminogen with aggregation-induced emission characteristics
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Solvent-free mechanochemical synthesis of a novel benzothiazole-azine based ESIPT-coupled orange AIEgen for the selective recognition of Cu2+ ions in solution and solid phase
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A Strategy Based on Aggregation‐Induced Ratiometric Emission to Differentiate Molecular Weight of Supramolecular Polymers
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Molecular Engineering of Amino Acid Crystals with Enhanced Piezoelectric Performance for Biodegradable Sensors
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Unveiling the structure-property relationship of X-shaped pyrazine-based D-A type luminophores with tunable aggregation-induced emission
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A chitosan-based fluorescence probe for the detection of nitrite in food samples
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Poly(arylene iminoborane)s, Analogues of Poly(arylene vinylene) with a BN‐Doped Backbone: A Comprehensive Study
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Hybrid Local and Charge‐Transfer Material with Ultralong Room Temperature Phosphorescence for Efficient Organic Afterglow Light‐Emitting Diodes
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Coordination‐Induced Emission from Tetraphenylethylene Units and Their Applications
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AIEgens assisted label free DNA supersandwich immunoassay for ultrasensitive α-fetoprotein detection
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Design and Development of Axially Chiral Bis(naphthofuran) Luminogens as Fluorescent Probes for Cell Imaging
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How do molecular interactions affect fluorescence behavior of AIEgens in solution and aggregate states?
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A novel high-performance gas chromatographic stationary phase based on C10 alkyl-modified cyclotriveratrilene exploiting nanoscale separation channels
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Aggregation-Induced Emission Luminogen: Role in Biopsy for Precision Medicine
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Molecular Engineering of Amino Acid Crystals with Enhanced Piezoelectric Performance for Biodegradable Sensors
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Fluorescence property and multifaceted applications of an aggregation-induced emission organic small molecule multifunctional material
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Highly Photostable and Luminescent Donor–Acceptor Molecules for Ultrasensitive Detection of Sulfur Mustard
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Innovative Verfahren zur Synthese von Luminogenen mit aggregationsinduzierter Emission
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Functional Scaffolds from AIE Building Blocks
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A Functional Fluorescent Probe for Zn2+ and Cu2+ Detection in Food Products Based on Tetraphenylethylene Derivative
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Functional Polymer Systems with Aggregation-Induced Emission and Stimuli Responses
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Translating the action of molecular motors to supramolecular polymers
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A series of AIE dyes derived from shikimic acid: The thermo/pressure dependent fluorescence and application in the sensing of arginine
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Triarylamine‐Based Wholly Aromatic Polyimide with Simultaneously Unprecedented Photoluminescence Efficiency and High Glass‐Transition Temperature
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A Supramolecular Artificial Light-Harvesting System with Excitation Energy and Electron Transfer
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Strategic evolution of catalytic hairpin assembly: Engineering MicroRNA analysis from mechanism to applications
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Aggregation-induced emission and self-assembly of functional tetraphenylethene-based tetracationic dicyclophanes for selective detection of ATP in water
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An Amino Acid‐Based Self‐Shrinking Supramolecular Bioactive Hydrogel ‐ A Sustainable Platform for Wastewater Treatment and Water Purification
