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Functionalized Palygorskite as a Delivery Platforms for Bioactive Asymmetric Beta-Diketone Dyes

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Synthesis and Photophysical Properties of Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Benzimidazole Conjugate: A Donor–Acceptor–Donor Type Molecular Probe for CN– and TFA

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An integrated optical and DFT studies on red shifted AIEE probe for real-time on-site detection of esomeprazole

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Highly Efficient AIE-Active palmatine photosensitizer for photodynamic inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes in apple juice preservation

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Coumarin-based fluorescent probes for the detection of copper (II) and imaging in mice of Wilson’s disease

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A water-soluble fluorescent probe derived from fish collagen peptides for multi-targeted detection of Cu2+ and Zn2+ ions via AIE and ESIPT mechanisms

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Curcumin-Assisted Synthesis of MoS2 Nanoparticles as an Electron Transport Material in Perovskite Solar Cells

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