This is the first comprehensive review on methods and materials for use in optical sensing of
pH values and on applications of such sensors. The Review starts with an introduction that …

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 …

One of the major pursuits of biomedical science is to develop advanced strategies for
theranostics, which is expected to be an effective approach for achieving the transition from …

Biosensors that detect and convert biological reactions to a measurable signal have gained
much attention in recent years. Between 1950 and 2017, more than 150,000 papers have …

Chromogenic and fluorogenic probes may be described as the reagents that can interact
with analytes (targets) accompanied by the changes of their spectroscopic (chromogenic, or …

The development of polymeric luminescent nanomaterials for biomedical applications has
recently attracted a large amount of attention due to the remarkable advantages of these …

Organic solid-state luminescence shows broad application prospects in fields such as
sensing, luminescent devices, information storage, and biological imaging. However, most …

Fluorescent nanoparticles (FNPs) have recently attracted increasing attention in the
biomedical field because of their unique optical properties, easy fabrication and outstanding …

Fluorescent biosensors are powerful analytical tools that have been widely employed in a
range of in vitro and in vivo biomedical applications. However, traditional fluorophores …

Aggregation-induced emission (AIE) phenomenon was first reported by Tang et al. in 2001.
Since then, the AIE-active functional materials have attracted more and more attention for …