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Real‐Time Fluorescent Monitoring of Kinetically Controlled Supramolecular Self‐Assembly of Atom‐Precise Cu8 Nanocluster
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Highly efficient and tunable dual-state emission from diarylmaleimide derivatives in both solution and solid states for sensing and lighting
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Supramolecular Nanoplatform for Biofilm Eradication and Anti‐inflammatory by Phototherapies and Macrophage Repolarization
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A Versatile Strategy for Multi‐Stimuli‐Responsive Fluorescent Material Based on Cross‐Linking‐Induced Emission: Applications in Encryption
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Insights into Self-Assembly of Nonplanar Molecules with Aggregation-Induced Emission Characteristics
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Aggregation induced emission luminogen bacteria hybrid bionic robot for multimodal phototheranostics and immunotherapy
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A multistimuli-responsive fluorescent hydrogel based on a fluorescence response to macromolecular segmental motion
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Color-Tunable Binary Copolymers Manipulated by Intramolecular Aggregation and Hydrogen Bonding
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Ionic liquid crystals with circularly polarized luminescence
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A family of oligo(p‐phenylenevinylene) derivative aggregation‐induced emission probes: Ultrasensitive, rapid, and anti‐interfering fluorescent sensing of perchlorate via precise alkyl chain length modulation
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Proteasomal and autophagy-mediated degradation of mutp53 proteins through mitochondria-targeting aggregation-induced-emission materials
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Light-Harvesting System with Photo-Tunable Property for Time-Resolved Encryption and Anti-Counterfeiting
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Fluorophor Embedded MOFs Steering Gas Ultra‐Recognition
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Dual-Function Metal–Organic Framework as Efficient Turn-Off Sensor for Water and Unusual Turn-On Sensor for Ag+
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Chiral C3-symmetric molecule assembly enabling topological nanotoroid, fused nanotoroid, and nanocatenane
Jinqi Li, Huajie Zhu, Hanxiao Wang, Chenyang Zhao, Guanghui Ouyang and Minghua Liu
Chem, 2025, 11, 102663
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Isomer engineering of benzofuran derived AIE luminogens: Synthesis, mechanochromism, pH responsive fluorescent switching, cell-imaging and Fe3+ sensing
Gauravi Yashwantrao, Sanjai M, Monalisha Debnath, Arati Gavali, Saona Seth, Purav Badani, Rohit Srivastava and Satyajit Saha
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Novel fluorescence liquid crystals with high circularly polarized luminescence based on cholesterol-decorated dicyanodistyrylbenzene
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Multicolor fluorescent supramolecular adhesive gels based on a single molecule with aggregation-induced ratiometric emission
Hanwei Zhang, Hui Liu, Ziqing Hu and Xiaofan Ji
Supramolecular Materials, 2022, 1, 100018
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Strategies for Improving the Brightness of Aggregation‐Induced Emission Materials at Aggregate Level†
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Chin. J. Chem., 2023, 41, 1249
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AIE gel exhibiting continuous gradient fluorescence based on a polar‐responsive AIE‐gen
Ziqing Hu, Hanwei Zhang, Hui Liu, Jinsa Li, Xiaofan Ji and Ben Zhong Tang
SmartMat, 2024, 5
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Tumor-Activated and Metal–Organic Framework Assisted Self-Assembly of Organic Photosensitizers
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ACS Nano, 2020, 14, 13056
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Inorganic–Organic Nanocomposites Based on Aggregation‐Induced Emission Luminogens
Yuanwei Wang, Haoxuan Li, Dong Wang and Ben Zhong Tang
Adv Funct Materials, 2021, 31
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Ultrahigh Aggregation Induced Emission Efficiency in Multitwist-Based Luminogens under High Pressure
You Li, Bifa Cao, Bo Li, Yuliang Liu, Ying Shi, Cailong Liu, Mingxing Jin, Jianbo Gao and Dajun Ding
