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Enhancing antibacterial immunotherapy for bacterial pneumonia via nanovaccines coated with outer membrane vesicles
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Visualizing Material Processing via Photoexcitation-Controlled Organic-Phase Aggregation-Induced Emission
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An AIE‐Based Probe for Rapid and Ultrasensitive Imaging of Plasma Membranes in Biosystems
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Engineering Living Mitochondria with AIE Photosensitizer for Synergistic Cancer Cell Ablation
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Combining Multiple Photosensitizer Modules into One Supramolecular System for Synergetic Enhanced Photodynamic Therapy
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Type-I AIE photosensitizer triggered cascade catalysis system for tumor targeted therapy and postoperative recurrence suppression
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Coupling Nanoscale Precision with Multiscale Imaging: A Multifunctional Near-Infrared Dye for the Brain
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In Vivo Fluorescence Imaging‐Guided Development of Near‐Infrared AIEgens
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Tuning long-term mitochondrial imaging and photodynamic therapy capabilities through rational design of aggregation-induced emission luminogens
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Visual detection of viscosity through activatable molecular rotor with aggregation-induced emission
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High‐performance nano‐splitters containing aggregation‐induced emission luminogens for stereoselective crystallization obtained via polymerization‐induced self‐assembly
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A novel drug susceptibility testing AIEgen with spatiotemporal resolved progress-reporting characteristic for therapy of drug-resistant tumor
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Recent strategies for developing membrane-targeting photodynamic therapy
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Anionic Surfactant-Triggered Excimer Emission from Dipyrene-Based Amphiphilic Dyes for Wash-Free Cell Membrane Imaging
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A Nuclear‐Targeted AIE Photosensitizer for Enzyme Inhibition and Photosensitization in Cancer Cell Ablation
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NTA-Cholesterol Analogue for the Nongenetic Liquid-Ordered Phase-Specific Functionalization of Lipid Membranes with Proteins
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DOX Loaded Aggregation-induced Emission Active Polymeric Nanoparticles as a Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer Traceable Drug Delivery System for Self-indicating Cancer Therapy
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Practicable Applications of Aggregation‐Induced Emission with Biomedical Perspective
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Surfactant‐Inspired Coassembly Strategy to Integrate Aggregation‐Induced Emission Photosensitizer with Organosilica Nanoparticles for Efficient Theranostics
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In situ gellable poly(amino acid)s with AIE groups for noninterventional embolization therapy and fluorescence imaging of solid tumors
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A Versatile Near‐Infrared Fluorescent Probe for Fast Assessment of Lysosomal Status via a Large Multimodal Model
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Nanoparticle-Based Approaches towards the Treatment of Atherosclerosis
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Acceptor substitution engineering of BODIPY-based organic photosensitizers with aggregation-induced emission for organelle localization and photodynamic anticancer therapy
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Water‐Soluble Aggregation‐Induced Emission Luminogens with Near‐Infrared Emission for Advanced Phototheranostics
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AIEgen‐Based Fluorescent Nanomaterials for Bacterial Detection and its Inhibition
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ESIPT-associated fluorescent property and AIE characteristic of multifunctional nanoprobe DPNAP
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Controllable Coumarin-Based NIR Fluorophores: Selective Subcellular Imaging, Cell Membrane Potential Indication, and Enhanced Photodynamic Therapy
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Cationic Tricyclic AIEgens for Concomitant Bacterial Discrimination and Inhibition
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Theoretical insights into the AIE mechanism of assembles
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A cyclopolymer incorporating tetraphenylethene groups in its cyclic repeating units
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Fluorescent probe-mediated labeling and real-time tracking of lipid droplet dynamics in foam cells formation
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Rationally Designed Furocarbazoles as Multifunctional Aggregation Induced Emissive Luminogens for the Sensing of Trinitrophenol (TNP) and Cell Imaging
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Dynamic visualization monitoring of cell membrane damage using polarity-responsive amphiphilic carbon dots
