Aggregate science: from structures to properties

H Zhang, Z Zhao, AT Turley, L Wang… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Molecular science entails the study of structures and properties of materials at the level of
single molecules or small interacting complexes of molecules. Moving beyond single …

Structural and process controls of AIEgens for NIR-II theranostics

S Liu, Y Li, RTK Kwok, JWY Lam, BZ Tang - Chemical Science, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Aggregation-induced emission (AIE) is a cutting-edge fluorescence technology, giving
highly-efficient solid-state photoluminescence. Particularly, AIE luminogens (AIEgens) with …

Design of AIEgens for near-infrared IIb imaging through structural modulation at molecular and morphological levels

Y Li, Z Cai, S Liu, H Zhang, STH Wong… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Fluorescence imaging in near-infrared IIb (NIR-IIb, 1500–1700 nm) spectrum holds a great
promise for tissue imaging. While few inorganic NIR-IIb fluorescent probes have been …

Planar and twisted molecular structure leads to the high brightness of semiconducting polymer nanoparticles for NIR-IIa fluorescence imaging

S Liu, H Ou, Y Li, H Zhang, J Liu, X Lu… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Semiconducting polymer nanoparticles (SPNs) emitting in the second near-infrared window
(NIR-II, 1000–1700 nm) are promising materials for deep-tissue optical imaging in …

Constitutional isomerization enables bright NIR‐II AIEgen for brain‐inflammation imaging

S Liu, C Chen, Y Li, H Zhang, J Liu… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The shortage of high quantum yield (QY) organic fluorophores in the second near‐infrared
window (NIR‐II) has become a bottleneck in bioimaging field. Now, a simple strategy is …

ACQ‐to‐AIE transformation: Tuning molecular packing by regioisomerization for two‐photon NIR bioimaging

Y Li, S Liu, H Ni, H Zhang, H Zhang… - Angewandte …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The traditional design strategies for highly bright solid‐state luminescent materials rely on
weakening the intermolecular π–π interactions, which may limit diversity when develo** …

Circularly polarized luminescence from AIEgens

F Song, Z Zhao, Z Liu, JWY Lam… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) based on aggregation-induced emission
luminogens (AIEgens) has received increasing attention owing to the increase of …

Review on recent trends and prospects in π‐conjugated luminescent aggregates for biomedical applications

D Barman, K Narang, R Parui, N Zehra, MN Khatun… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Metal‐free organic molecules with structurally diverse aggregation‐induced emission (AIE)
behavior and new functional photophysical properties reveal unique structure–property …

Incorporation of planar blocks into twisted skeletons: boosting brightness of fluorophores for bioimaging beyond 1500 nanometer

S Liu, R Chen, J Zhang, Y Li, M He, X Fan, H Zhang… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The brightness of organic fluorescence materials determines their resolution and sensitivity
in fluorescence display and detection. However, strategies to effectively enhance the …

Aggregation‐induced emission polymer systems with circularly polarized luminescence

H Yan, Y He, D Wang, T Han, BZ Tang - Aggregate, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Functional materials with circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) have attracted
tremendous attention due to their promising applications in three‐dimensional displays …