J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2022, 13, 136
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Antibacterial Hydrogel Dressing With Ca2+‐Dependent Hyaluronidase Responsiveness for Accelerating Wound Healing via On‐Demand Release of AIE Photosensitizers
Rongwei Cui, Hao Yang, Miaomiao Kang, Zhijun Zhang, Weilin Xu, Yang Jiang, Lizhou Xu, Xiao‐Yong Zhan, Luhan Zhang, Yunsheng Xu, Dong Wang, Ben Zhong Tang and Danyang Li
Exploration, 2026
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Achieving white light emission using melamine–formaldehyde microcapsules containing three fluorescence color-emitting conjugated polymers
Geun Tae Pak, Seonyoung Jo and Taek Seung Lee
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Design of a pseudo-color-assisted biocompatible supramolecular sensing probe for "lighting up" endogenous salicylic acid in plants
Meng Wu, Chengli Su, Shuang Cao, Yining Sun, Na Niu, Ligang Chen and Zhonghua Tang
Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2025, 271, 117088
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Divergent and Stereoselective Synthesis of Tetraarylethylenes from Vinylboronates
Minghao Zhang, Yisen Yao, Peter J. Stang and Wanxiang Zhao
Angewandte Chemie, 2020, 132, 20265
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Novel high-quantum-yield polydiacetylene conjugated AIE micelles for amplified fluorescence signaling and photodynamic therapy
Menghui Cao, Xiaoying Yin, Xin Luo, Yi Qu, Lin Zhang, Yun Sun and Yinan Yan
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 2021, 419, 113461
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A phenylphenthiazide anchored Tb(III)-cyclen complex for fluorescent turn-on sensing of ClO−
Ya-Ping Liu, Zhi-Rong Gui, Zhen-Wen Zhang, Sai-Kang Wang, Wei Lang, Yanzhu Liu and Qian-Yong Cao
Chinese Chemical Letters, 2025, 36, 109769
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Donor-donor-acceptor (D-D-A) luminogens containing a central carbazole core: Aggregation-induced emission (AIE), full-color solid-state emission and diverse mechanofluorochromic characteristics
Banhao Ruan, Xi Kang, Bumeng Guo, Dian-dian Deng, Jin-jin Tian, Kaixin He, Xiao-Yan Wang, Shouzhi Pu and Zhao Chen
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Active optical waveguides and metal ion sensors based on nanofibers with aggregation induced emission
Liping Xu, Xianguang Yang, Ming Chen, Kai Li, Junda He, Dehua Tian, Zaizhu Lou, Fangchang Tan, Puxiang Lai, Andrea Camposeo, Dario Pisignano and Baojun Li
Nano Research, 2026, 19, 94907572
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When near-infrared fluorescence meets supramolecular coordination complexes: Challenges and opportunities of metallacycles/metallacages in precision biomedicine
Yuling Xu, You Dou, Qian Li, Huan Ye, Yuntao Li, Sheng Qiu, Xiaoxing Xiong, Junrong Li and Yao Sun
Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2023, 493, 215320
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Aryloxy-benzothiadiazole-chalcone and aryloxy-benzothiadiazole-fluorene AIEE luminogens: Synthesis, photophysical properties, and electroluminescence evaluation
Rafaela Gomes Martins da Costa, Rafael dos Santos Carvalho, Victória Goulart Isoppo, Arthur Rodrigues Jardim Barreto, Marlin Jeannette Pedrozo Peñafiel, Aline Magalhães dos Santos, Davi Back, Ricardo Queiroz Aucélio, Marco Cremona, Fabiano Severo Rodembusch and Jones Limberger
Dyes and Pigments, 2023, 219, 111533
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Bright Bacterium for Hypoxia‐Tolerant Photodynamic Therapy Against Orthotopic Colon Tumors by an Interventional Method
Daoming Zhu, Jing Zhang, Guanghong Luo, Yanhong Duo and Ben Zhong Tang
Advanced Science, 2021, 8
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Molecular engineering to design high-performance AIEgens: Optical properties, LED devices and water detection
Xianchao Du, Shuyin Lv, Qianyun Liu, Datai Liu, Xiang Liu, Xinfeng Cheng, Luyi Zong, Xiaojing Xing, Dongfang Qiu and Huifang Su
Journal of Molecular Structure, 2025, 1323, 140779
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Comprehensive Study of Artificial Light‐Harvesting Systems with a Multi‐Step Sequential Energy Transfer Mechanism
Yong Wu, Yuqian Wang, Xu Yu and Qiao Song
Advanced Science, 2024, 11
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Photoswitchable AIE‐Active Supramolecular Self‐Assemblies for Biosensing and Bioimaging