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Tumor-derived exosomes co-delivering aggregation-induced emission luminogens and proton pump inhibitors for tumor glutamine starvation therapy and enhanced type-I photodynamic therapy
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A Blood‐Responsive AIE Bioprobe for the Ultrasensitive Detection and Assessment of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
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Visualizing Photodynamic Therapy in Transgenic Zebrafish Using Organic Nanoparticles with Aggregation-Induced Emission
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Synthesis of a Red-Emitting Polarity-Sensitive Fluorescent Probe Based on ICT and Visualization for Lipid Droplet Dynamic Processes
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Access to Multifunctional AEEgens via Ru(II)-Catalyzed Quinoxaline-Directed Oxidative Annulation
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Seeing is believing: Efficiency evaluation of multifunctional ionic-dependent AIEgens for tuberculosis
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Structurally accurate lipophilic Pt1Ag28 nanoclusters based cancer theranostic micelles for dual-targeting/aggregation enhanced fluorescence imaging and photothermal/photodynamic therapies
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AIEgen-loaded nanofibrous membrane as photodynamic/photothermal antimicrobial surface for sunlight-triggered bioprotection
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Synthesis of AIE-Active Materials with Their Applications for Antibacterial Activity, Specific Imaging of Mitochondrion and Image-Guided Photodynamic Therapy
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Preparation of Tetrandrine Nanocrystals by Microfluidic Method and Its In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation
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Cysteine-Activatable Near-Infrared Fluorescent Probe for Dual-Channel Tracking Lipid Droplets and Mitochondria in Epilepsy
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A Long‐Retention Cell Membrane‐Targeting AIEgen for Boosting Tumor Theranostics
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Single injection and multiple treatments: An injectable nanozyme hydrogel as AIEgen reservoir and release controller for efficient tumor therapy
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Simple physics in and easy manipulating of the interfacial behavior of charged molecules on drug delivery vesicles
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Type I photosensitizer based on AIE chromophore tricyano-methylene-pyridine for photodynamic therapy
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Organic Dyes for Light-Based Biomedical Imaging and Therapy
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Fibrous aggregates: Amplifying aggregation-induced emission to boost health protection
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Recent Advances in Aggregation‐Induced Emission Materials and Their Biomedical and Healthcare Applications
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Aggregation‐enhanced theranostics: AIE sparkles in biomedical field
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Characterization Techniques of Polymer Aging: From Beginning to End
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A Metabolism‐Oriented Strategy to Directly Generate Photosensitizer‐Engineered Extracellular Vesicles from Cancer Cells
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Time‐Dependent Photodynamic Therapy for Multiple Targets: A Highly Efficient AIE‐Active Photosensitizer for Selective Bacterial Elimination and Cancer Cell Ablation
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Combination of Two Colorless Fluorophores for Full-Color Red-Green-Blue Luminescence
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A Simple Approach to Bioconjugation at Diverse Levels: Metal-Free Click Reactions of Activated Alkynes with Native Groups of Biotargets without Prefunctionalization
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A turn-on fluorescent probe for lipid-targeting imaging in human arterial aneurysm and fibrocalcific stenotic aortic valve
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Organelle-Targeted Photosensitizers for Precision Photodynamic Therapy
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Coumarin-Quinazolinone conjugate with large two photon action cross-section assisted by intramolecular hydrogen bond for bioimaging
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A light-controlled single-atom nanozyme hydrogels for glutathione depletion mediated low-dose radiotherapy
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Nanomaterials with Supramolecular Assembly Based on AIE Luminogens for Theranostic Applications
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Upconverting Carbon Nanodots from Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid (EDTA) as Near‐Infrared Activated Phototheranostic Agents
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Fast Broad-Spectrum Staining and Photodynamic Inhibition of Pathogenic Microorganisms by a Water-Soluble Aggregation-Induced Emission Photosensitizer
