Exploring and understanding biological and pathological changes are of great significance
for early diagnosis and therapy of diseases. Optical sensing and imaging approaches have …

The development of π-conjugated polymers has provided a gateway to a variety of new
functional organic materials reminiscent of inorganic semiconductors. Nanoparticles based …

The long-dreamed-of capability of monitoring the molecular machinery in living systems has
not been realized yet, mainly due to the technical limitations of current sensing technologies …

Cationic polymers have recently attracted considerable interest as research breakthroughs
for various industrial and biomedical applications. They are particularly interesting due to …

Sensing temperature at the subcellular level is of great importance for the understanding of
miscellaneous biological processes. However, the development of sensitive and reliable …

Speed, resolution and sensitivity of today's fluorescence bioimaging can be drastically
improved by fluorescent nanoparticles (NPs) that are many‐fold brighter than organic dyes …

Luminescent ratiometric thermometers combining high spatial and temporal resolution at the
micro-and nanoscale, where the conventional methods are ineffective, have emerged over …

Temperature (T) is probably the most fundamental parameter in all kinds of science.
Respective sensors are widely used in daily life. Besides conventional thermometers, optical …

Polymer encapsulated organic nanoparticles have recently attracted increasing attention in
the biomedical field because of their unique optical properties, easy fabrication and …

Environment-related parameters, including viscosity, polarity, temperature, hypoxia, and pH,
play pivotal roles in controlling the physical or chemical behaviors of local molecules. In …