Light has profoundly impacted modern medicine and healthcare, with numerous
luminescent agents and imaging techniques currently being used to assess health and treat …

Photo-driven theranostics, also known as phototheranostics, relying on the diverse excited-
state energy conversions of theranostic agents upon photoexcitation represents a significant …

In the present work, we report compilation and analysis of 245 drugs, including small and
macromolecules approved by the US FDA from 2015 until June 2020. Nearly 29% of the …

Research related to the development and application of luminescent nanoparticles (LNPs)
for chemical and biological analysis and imaging is flourishing. Novel materials and new …

Counterfeiting and inverse engineering of security and confidential documents, such as
banknotes, passports, national cards, certificates, and valuable products, has significantly …

Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) are tailor-made chemical receptors that recognize
and bind target molecules with a high affinity and selectivity. MIPs came into the spotlight in …

Organic room temperature phosphorescence (RTP) materials with ultralong lifetime possess
the remarkable advantage in bioimaging for elimination of background noise by …

Brightness is a fundamental property of fluorescent nanomaterials reflecting their capacity to
absorb and emit light. In sensing materials, brightness is crucial for high-sensitivity (bio) …

Luminescent small, all‐organic molecules are of tremendous interest in materials and life
science applications. Nevertheless, targeted design requires a basic understanding of the …

With the serendipitous discovery of crown ethers by Pedersen more than half a century ago
and the subsequent introduction of host–guest chemistry and supramolecular chemistry by …