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Ultrafast discrimination of Gram-positive bacteria and highly efficient photodynamic antibacterial therapy using near-infrared photosensitizer with aggregation-induced emission characteristics
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Comprehensive review of protein imaging with AIEgens conjugated probes: From concentration to conformation
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Near-infrared emissive AIE nanoparticles for biomedical applications: From the perspective of different nanocarriers
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Silsesquioxane-based fluorescent nanoporous polymer derived from a novel AIE chromophore for concurrent detection and adsorption of Ru3+
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Increasing the Selectivity of Light‐Active Antimicrobial Agents – Or How To Get a Photosensitizer to the Desired Target
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Molecular mechanism of the enhancing of AIE effect by human serum albumin
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Novel naphthalimide derived fluorescent probe based on aggregation-induced emission for turn-on detection of hydrogen sulfide
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A rhodamine-based single-molecular theranostic agent for multiple-functionality tumor therapy
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Recent advances in organelle-targeted organic photosensitizers for efficient photodynamic therapy
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Novel supramolecular dimers based on acridine derivatives as photosensitizers for the construction of C N bonds
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Construction of a novel tetraphenylethylene-based supramolecular dimer for improving the generation of reactive oxygen species and photocatalytic performance
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The Secret Lives of Fluorescent Membrane Probes as Revealed by Molecular Dynamics Simulations
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Effective control of microbial spoilage in soybeans by water-soluble ZnO nanoparticles
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Effects of Plasticizers on Structural Transitions and Heterogeneity of Poly(vinyl alcohol) Films as Studied via AIE Materials
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Research and Design of Aggregation-Induced Phosphorescent Materials for Time-Resolved Two-Photon Excited Luminescence Imaging
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D-A-D hexacatenar LCs containing bulky N-trialkoxylbenzyl carbazole caps with RGB emissions for full color palette and white LED applications
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Mitochondria-targeted pentacyclic triterpene NIR-AIE derivatives for enhanced chemotherapeutic and chemo-photodynamic combined therapy
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Structural Modification Orientated Multifunctional AIE Fluorescence Probes: Organelles Imaging and Effective Photosensitizer for Photodynamic Therapy
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Tuning the hydrophobicity of pyridinium-based probes to realize the mitochondria-targeted photodynamic therapy and mitophagy tracking
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Recent Advances in Wash-Free Detection Methods of Extracellular Vesicles: A Mini Review
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Rational construction of long-wavelength emissive AIE molecules and their application for sensitive and visual detection of HClO
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Mitochondrion-anchoring AIEgen with Large Stokes Shift for Imaging-guided Photodynamic Therapy
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Small-molecule fluorescent probes for plasma membrane staining: Design, mechanisms and biological applications
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Pursuing Phase Transitions of a Concentrated Polymer Solution by In Situ Fluorescence Measurements Based On Aggregation-Induced Emission
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Visualization Tools for Detecting Microcystin-LR in the Biological System via Near-Infrared Fluorescent Probes
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Upregulating Aggregation‐Induced‐Emission Nanoparticles with Blood–Tumor‐Barrier Permeability for Precise Photothermal Eradication of Brain Tumors and Induction of Local Immune Responses
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Fluorescent sensing of nucleus density assists in identifying tumor cells using an AIE luminogen
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Fluorescent Organic Nanoparticles Constructed by a Facile “Self-Isolation Enhanced Emission” Strategy for Cell Imaging
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Highly selective and sensitive detection of hyaluronic acid based on a pyrene-cored cationic aggregation-induced emission luminogen
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TICT-Based Near-Infrared Ratiometric Organic Fluorescent Thermometer for Intracellular Temperature Sensing
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“Lighting-up” curcumin nanoparticles triggered by pH for developing improved enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
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A Light‐Up Probe with Aggregation‐Induced Emission for Real‐Time Bio‐orthogonal Tumor Labeling and Image‐Guided Photodynamic Therapy
