Molecular luminogens based on restriction of intramolecular motions through host–guest inclusion for cell imaging

Principles of Fluorescence Spectroscopy

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Aggregation-induced emission of 1-methyl-1,2,3,4,5-pentaphenylsilole

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Synthesis, Light Emission, Nanoaggregation, and Restricted Intramolecular Rotation of 1,1-Substituted 2,3,4,5-Tetraphenylsiloles

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Turn-On Fluorescence in Tetraphenylethylene-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks: An Alternative to Aggregation-Induced Emission

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A Photostable AIE Luminogen for Specific Mitochondrial Imaging and Tracking

Leung, C. W. T., Hong, Y., Chen, S., Zhao, E., Lam, J. W. Y., & Tang, B. Z. (2012) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/ja310324q · Cited by 729

Calixarene-based supramolecular polymerization in solution

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Basic one- and two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy

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Phenyl Ring Dynamics in a Tetraphenylethylene-Bridged Metal–Organic Framework: Implications for the Mechanism of Aggregation-Induced Emission

Ong, T., Michaelis, V. K., Shustova, N. B., Cozzolino, A. F., Griffin, R. G., & Dincă, M. (2012) · DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) · Cited by 432

A Supramolecular Cross-Linked Conjugated Polymer Network for Multiple Fluorescent Sensing

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Long-Term Fluorescent Cellular Tracing by the Aggregates of AIE Bioconjugates

Wang, Z., Chen, S., Lam, J. W. Y., Qin, W., Kwok, R. T. K., Xie, N., Hu, Q., & Tang, B. Z. (2013) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/ja312581r · Cited by 369

Tetraphenylethene-based polymeric fluorescent probes for 2,4,6-trinitrophenol detection and specific lysosome labelling

Yao, J., Zhuang, Z., Yao, H., Shi, R., Chang, C., Zhou, J. Q., & Zhao, Z. (2020) · Dyes and Pigments · doi:10.1016/j.dyepig.2020.108588 · Cited by 13

Contrasting tunability of quinizarin fluorescence with p-sulfonatocalix[4,6]arene hosts

Gharat, P. M., Joseph, S., Sundararajan, M., Choudhury, S. D., & Pal, H. (2016) · Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry · doi:10.1039/c6ob02186g · Cited by 13

Supramolecular Hyaluronic Assembly with Aggregation-Induced Emission Mediated in Two Stages for Targeting Cell Imaging

Yang, Y., Jin, Y., Jia, X., Lu, S.-K., Fu, Z., Liu, Y., & Liu, Y. (2020) · ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters · doi:10.1021/acsmedchemlett.9b00559 · Cited by 13

Phenylcarboxyl-decorated tetraphenylethene with diverse molecular RIM-induced emission from host–guest inclusion and aggregation formation

Gao, Y., Han, B., Chen, Y., Wang, X., & Bai, M. (2016) · RSC Advances · doi:10.1039/c5ra27292k · Cited by 12

Pyridine-amide-based hetero-copper iodide for the photocatalytic degradation of dyes and aerosol discolouration of VOC gases

Wang, Z.-B., Zhang, Y., Sun, Y.-L., Lv, M., Liu, Y., Li, W., Luan, J., & Zhang, X.-S. (2024) · Journal of Materials Chemistry C · doi:10.1039/d3tc04065h · Cited by 11

SiO 2 encapsulated nanofluorophor: Photophysical properties, aggregation induced emission and its application for cell mitochondria imaging

Li, Y., Liu, R., Chang, J., Huang, M., Chang, H., & Miao, Y. (2016) · Dyes and Pigments · doi:10.1016/j.dyepig.2016.12.009 · Cited by 10

Aggregation induction of tetraphenylethylene AIEgen and its supramolecular aggregates toward light-emitting diodes

Mondal, P., Biswas, S., Jana, D., Das, B., Ghorai, U. K., Ghorai, B. K., & Acharya, S. (2019) · Journal of Solid State Chemistry · doi:10.1016/j.jssc.2019.121122 · Cited by 10

Chlorella Vulgaris‐Inspired Versatile Theranostic Nanoparticles for Specific Recognition and Detoxification to Copper (II) In Vitro and In Vivo

Qi, X., Tan, M. H., Zhang, F., Liao, L.-G., Zeng, J., Zhang, Y., Hu, Z.-E., Li, J., Zhang, S., & Li, B. (2024) · Advanced Functional Materials · doi:10.1002/adfm.202407241 · Cited by 9

