Luminescence imaging is a powerful and versatile technique for investigating cell
physiology and pathology in living systems, making significant contributions to life science …

In this Review article, we systematically summarize the design and applications of various
kinds of long-lived emissive probes for bioimaging and biosensing via time-resolved …

A novel reaction-based fluorescent probe (ATC-Hg) was designed and synthesized via the
“covalent assembly” principle, which exhibited excellent selectivity and high sensitivity for …

The rapid development of responsive fluorescent probes has advanced optical imaging for
biological research and biomedical applications. Among different sensing strategies, activity …

Considering the important roles of biothiols in lysosomes of live organisms, and unique
photophysical/photochemical properties of ruthenium (II) complexes, a novel ruthenium (II) …

Phosphorescence-based ratiometric probes (PRPs) have multiple advantages from dual-
signal ratiometric output, intrinsic signal built-in correction and long-lived luminescence, and …

A new application for bis (cyclometalated) iridium (III) species containing ancillary acyclic
diaminocarbene ligands, viz. for sensing of mercury (II) ions, is disclosed. A family of bis …

Ascorbic acid (AA), which is a well-known antioxidant, reacts with reactive oxygen species
(ROS) inside the human body. It is crucial for the proper functioning of living organisms …

This study reports an activatable iridium (III) complex probe for phosphorescence/time‐gated
luminescence detection of cysteine (Cys) in vitro and in vivo. The probe,[Ir (ppy) 2 (NTY …

Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is one of the most common and serious adverse drug
reactions which can cause acute liver failure or even death in severe cases. With the …