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AIE fluorescent probes for monitoring cell membrane fluidity /lipid droplet change during alcoholic liver disease
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Facile Suzuki Coupling Strategy toward New Nile Red Derivatives with Improved Two‐Photon Brightness
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Advances in design strategies and imaging applications of specific butyrylcholinesterase probes
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Plain DNA and cationic aromatics: a platform to simplify carrier-free delivery systems
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Cell Membrane as A Promising Therapeutic Target: From Materials Design to Biomedical Applications
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AIE‐Mediated In Situ Monitoring of Protein Aggregates During Coagulation and Screening of Anticoagulant Agents
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Developing FRET-based UCNP@SiO2-AIE/AIE@DSPE-PEG2000 nanomaterials for lysosome-targeted NIR photodynamic cancer therapy
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Phototheranostics: An advanced approach for precise diagnosis and treatment of gynecological inflammation and tumors
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Metal‐Organic Cycle/Cage (MOC)‐Based Supramolecular Photosensitizers: A Promising Strategy to Construct Robust Phototherapeutic Agents
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Israel Journal of Chemistry, 2023, 63
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Deep-Red Fluorescent Organic Nanoparticles with High Brightness and Photostability for Super-Resolution in Vitro and in Vivo Imaging Using STED Nanoscopy
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An AIE‐active bacterial inhibitor and photosensitizer for selective imaging, killing, and photodynamic inactivation of bacteria over mammalian cells
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Neuronal Tracing and Visualization of Nerve Injury by a Membrane-Anchoring Aggregation-Induced Emission Probe
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Preparation of PEGylated and biodegradable fluorescent organic nanoparticles with aggregation-induced emission characteristics through direct ring-opening polymerization
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A Triphenylphosphonium Functionalized AIE Conjugated Macrocyclic Tetramaleimide for Mitochondrial‐targeting Bioimaging
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A novel fluorescence probe based on specific recognition of GABAA receptor for imaging cell membrane
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Application of a wash-free NIR-fluorescent probe in detecting the polarity of lipid droplets and identifying NAFLD
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Substitution Activated Precise Phototheranostics through Supramolecular Assembly of AIEgen and Calixarene
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Smart Polymeric Micelles with Aggregation-Induced Emission and pH-Responsive Fluorescence Color Change Behavior for Bioimaging and Cancer Therapy
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Amphiphilic and Zwitterionic Multi Arylpyrroles with Near‐Infrared Aggregation‐Induced Emission for Cell Membrane Imaging
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Ultrafast and Noninvasive Long-Term Bioimaging with Highly Stable Red Aggregation-Induced Emission Nanoparticles
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A lipid droplets-targetable fluorescent probe for polarity detection in cells of iron death, inflammation and fatty liver tissue
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Pathogen-Specific Polymeric Antimicrobials with Significant Membrane Disruption and Enhanced Photodynamic Damage To Inhibit Highly Opportunistic Bacteria
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Endoplasmic reticulum targeted photosensitizer with high photostability and dual ROS generation for breast cancer PDT via apoptosis and pyroptosis
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Trapping endoplasmic reticulum with amphiphilic AIE-active sensor via specific interaction of ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP)
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Unlocking the photothermal conversion capacity of lignin and lignin-derived materials
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In vivo photodynamic therapy based on Near-Infrared AIE cationic polymers
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Highly water-soluble AIEgen for α-amylase activity ultrasensitive detection and ovarian cancer rapid theranostic
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A staurosporine-derived fluorescent probe with AIE and photoinduced Z-E isomerization for lysosome-targeted imaging and anticancer activity
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AIEgens for microorganism‐related visualization and therapy
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Image‐guided diagnosis and treatment of glioblastoma
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Emerging trends in aggregation induced emissive luminogens as bacterial theranostics
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Efficient antibacterial AIEgens induced ROS for selective photodynamic treatment of bacterial keratitis
