Aggregation-induced emission: together we shine, united we soar!

J Mei, NLC Leung, RTK Kwok, JWY Lam… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Light is of essential importance to the universe and humankind. Light has been, and
continues to be, one of the most fundamental and indispensable elements to life and society …

Aggregation‐induced emission: the whole is more brilliant than the parts

J Mei, Y Hong, JWY Lam, A Qin, Y Tang… - Advanced …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
“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 …

Photochromic materials: more than meets the eye

J Zhang, Q Zou, H Tian - Advanced Materials, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Photochromic materials are a family of compounds which can undergo reversible photo‐
switches between two different states or isomers with remarkably different properties …

Stimuli-fluorochromic smart organic materials

Y Huang, L Ning, X Zhang, Q Zhou, Q Gong… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Smart materials based on stimuli-fluorochromic π-conjugated solids (SFCSs) have aroused
significant interest due to their versatile and exciting properties, leading to advanced …

Tetraphenylethene: a versatile AIE building block for the construction of efficient luminescent materials for organic light-emitting diodes

Z Zhao, JWY Lam, BZ Tang - Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Luminescent materials with efficient solid-state emissions are important for the advancement
of optoelectronics. Recently, a new class of propeller-like luminogenic molecules with …

Pyrene-based aggregation-induced emission luminogens and their applications

MM Islam, Z Hu, Q Wang, C Redshaw… - Materials Chemistry …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
“Unity is force”–Aesop. It is a common phenomenon that traditional chromophores exhibit
high fluorescence in dilute solutions, yet luminescence is quenched at high concentrations …

Multi‐stimuli‐induced mechanical bending and reversible fluorescence switching in a single organic crystal

X Zheng, X Liu, L Liu, X Li, S Jiang, C Niu… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Fluorescent single crystals that respond to multiple external stimuli are of great interest in
molecular machines, sensors, and displays. The integration of photo‐or acid‐induced …

Aggregation induced emission-based fluorescent nanoparticles: fabrication methodologies and biomedical applications

X Zhang, X Zhang, L Tao, Z Chi, J Xu… - Journal of Materials …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Novel fluorescent nanoparticle (FNP)-based bioprobes are expected to generate new
medical diagnostic techniques in biomedical and biological areas for their superior …

Multicolor photoluminescence including white-light emission by a single host–guest complex

QW Zhang, D Li, X Li, PB White… - Journal of the …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Achieving multicolor photoluminescence, especially white-light emission, under mild
conditions based on a single fluorescent compound is a great challenge. Herein, we report a …

Long-term fluorescent cellular tracing by the aggregates of AIE bioconjugates

Z Wang, S Chen, JWY Lam, W Qin… - Journal of the …, 2013 - ACS Publications
There is a great demand for long-term cellular tracers because of their great importance in
monitoring biological processes, pathological pathways, therapeutic effects, etc. Herein we …