Fengfan Zhu, Xiao‐Fang Hou, Juping Wang, Lei Bi, Jiancheng Zhou and Xu‐Man Chen
Asian J Org Chem, 2024, 13
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Supramolecular engineering of luminescent materials: From molecular design to optoelectronic applications
Yicheng Yuan, Meifang Yang, Xinyi Lin, Wen-Guang Li, Zhenquan Yang, Genling Liu, Qin Xu, Yu-Xin Chen, Huan Pang and Tian Tian
Supramolecular Materials, 2026, 5, 100122
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Supramolecular Assembly with Near‐Infrared Emission for Two‐Photon Mitochondrial Targeted Imaging
Fang‐Fang Shen, Yong Chen, Xiufang Xu, Hua‐Jiang Yu, Haoran Wang and Yu Liu
Small, 2021, 17
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Zero Thermal Quenching Phenomenon of Green Emitting Carbon Dots with High Biocompatibility and Stable Multicolor Biological Imaging in a Hot Environment
Waheed Ullah Khan, Liying Qin, Ping Zhou, Abid Alam, Zhangjie Ge and Yuhua Wang
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2023, 15, 45616
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Self-reporting hypoxia-responsive supramolecular phototheranostic nanomaterials based on AIEgen and azocalixarene
Xiao-Wen Han, Guo-Ling Zhang, Pu Chen, Jing Zhang, Guogang Shan, Chunxuan Qi, Ben Zhong Tang and Hai-Tao Feng
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Design of multifunctional fluorescent self-assembly system for sensing Hg2+, volatile acids and being applied as anti-counterfeit materials through the transformation of ACQ-to-AIE
Qingqing Wang, Huijuan Wu, Weijia Qian, Aiping Gao and Xinhua Cao
Dyes and Pigments, 2023, 216, 111372
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A supramolecular fluorescent substance constructed by cucurbit [8]uril and triphenylamine derivate: AIE properties and application for the detection of 4-nitroaniline in aqueous system
Fang Fang, Xiu-Du Zhang and Yonghong Ni
Talanta, 2025, 294, 128235
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Textile-Based Adsorption Sensor via Mixed Solvent Dyeing with Aggregation-Induced Emission Dyes
Seong Gyun Hong, Byeong M. Oh, Jong H. Kim and Jea Uk Lee
Materials, 2024, 17, 1745
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Structurally coordinated aggregation induced emission ionic supramolecular cages
Xin Han, Weinan Hu, Lingling Miao, Xin-Qi Hao, Linlin Shi and Mao-Ping Song
Dyes and Pigments, 2023, 211, 111078
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Metallacages and Covalent Cages for Biological Imaging and Therapeutics
Wei-Tao Dou, Chang-Yin Yang, Lian-Rui Hu, Bo Song, Tongxia Jin, Pei-Pei Jia, Xuelei Ji, Feng Zheng, Hai-Bo Yang and Lin Xu
ACS Materials Lett., 2023, 5, 1061
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AIE-featured tetraphenylethylene nanoarchitectures in biomedical application: Bioimaging, drug delivery and disease treatment
Kothanahally S. Sharath Kumar, Yarabahally R. Girish, Milad Ashrafizadeh, Sepideh Mirzaei, Kadalipura P. Rakesh, Mohammad Hossein Gholami, Amirhossein Zabolian, Kiavash Hushmandi, Gorka Orive, Firoz Babu Kadumudi, Alireza Dolatshahi-Pirouz, Vijay Kumar Thakur, Ali Zarrabi, Pooyan Makvandi and Kanchugarakoppal S. Rangappa
Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2021, 447, 214135
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Renewable resource of aggregation-induced emission materials: From photophysical mechanisms to biomedical applications
Lifeng Xu
Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2024, 506, 215701
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Enzyme-free and rapid visual quantitative detection for pesticide residues utilizing portable smartphone integrated paper sensor
Qianru Zhang, Zhong Zhang, Shihao Xu, Liangguo Da, Dan Lin and Changlong Jiang
Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022, 436, 129320
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A novel AIE “on-off-on” fluorescence sensor for highly selective and sensitive sequential detection of Fe3+ and HSO3− in foods
Xin Cai, Jianping Ye, Qing Zhou, Zhihong Yan and Kang Li
Microchemical Journal, 2020, 159, 105419
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Terpenoid-based supramolecular materials: fabrications, performances, applications
Hao Zhang, Junbo Guo, Jun Hu and Ming Zhou
Supramolecular Chemistry, 2023, 34, 105
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Robust Fluorescent Self-Assembly System for Sensing of Phosgene, Thionyl Chloride, and Oxalyl Chloride
