Aggregation-induced emission (AIE), life and health

H Wang, Q Li, P Alam, H Bai, V Bhalla, MR Bryce… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Light has profoundly impacted modern medicine and healthcare, with numerous
luminescent agents and imaging techniques currently being used to assess health and treat …

Mitochondria-targeted smart AIEgens: Imaging and therapeutics

H Li, H Kim, C Zhang, S Zeng, Q Chen, L Jia… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
Mitochondria are not only the main energy source of the cell but are also involved in the
regulation of important physiology and processes of diseases including cancers. Therefore …

Aggregation‐induced emission: recent advances in materials and biomedical applications

X Cai, B Liu - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The concept of aggregation‐induced emission (AIE) has opened new opportunities in many
research fields. Motivated by the unique feature of AIE fluorogens (AIEgens), during the past …

Progress and perspective of solid-state organic fluorophores for biomedical applications

K Li, TB Ren, S Huan, L Yuan… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Fluorescent organic dyes have been extensively used as raw materials for the development
of versatile imaging tools in the field of biomedicine. Particularly, the development of solid …

Aggregation-induced emission: together we shine, united we soar!

J Mei, NLC Leung, RTK Kwok, JWY Lam… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Light is of essential importance to the universe and humankind. Light has been, and
continues to be, one of the most fundamental and indispensable elements to life and society …

Tetraphenylethylene-based AIE-active probes for sensing applications

DD La, SV Bhosale, LA Jones… - ACS applied materials & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
This Review provides a comprehensive analysis of recent development in the field of
aggregation-induced emission (AIE)-active tetraphenylethylene (TPE) luminophores and …

Rational design of a water-soluble NIR AIEgen, and its application in ultrafast wash-free cellular imaging and photodynamic cancer cell ablation

D Wang, H Su, RTK Kwok, X Hu, H Zou, Q Luo… - Chemical …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The synthesis of water-soluble near-infrared (NIR)-emissive fluorescent molecules with
aggregation-induced emission (AIE) characteristics and theranostic functions is highly …

Progress and trends in AIE-based bioprobes: a brief overview

J Mei, Y Huang, H Tian - ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2017 - ACS Publications
Luminescent bioprobes are powerful analytical means for biosensing and optical imaging.
Luminogens featured with aggregation-induced emission (AIE) attributes have emerged as …

Specific light-up bioprobes based on AIEgen conjugates

J Liang, BZ Tang, B Liu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Driven by the high demand for sensitive and specific tools for optical sensing and imaging,
bioprobes with various working mechanisms and advanced functionalities are flourishing at …

Polymeric AIE-based nanoprobes for biomedical applications: recent advances and perspectives

X Zhang, K Wang, M Liu, X Zhang, L Tao, Y Chen… - Nanoscale, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of polymeric luminescent nanomaterials for biomedical applications has
recently attracted a large amount of attention due to the remarkable advantages of these …