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Wash‐free fluorescent tools based on organic molecules: Design principles and biomedical applications
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Design of a Metallacycle‐Based Supramolecular Photosensitizer for In Vivo Image‐Guided Photodynamic Inactivation of Bacteria
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Biomedical applications of Pt(II) metallacycle/metallacage-based agents: From mono-chemotherapy to versatile imaging contrasts and theranostic platforms
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Graphene oxide-based aptamer-guided DNA tetrahedron carrier as photosensitizer delivery system for potent photodynamic therapy of liver tumor
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Chinese Chemical Letters, 2025, 112103
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Manipulating the AIE and low-temperature phosphorescence properties of o-carborane-imidazole derivatives via fine tuning their structural features
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Heteroaromatic Hyperbranched Polyelectrolytes: Multicomponent Polyannulation and Photodynamic Biopatterning
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Highly sensitive, environmental-friendly and rapid visual detection of uranium using a novel fluorescent fiber-optical sensing system based on aggregation-induced emission with bovine serum albumin as sensitizing agent
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Unique three‐component co‐assembly among AIEgen, L‐GSH, and Ag+ for the formation of helical nanowires
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High‐Fidelity Trapping of Spatial–Temporal Mitochondria with Rational Design of Aggregation‐Induced Emission Probes
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Bright Bacterium for Hypoxia‐Tolerant Photodynamic Therapy Against Orthotopic Colon Tumors by an Interventional Method
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Heteroaromatic Hyperbranched Polyelectrolytes: Multicomponent Polyannulation and Photodynamic Biopatterning
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Substituent-induced multichromic behaviors of triphenylvinyl thiophene: photochromism, thermochromism, acidochromism and photoprinting applications
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A Light‐Up Probe with Aggregation‐Induced Emission for Real‐Time Bio‐orthogonal Tumor Labeling and Image‐Guided Photodynamic Therapy
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Tuning Organelle Specificity and Photodynamic Therapy Efficiency by Molecular Function Design
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Pillar[5]arene-Containing Metallacycles and Host–Guest Interaction Caused Aggregation-Induced Emission Enhancement Platforms
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Smart Aza-BODIPY Photosensitizer for Tumor Microenvironment-Enhanced Cancer Phototherapy
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Ratiometric Fluorescence Imaging for the Distribution of Nucleic Acid Content in Living Cells and Human Tissue Sections
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Redox‐responsive Fluorescent Nanoparticles Based on Diselenide‐containing AIEgens for Cell Imaging and Selective Cancer Therapy
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Recent Advances in NIR-II Molecular Aggregates and Applications in the Biomedical Field
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Magnetic Nanoactuator-Protein Fiber Coated Hydrogel Dressing for Well-Balanced Skin Wound Healing and Tissue Regeneration
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Rational Design of Self-Reporting Photosensitizers for Cell Membrane-Targeted Photodynamic Therapy
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Multifunctional Two-Photon AIE Luminogens for Highly Mitochondria-Specific Bioimaging and Efficient Photodynamic Therapy
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Aggregation-induced emission luminogens for assisted cancer surgery
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Novel D-π-A-D Type aggregation induced emission luminogens based nanoparticles as efficient 1O2 photosensitizer and bright NIR imaging agent
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Dimerization-Enhanced Excimer Probe for Wash-Free Plasma Membrane Fluorescence Imaging
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Illuminating oral health: AIEgens for phototheranostics
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An AIE‐Based Probe for Rapid and Ultrasensitive Imaging of Plasma Membranes in Biosystems
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A new approach to developing diagnostics and therapeutics: Aggregation‐induced emission‐based fluorescence turn‐on
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γ‐Resorcyclic Acid‐Based AIEgens for Illuminating Endoplasmic Reticulum**
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Fluorescent assemblies: Synergistic of amphiphilic molecules and fluorescent elements
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A Versatile AIEgen for In Situ Monitoring of Entire ApoVs Formation Processes
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Strategies to Enhance the Photosensitization: Polymerization and the Donor–Acceptor Even–Odd Effect