Qingqing Han, Qingqing Wang, Aiping Gao, Xue-Ping Chang, Lintao Zeng and Xinhua Cao
ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2023, 11, 2139
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Research Progress of Fluorescent Organic Salts
Fen Wang, Lanting Wang, Gang Wang, Cheng Qian, Yingxia Zhou and Xin Zheng
Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2023, 43, 4147
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Supramolecular Engineering of Twisted Intramolecular Charge Transfer (TICT) Dyes into Bright Fluorophores with Large Stokes Shifts
Xianjia Yan, Ruicong Feng, Jiajia Fu, Qingqing Han, Yiliu Liu and Qiao Song
Angew Chem Int Ed, 2025, 64
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A new luminescent nickel nanocluster with solvent and ion induced emission enhancement toward heavy metal analysis
Zehua Cheng, Ting Wang, Mai Luo, Sijia Wu, Shiyao Hua, Yuqing Li, Yu Yang, Liang Zou, Jinchao Wei and Peng Li
Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2024, 264, 116660
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Solid-state intramolecular motions in continuous fibers driven by ambient humidity for fluorescent sensors
Yunmeng Jiang, Yanhua Cheng, Shunjie Liu, Haoke Zhang, Xiaoyan Zheng, Ming Chen, Michidmaa Khorloo, Hengxue Xiang, Ben Zhong Tang and Meifang Zhu
National Science Review, 2021, 8
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Development of C3 symmetric triaminoguanidine-2-naphthol conjugate: Aggregation induced emission, colorimetric and turn-off fluorimetric detection of Co2+ ion, smartphone and real sample applications
Balamurugan Tharmalingam, Moorthy Mathivanan, Ottoor Anitha and Balasubramanian Murugesapandian
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 2021, 406, 112983
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Metallo‐Supramolecular Structures Binding CO2: Self‐Assembly of Fluorescent Nanoparticles Based on Pyridine Derivatives of Pillar[5]arene and Cu(I)
Yulia I. Aleksandrova, Dmitriy N. Shurpik, Olga A. Mostovaya, Viktoriya A. Nazmutdinova, Iskander R. Vakhitov, Alexander V. Gerasimov, Daut R. Islamov, Yurii I. Kuzin, Gennady A. Evtugyn and Ivan I. Stoikov
ChemNanoMat, 2023, 9
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Self‐Assembled Nanohelixes Driven by Host‐Guest Interactions and Metal Coordination
Xin‐Yue Lou, Kun Zhang, Yujie Bai, Siyuan Zhang, Yuanyuan Li and Ying‐Wei Yang
Angew Chem Int Ed, 2025, 64
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Aggregation‐based analytical chemistry in point‐of‐care nanosensors
Yuechun Li, Zhaowen Cui, Lunjie Huang, Daohong Zhang, Yizhong Shen, Jie Cheng and Jianlong Wang
Aggregate, 2024, 5
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Fluorescent sensors: A bright future for cages
Anna Brzechwa-Chodzyńska, Wojciech Drożdż, Jack Harrowfield and Artur R. Stefankiewicz
Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2021, 434, 213820
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Luminescent Metal‐Phenolic Networks for Multicolor Particle Labeling
Zhixing Lin, Jiajing Zhou, Yijiao Qu, Shuaijun Pan, Yiyuan Han, René P. M. Lafleur, Jingqu Chen, Christina Cortez‐Jugo, Joseph J. Richardson and Frank Caruso
Angew Chem Int Ed, 2021, 60, 24968
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Nile red‐based AIEgen for highly fluorescent polymer particles and its application in light‐scattering fluorescent films
Hongkun Jiang, Shengjie Chen, Weizhipeng Wu, Guan Wang and Xinggui Gu
Smart Molecules, 2025, 3
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Transforming a Sword into a Knife: Persistent Phototoxicity Inhibition and Alternative Therapeutical Activation of Highly-Photosensitive Phytochlorin
Nuo Yu, Pu Qiu, Qian Ren, Mei Wen, Peng Geng, Daniel K. Macharia, Meifang Zhu and Zhigang Chen
ACS Nano, 2021, 15, 19793
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Synthesis of stimuli-responsive pillararene-based supramolecular polymer materials for the detection and separation of metal ions
Yongfu Li, Xinyue Lou, Chunyu Wang, Yan Wang, Yu Jia, Qi Lin and Yingwei Yang
Chinese Chemical Letters, 2023, 34, 107877
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Breaking the selectivity dilemma: A 114-fold bee-safe AIE Nanoinsecticide via spontaneous non-covalent orchestration
Han Yan, Bihong Tian, Anjing Liao, Wei Sun, Hong Tu, Yiming Tian, Zhaokai Yang, W.M.W.W. Kandegama, Shengxin Guo and Jian Wu
Chemical Engineering Journal, 2026, 529, 172939