Chemoresponsive polymer systems for selective molecular recognition of organic molecules in biological systems

Gosecka, M., & Gosecki, M. (2020) · Acta Biomaterialia · doi:10.1016/j.actbio.2020.08.039 · Cited by 9

Synthesis and Characterization of Nanowire Coils of Organometallic Coordination Polymers for Controlled Cargo Release

Liang, G., Ni, H., Bao, S., Zhu, F., Gao, H., & Wu, Q. (2014) · The Journal of Physical Chemistry B · doi:10.1021/jp503533h · Cited by 9

Fluorescence Turn‐on of Tetraphenylethylene Derivative by Transfer from Cyclodextrin to Liposomes, HeLa Cells, and E. coli

Masuda, K., Omokawa, R., Kawasaki, R., Mise, Y., Ooyama, Y., Harada, S., Shinoda, W., & Ikeda, A. (2022) · Chemistry - A European Journal · doi:10.1002/chem.202203071 · Cited by 9

Aggregation-responsive ON–OFF–ON fluorescence-switching behaviour of twisted tetrakis(benzo[ b ]furyl)ethene made by hafnium-mediated McMurry coupling

Hamada, H., Tsuji, H., & Nakamura, E. (2017) · Materials Chemistry Frontiers · doi:10.1039/c7qm00453b · Cited by 9

Patented AIE materials for biomedical applications

Wagalgave, S. M., Birajdar, S. S., Malegaonkar, J. N., & Bhosale, S. V. (2021) · Progress in molecular biology and translational science · doi:10.1016/bs.pmbts.2021.07.003 · Cited by 8

Restriction‐Induced Luminescence Enhancement in 2D Interlayer Supramolecular Infinite Solid Solution for Cell Imaging

Ma, R., Li, R., Liu, X., Zhang, P., Yang, X., & Lu, J. G. (2020) · Advanced Optical Materials · doi:10.1002/adom.201902019 · Cited by 9

Progress on Exploring the Luminescent Properties of Organic Molecular Aggregates by Multiscale Modeling

Zhao, J., & Zheng, X. (2022) · Frontiers in Chemistry · doi:10.3389/fchem.2021.808957 · Cited by 8

Mercury Ion Chemosensor Derived from Barbiturate Acid with Aggregation-Induced Emission Effect

Guo, X., Gao, L., Tao, F., Wu, S., & Cui, Y. (2022) · Chemosensors · doi:10.3390/chemosensors10100422 · Cited by 8

Synthesis and optimization of chitosan-incorporated semisynthetic polymer/α-Fe2O3 nanoparticle hybrid polymer to explore optimal efficacy of fluorescence resonance energy transfer/charge transfer for Co(II) and Ni(II) sensing

Deb, M., Roy, S., Hassan, N., Chowdhury, D., Sanfui, M. H., Nandy, P., Maiti, D. K., Chang, M., Rahaman, M., Hasnat, M. A., et al. (2024) · International Journal of Biological Macromolecules · doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.135831 · Cited by 7

Synthesis, Aggregation Induced Emission and Mechanochromic Luminescence of New β-Diketone Derivatives Bearing Tetraphenylene Moieties

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Fabrication of a novel β-CD-based fluorescence probe for the targeted detection of cholesterol

Meng, X., Shi, T., & Lu, Y. (2020) · Journal of Materials Science · doi:10.1007/s10853-020-04417-9 · Cited by 7

Aggregation-induced emission in thiophene derivatives

Satyanarayan, M. N., Trivedi, D. R., Mohan, M., & Pangannaya, S. (2022) · ISSS Journal of Micro and Smart Systems · doi:10.1007/s41683-022-00091-y · Cited by 7

Complex from ionic β-cyclodextrin polyrotaxane and sodium tetraphenylthiophenesulfonate: restricted molecular rotation and aggregation-enhanced emission

Deng, S.-L., Huang, P.-C., Lin, L., Yang, D.-J., & Hong, J. (2015) · RSC Advances · doi:10.1039/c4ra16913a · Cited by 6

Helical tube triggered two-stage emission behavior for tetraphenylethene-functionalised hemicyanine dye: Better dispersion stronger fluorescence

Qiu, Y., Zhao, X., Wang, J., Yan, H., Jiang, Q., Cao, S., Wang, H., Liao, Y., & Xie, X. (2021) · Polymer · doi:10.1016/j.polymer.2021.123771 · Cited by 6

