Conspectus Biomembranes are ubiquitous lipid structures that delimit the cell surface and
organelles and operate as platforms for a multitude of biomolecular processes. The …

Dual-state emissive (DSE) fluorophores are organic dyes displaying fluorescence emission
both in dilute and concentrated solution and in the solid-state, as amorphous, single crystal …

Recently, organic fluorescent molecules harnessing the excited‐state intramolecular proton
transfer (ESIPT) process are drawing great attention due to their unique photophysical …

Charge and proton transfer reactions in the excited states of organic dyes can be coupled in
many different ways. Despite the complementarity of charges, they can occur on different …

Flipper probes have been introduced as small molecule fluorophores to image physical
forces, that is, membrane tension in living systems. Their emergence over one decade is …

In this review, the multifunctionality of dithieno [3, 2-b: 2′, 3′-d] thiophenes (DTTs) is
covered comprehensively. This is of interest because all involved research is very recent …

Proton transfer involving site-specific hydrogen-bonding interactions is one of the most
fundamental and important reactions in chemistry and biology. Deliberately triggering this …

White-light-emitting single molecules are promising materials for use in a new generation of
displays and light sources because they offer the possibility of simple fabrication with perfect …

Cholesterol and sphingomyelin form together a highly ordered membrane phase, which is
believed to play important biological functions in plasma membranes of mammalian cells …

We review the main trends in the development of fluorescence probes to obtain information
about the structure, dynamics, and interactions in biomembranes. These probes are efficient …