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Stimuli-responsive supramolecular hydrogel with white AIE effect for ultrasensitive detection of Fe3+ and as rewritable fluorescent materials
Qi Zhao, Xin-Yu Dai, Hong Yao, You-Ming Zhang, Wen-Juan Qu, Qi Lin and Tai-Bao Wei
Dyes and Pigments, 2021, 184, 108875
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Supramolecular Thiophene-Based Materials: A Few Examples of the Interplay between Synthesis, Optoelectronic Properties and Applications
Francesca Di Maria, Mattia Zangoli and Giovanna Barbarella
Organic Materials, 2021, 03, 321
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The inter-molecular hydrogen bonds modulated reversible ACQ-AIE conversion and dual-states sensing applications of shikimic acid derived hydrogen bond dimers
Ensheng Zhang, Long Jiang, He Li, Shuping Wang, Guixue Zhang, Anzhang Li, Weiheng Kong, Yan Zhao, Meihao Xiang, Ping Ju and Fengli Qu
Dyes and Pigments, 2023, 219, 111616
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Supramolecular Engineering of Efficient Artificial Light-Harvesting Systems from Cyanovinylene Chromophores and Pillar[5]arene-Based Polymer Hosts
Xing-Huo Wang, Xin-Yue Lou, Tong Lu, Chunyu Wang, Jun Tang, Fengqi Liu, Yan Wang and Ying-Wei Yang
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2021, 13, 4593
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Fluorinated/non-fluorinated triphenylamine axially substituted silicon phthalocyanine: Synthesis and photophysical properties
Guowei Liu, Qiumei Guo, Bingcheng Huang, Xinqiao Guan, Qiuhao Ye, Xuemei Zhuang and Yiru Peng
Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2022, 141, 109490
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A novel peptide-based AIE-active fluorescent probe for highly selective and sensitive detection of Cu (II) ions and its applications in environmental analysis and bioimaging
Xinlin Cao, Fengqian Liu, Shiyi Xiong, Shiyi Tang, Lan Chen and Peng Wang
Journal of Molecular Structure, 2025, 1343, 142875
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Research progress of contrast agents for bacterial infection imaging in vivo
Yaqing Zhang, Mengqi Hao, Linyao Li, Qin Luo, Siyu Deng, Yun Yang, Yan Liu, Weiwei Fang and Erqun Song
TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2023, 159, 116916
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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon‐based Soft Materials: Applications in Fluorescent Detection, Gelation, AIEE and Mechanochromism
Hina Goyal, Pramod Kumar and Rajeev Gupta
Chemistry — An Asian Journal, 2023, 18
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Schiff base fluorescent sensor with aggregation induced emission characteristics for the sensitive and specific Fe3+ detection
Ziyan Li, Kuo Liu, Yuhui Wang, Tianyu Han, Hongliang Han, Lan Zhang and Yaping Li
Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2024, 309, 123809
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β-Galactosidase-activated near-infrared AIEgen for ovarian cancer imaging in vivo
Lingling Xu, Hang Gao, Yu Deng, Xiaoyang Liu, Wenjun Zhan, Xianbao Sun, Jing-Juan Xu and Gaolin Liang
Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2024, 255, 116207
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Pillararene-Inspired Macrocycles: From Extended Pillar[n]arenes to Geminiarenes
Jia-Rui Wu, Gengxin Wu and Ying-Wei Yang
Acc. Chem. Res., 2022, 55, 3191
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AIEgen-Enabled Multicolor Visualization for the Formation of Supramolecular Polymer Networks
Shaoyu Xu, Hanwei Zhang, Qingyun Li, Hui Liu and Xiaofan Ji
Molecules, 2022, 27, 7881
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Polymers with Circularly Polarized Luminescent Properties: Design, Synthesis, and Prospects
Jia‐Xin Yu, Bing‐Hui Duan, Zheng Chen, Na Liu and Zong‐Quan Wu
ChemPlusChem, 2024, 89
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Conjugated Polymers with Aggregation‐Induced Emission Characteristics for Fluorescence Imaging and Photodynamic Therapy
Lirong Wang, Rong Hu, Anjun Qin and Ben Zhong Tang
ChemMedChem, 2021, 16, 2330
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Weak-emission iridium(III) complexes as fluorescent turn-on probes for ultrasensitive and selective imaging histidine in living cells and rat tissues
Lei Hu, Xi Chen, Kun Yu, Na Huang, Hailing Du, Yan Wei, Yunjun Wu and Hui Wang
Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2021, 262, 120095
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