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View article: Robust organic radical cations with near-unity absorption across solar spectrum
Robust organic radical cations with near-unity absorption across solar spectrum Open
Developing low-energy-gap materials for efficient photothermal conversion provides promising candidates for solar energy utilization. Herein, we explore the feasibility of employing robust organic radical cations as near-unity solar absorb…
View article: Robust Organic Radical Cations with Near-Unity Absorption across Solar Spectrum
Robust Organic Radical Cations with Near-Unity Absorption across Solar Spectrum Open
Developing low energy-gap materials for efficient photothermal conversion provides promising candidates for solar energy utilization. Herein, we explore the feasibility of employing robust organic radical cations as near-unity solar absorb…
View article: Functionalized α‐Cyanostilbene Derivatives for Detection of Hypoxia or Proteostasis Imbalance in Live Cells
Functionalized α‐Cyanostilbene Derivatives for Detection of Hypoxia or Proteostasis Imbalance in Live Cells Open
α‐Cyanostilbene represents one of the easily functionalized aggregation‐induced emission (AIE) scaffolds. It has been widely adopted for the construction of fluorescent materials for broad applications. Here, we further expanded the utiliz…
View article: Advanced Soft Porous Organic Crystal with Multiple Gas‐Induced Single‐Crystal‐to‐Single‐Crystal Transformations for Highly Selective Separation of Propylene and Propane
Advanced Soft Porous Organic Crystal with Multiple Gas‐Induced Single‐Crystal‐to‐Single‐Crystal Transformations for Highly Selective Separation of Propylene and Propane Open
Soft porous organic crystals with stimuli‐responsive single‐crystal‐to‐single‐crystal (SCSC) transformations are important tools for unraveling their structural transformations at the molecular level, which is of crucial importance for the…
View article: A facile strategy for the large-scale preparation of starch-based AIE luminescent nanoaggregates<i>via</i>host–guest interactions and their versatile applications
A facile strategy for the large-scale preparation of starch-based AIE luminescent nanoaggregates<i>via</i>host–guest interactions and their versatile applications Open
Fluorescent nanoparticles with enhanced fluorescence, reduced susceptibility to photobleaching and low cytotoxicity are facilely prepared, and their applications in fluorescent hydrogel, fingerprint detection, cell and lymphatic system ima…
View article: Back Cover: An AIE‐active probe for efficient detection and high‐throughput identification of outer membrane vesicles
Back Cover: An AIE‐active probe for efficient detection and high‐throughput identification of outer membrane vesicles Open
Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) are secreted by Gram-negative bacteria via outward budding of the outer membrane. It plays an important role in bacterial-host communication and can modulate the host immune response. There are limited approa…
View article: An <scp>AIE</scp>‐active bacterial inhibitor and photosensitizer for selective imaging, killing, and photodynamic inactivation of bacteria over mammalian cells
An <span>AIE</span>‐active bacterial inhibitor and photosensitizer for selective imaging, killing, and photodynamic inactivation of bacteria over mammalian cells Open
Photodynamic therapy is becoming increasingly popular for combat of bacteria. In the clinical photodynamic combat of bacteria, one critical issue is to avoid the potential damage to the host since the reactive oxygen species produced by ph…
View article: Revealing molecular diffusion dynamics in polymer microspheres by optical resonances
Revealing molecular diffusion dynamics in polymer microspheres by optical resonances Open
Understanding the diffusion of small molecules in polymer microsystems is of great interest in diverse fundamental and industrial research. Despite the rapidly advancing optical imaging and spectroscopic techniques, entities under investig…
View article: Boosting Circularly Polarized Luminescence from Alkyl-Locked Axial Chirality Scaffold by Restriction of Molecular Motions
Boosting Circularly Polarized Luminescence from Alkyl-Locked Axial Chirality Scaffold by Restriction of Molecular Motions Open
Boosting the circularly polarized luminescence of small organic molecules has been a stubborn challenge because of weak structure rigidity and dynamic molecular motions. To investigate and eliminate these factors, here, we carried out the …
View article: An AIE‐active probe for efficient detection and high‐throughput identification of outer membrane vesicles
An AIE‐active probe for efficient detection and high‐throughput identification of outer membrane vesicles Open
Rapid detection and quantification of outer membrane vesicle (OMV) are of both scientific value and clinical implications. However, limited tools are available for investigations of OMVs. Herein, we report a novel fluorescent probe with ag…
View article: Manipulating D–A interaction to achieve stable photoinduced organic radicals in triphenylphosphine crystals
Manipulating D–A interaction to achieve stable photoinduced organic radicals in triphenylphosphine crystals Open
Herein, we realized the quick generation of stable photoinduced radicals in donor–acceptor triarylphosphines with associated color changes of emission and absorption, which was deciphered by the electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectr…
View article: Construction of chiral through-space luminophores via symmetry breaking triggered by sequenced chlorination
Construction of chiral through-space luminophores via symmetry breaking triggered by sequenced chlorination Open
The construction of molecular chirality is crucial for exploring novel luminophores with chiroptical properties. Classic asymmetric synthesis of chiral center or axial is not powerful enough on through-space architecture. Accessible method…
View article: Simultaneous Photodynamic Eradication of Tooth Biofilm and Tooth Whitening with an Aggregation‐Induced Emission Luminogen
Simultaneous Photodynamic Eradication of Tooth Biofilm and Tooth Whitening with an Aggregation‐Induced Emission Luminogen Open
Dental caries is among the most prevalent dental diseases globally, which arises from the formation of microbial biofilm on teeth. Besides, tooth whitening represents one of the fastest‐growing areas of cosmetic dentistry. It will thus be …
View article: Isoquinolinium-based photosensitizers with aggregation-induced emission characteristics for highly efficient photodynamic combat of viruses
Isoquinolinium-based photosensitizers with aggregation-induced emission characteristics for highly efficient photodynamic combat of viruses Open
This work presents the highly efficient photodynamic combat of viruses by employing three isoquinolinium-based photosensitizers with aggregation-induced emission characteristics.
