Twisted intramolecular charge transfer (TICT) and twists beyond TICT: from mechanisms to rational designs of bright and sensitive fluorophores

C Wang, W Chi, Q Qiao, D Tan, Z Xu… - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The twisted intramolecular charge transfer (TICT) mechanism has guided the development
of numerous bright and sensitive fluorophores. This review briefly overviews the history of …

Twisted aggregation-induced emission luminogens (AIEgens) contribute to mechanochromism materials: a review

Y Sun, Z Lei, H Ma - Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Mechanochromic luminescence (MCL) materials, which are stimulated by mechanical force,
have several promising advantages, such as controllable stimulus response, reversible …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Progress and perspective of solid-state organic fluorophores for biomedical applications

K Li, TB Ren, S Huan, L Yuan… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Fluorescent organic dyes have been extensively used as raw materials for the development
of versatile imaging tools in the field of biomedicine. Particularly, the development of solid …

Fluorescent diagnostic probes in neurodegenerative diseases

J Zhou, P Jangili, S Son, MS Ji, M Won… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Neurodegenerative diseases are debilitating disorders that feature progressive and
selective loss of function or structure of anatomically or physiologically associated neuronal …

Orderly Self‐Assembly of Organic Fluorophores for Sensing and Imaging

Z Li, PZ Liang, TB Ren, L Yuan… - Angewandte Chemie, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Fluorescence imaging utilizing traditional organic fluorophores is extensively applied in both
cellular and in vivo studies. However, it faces significant obstacles, such as low signal‐to …

Recent progress in the mechanofluorochromism of cyanoethylene derivatives with aggregation-induced emission

J Zhao, Z Chi, Y Zhang, Z Mao, Z Yang… - Journal of Materials …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
As a class of smart materials, mechanofluorochromic (MFC) luminogens have promising
applications in mechanosensors, security papers, and optical storage primarily based on …

Far‐red and near‐IR AIE‐active fluorescent organic nanoprobes with enhanced tumor‐targeting efficacy: shape‐specific effects

A Shao, Y **e, S Zhu, Z Guo, S Zhu, J Guo… - Angewandte …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The rational design of high‐performance fluorescent materials for cancer targeting in vivo is
still challenging. A unique molecular design strategy is presented that involves tailoring …