Heavy-metal pollution, especially Hg 2+, Pb 2+ and Cd 2+, have become a serious issue
worldwide. Exposure to even very low concentrations of these metals will threaten human …

“United we stand, divided we fall.”–Aesop. Aggregation‐induced emission (AIE) refers to a
photophysical phenomenon shown by a group of luminogenic materials that are non …

This comprehensive review surveys the up-to-date development of aggregation-induced
emission/aggregation-induced emission enhancement (AIE/AIEE) active naphthalimide (NI) …

Recently, ratiometric pH nanosensors have emerged as a robust tool for the fluorescence
sensing and imaging, but there is no report of ratiometric sensors based on hyperbranched …

Since the aggregation-based emission (AIE) phenomenon emerged in 2001, numerous
chemical designs have been built around the AIE concept, displaying its utility for diverse …

Novel AIE-active ratiometric fluorescent probes for Hg2+ were synthesized, which combined
the advantages of the excellent luminescence properties of AIEgens in the solid state and …

In this paper, a simple strategy to change the emission behaviour of luminogenic materials
was developed. Tetraphenylethene (TPE)‐functionalised benzothiazolium salts with …

Three π-extended anthracene-bearing thioacetals (1–3) have been synthesized, and their
fluorescence “turn-on” responses to Hg2+ ions are studied. The chemodosimetric …

Three new NPI–BODIPY dyads 1–3 (NPI= 1, 8‐naphthalimide, BODIPY= boron‐
dipyrromethene) were synthesized, characterized, and studied. The NPI and BODIPY …

Metal ions play important roles in biological system. Approaches capable of selective and
sensitive detection of metal ions in living biosystems provide in situ information and have …