View article: An Aggregation-Induced Emission Optical Highlighter for the Studies of Endoplasmic Reticulum-Lipid Droplet Content Dynamics
An Aggregation-Induced Emission Optical Highlighter for the Studies of Endoplasmic Reticulum-Lipid Droplet Content Dynamics Open
The lipid droplet (LD) is a dynamic organelle responsible for lipid storage and metabolism that plays important roles in maintaining lipid homeostasis. However, limited strategies are available for tracking the LD content exchange. In this…
View article: A Membrane‐Targeting Photosensitizer with Aggregation‐Induced Emission Characteristics for Highly Efficient Photodynamic Combat of Human Coronaviruses
A Membrane‐Targeting Photosensitizer with Aggregation‐Induced Emission Characteristics for Highly Efficient Photodynamic Combat of Human Coronaviruses Open
COVID‐19 pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, has resulted in global social and economic disruption, putting the world economy to the largest global recession since the Great Depression. To control the sprea…
View article: Materials with aggregation-induced emission characteristics for applications in diagnosis, theragnosis, disease mechanism study and personalized medicine
Materials with aggregation-induced emission characteristics for applications in diagnosis, theragnosis, disease mechanism study and personalized medicine Open
In this review, we introduce the recent progress on the employment of AIE-active materials for healthcare-related applications, such as clinical diagnosis, theragnosis, disease mechanism studies and personalized medicines.
View article: Fluorescent Materials With Aggregation-Induced Emission Characteristics for Array-Based Sensing Assay
Fluorescent Materials With Aggregation-Induced Emission Characteristics for Array-Based Sensing Assay Open
Array-based sensing is a powerful tool for identifying analytes in complex environments with unknown interferences. In array-based sensing, the sensors, which transduce binding details to signal outputs, are of crucial importance for ident…
View article: CCDC 1031498: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
CCDC 1031498: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination Open
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available …
View article: AIE-active theranostic system: selective staining and killing of cancer cells
AIE-active theranostic system: selective staining and killing of cancer cells Open
A mitochondrion-specific AIEgen is a theranostic molecule, with the function of lighting up and killing cancer cells rather than normal cells.
View article: Multicomponent sequential polymerizations of alkynes, carbonyl chloride and amino ester salts toward helical and luminescent polymers
Multicomponent sequential polymerizations of alkynes, carbonyl chloride and amino ester salts toward helical and luminescent polymers Open
Sequential coupling-hydroamination polymerizations toward helical and luminescent polymers.
View article: CCDC 921366: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
CCDC 921366: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination Open
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available …
View article: CCDC 1037590: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
CCDC 1037590: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination Open
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available …
View article: CCDC 1037589: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
CCDC 1037589: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination Open
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available …
View article: Development of a transition metal-free polymerization route to functional conjugated polydiynes from a haloalkyne-based organic reaction
Development of a transition metal-free polymerization route to functional conjugated polydiynes from a haloalkyne-based organic reaction Open
Construction of functional polydiynes by transition metal-free homo-polycoupling of bis(iodoalkyne)s.
View article: A Lysosome‐Targeting AIEgen for Autophagy Visualization
A Lysosome‐Targeting AIEgen for Autophagy Visualization Open
In this work, a morpholine-functionalized aggregation-induced emission luminogen (AIEgen), AIE-LysoY, is reported for lysosomal imaging and autophagy visualization. To attain outstanding imaging contrast, AIE-LysoY is equipped with excited…
View article: AIE luminogens: emission brightened by aggregation
AIE luminogens: emission brightened by aggregation Open
Luminogens with the feature of aggregation-induced emission (AIE) are a class of 'heterodox' molecules, whose emissions are brightened by aggregate formation. The restriction of their intramolecular motions in an aggregate state is the mai…
View article: Construction of regio- and stereoregular poly(enaminone)s by multicomponent tandem polymerizations of diynes, diaroyl chloride and primary amines
Construction of regio- and stereoregular poly(enaminone)s by multicomponent tandem polymerizations of diynes, diaroyl chloride and primary amines Open
An atom-economical multicomponent tandem polymerization was developed to afford multifunctional regio- and stereoregular conjugated poly(enaminone)s.
View article: CCDC 1013768: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
CCDC 1013768: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination Open
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available …
View article: Aggregation-induced chirality, circularly polarized luminescence, and helical self-assembly of a leucine-containing AIE luminogen
Aggregation-induced chirality, circularly polarized luminescence, and helical self-assembly of a leucine-containing AIE luminogen Open
TPE-Leu, an AIE luminogen, shows aggregation-induced chirality, and can self-assemble into helical micro/nanofibers, displaying good circularly polarized luminescence performance.