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Photodynamic therapy based on organic small molecular fluorescent dyes
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AIE luminogens as fluorescent bioprobes
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Recent Strategies to Develop Innovative Photosensitizers for Enhanced Photodynamic Therapy
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Recent advances in chemotherapy-based organic small molecule theranostic reagents
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Click‐hydrogel delivered aggregation‐induced emissive nanovesicles for simultaneous remodeling and antibiosis of deep burn wounds
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Aggregation-induced emission luminogen for specific identification of malignant tumour in vivo
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A Nuclear‐Targeted AIE Photosensitizer for Enzyme Inhibition and Photosensitization in Cancer Cell Ablation
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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
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Acceptor-engineering tailored type-I photosensitizer with aggregation-induced NIR-II emission for cancer multimodal phototheranostics
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Active optical waveguides and metal ion sensors based on nanofibers with aggregation induced emission
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Strategies to Enhance the Photosensitization: Polymerization and the Donor–Acceptor Even–Odd Effect
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Molecular Engineering of Near-Infrared Fluorescent Probes for Cell Membrane Imaging
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Designing NIR AIEgens for lysosomes targeting and efficient photodynamic therapy of tumors
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Highly photostable ketopyrrolyl-BODIPYs with red aggregation-induced emission characteristics for ultrafast wash-free mitochondria-targeted bioimaging
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Multifunctional fluorescent probes "killing two birds with one stone" - recent progress and outlook
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Rational design of water-soluble mitochondrial-targeting near-infrared fluorescent probes with large Stokes shift for distinguishing cancerous cells and bioimaging
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Time‐Dependent Photodynamic Therapy for Multiple Targets: A Highly Efficient AIE‐Active Photosensitizer for Selective Bacterial Elimination and Cancer Cell Ablation
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AIE-Based Dynamic in Situ Nanoscale Visualization of Amyloid Fibrillation from Hen Egg White Lysozyme
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A water-soluble AIEgen for ultrafast and wash-free imaging of plasma membranes in biosystems
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A cell membrane-targeted photosensitizer for cancer photodynamic therapy and dynamic ablation process tracking
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A Holistic Perspective on Living Aggregate
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Aggregation-Induced Emission-Active Near-Infrared Fluorescent Organic Nanoparticles for Noninvasive Long-Term Monitoring of Tumor Growth
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Recent advances in the development of polydiacetylene-based biosensors
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Research and Design of Aggregation-Regulated Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Materials for Time-Resolved Two-Photon Excited Fluorescence Imaging and Biological Monitoring
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Dipyrroethene-Based Red-Light Emissive AIEgens
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Fluorescence bioimaging of drug nanocarriers based on Förster resonance energy transfer, aggregation-induced emission and aggregation-caused quenching
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Specific Targeting, Imaging, and Ablation of Tumor-Associated Macrophages by Theranostic Mannose–AIEgen Conjugates
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Controlled Aggregation of a Perylene-Derived Probe for Near-Infrared Fluorescence Imaging and Phototherapy
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β-galactosidase responsive AIE fluorogene for identification and removal of senescent cancer cells
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The Role of Structural Hydrophobicity on Cationic Amphiphilic Aggregation-Induced Emission Photosensitizer-Bacterial Interaction and Photodynamic Efficiency
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AIEgens Cross‐linked Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Synchronously Amplify Bimodal Imaging Signals in Situ by Tumor Acidity‐Mediated Click Reaction
Yansong Dong, Ye Liu, Yalan Tu, Youyong Yuan and Jun Wang
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An AIE singlet oxygen generation system based on supramolecular strategy
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Photostable Aggregation-Induced Emission Photosensitizer Nanoparticle/Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogel for Efficient Photodynamic Tooth Bleaching
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