Origin of Intense Luminescence from Supramolecular 2D Molecular Crystals

Biswas, S., Manna, G., Das, B., Bhattacharya, A., Pal, A. K., Datta, A., Alam, P., Laskar, I. R., Mondal, P., Mukhopadhyay, M. K., et al. (2021) · Small · doi:10.1002/smll.202103212 · Cited by 6

New Mechanistic Insights into the AIE Phenomenon

He, Z., Zhao, E., Lam, J. W. Y., & Tang, B. Z. (2016) · ACS symposium series · doi:10.1021/bk-2016-1226.ch002 · Cited by 6

π–π-Driven aggregation-induced emissive aza-thiazole: a selective fluorescent sensor for anionic surfactants

Ajaydev, R., Preethi, M., & Shanmugam, S. (2025) · Journal of Materials Chemistry C · doi:10.1039/d5tc03507d · Cited by 4

Vessels based on cyclodextrin polymers promote aggregation induced emission

Delgado‐Pinar, E., Utzeri, G., Valente, A. J. M., de Melo, J. S. S., & Pais, A. A. C. C. (2025) · Carbohydrate Polymers · doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2025.123361 · Cited by 4

Theoretical insights into the AIE mechanism of assembles

Yang, X., & Zheng, X. (2023) · Luminescence · doi:10.1002/bio.4642 · Cited by 4

Supramolecular engineering of luminescent materials: From molecular design to optoelectronic applications

Yuan, Y., Yang, M., Lin, X., Li, W., Yang, Z., Liu, G., Qin, X., Chen, Y., Pang, H., & Tian, T. (2025) · Supramolecular Materials · doi:10.1016/j.supmat.2025.100122 · Cited by 3

Positive Encapsulation‐Induced Emission Control of Aggregation‐Induced Emission‐Active Anthracenes within Micellar Capsules in Water

Kitaura, R., Kikuchi, Y., Catti, L., Konishi, K., Konishi, G., & Yoshizawa, M. (2026) · Aggregate · doi:10.1002/agt2.70391 · Cited by 3

Substituent groups effects on AIEgens of fluorenone derivatives: Optical properties, bioimaging, and LED devices

Lv, S., Zhang, W., Liu, Q., Liu, D., Du, X., Liu, X., Cheng, X., Xing, X., Su, H., & Qiu, D. (2024) · Journal of Molecular Structure · doi:10.1016/j.molstruc.2024.140839 · Cited by 3

Aggregation-induced emission mechanism of styrene derivative: a theoretical study

Aarzoo, A., Saita, K., Kobayashi, M., Tsuneda, T., Taketsugu, T., & Roy, R. K. (2025) · Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics · doi:10.1039/d4cp04742g · Cited by 3

Rigid Jeffamine-included polyrotaxane as hydrogen-bond template for salicylideneazine with aggregation-enhanced emission

Huang, P.-C., Lin, L., Yang, D.-J., & Hong, J. (2015) · RSC Advances · doi:10.1039/c5ra05215g · Cited by 3

Tuning the fluorescence of tetraphenylethylene in dilute solutions via modulating multiple-hydrogen-bonding interactions between a Hamilton receptor and cyanuric acid

Wang, D.-H., Zhu, D.-J., Ding, W., Xue, M., & Yang, Y. (2018) · Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry · doi:10.1039/c8ob00814k · Cited by 3

Long-lived room temperature phosphorescence in aqueous micellar systems: application in cyclobutane synthesis

Pölderl, G., Kürschner, J. C. G., Kondrateva, A., Albers, A., Schönhoff, M., Rizzo, F., & Næsborg, L. (2025) · Journal of Materials Chemistry A · doi:10.1039/d5ta05567a · Cited by 2

Self-Assembly of the Tetraphenylethylene-Capped Diserine through a Hierarchical Assembly Process

Chang, J., Chakravarthy, R. D., Chu, N.-T., Liu, J., Yeh, M., & Lin, H. (2023) · Bioconjugate Chemistry · doi:10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.3c00032 · Cited by 2

Magnesium-mediated polymerization of halogenated phenyl-substituted arsonium ylides for the synthesis of functionalized C3 polymers

Zhao, T., Liao, M., Bai, Y., Hu, Y., Liu, P., & Hadjichristidis, N. (2025) · European Polymer Journal · doi:10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2025.114163 · Cited by 1

Fluorescence Sensory System Orchestrated by Molecular Self-Assembly

Noguchi, T., Yoshihara, D., & Shinkai, S. (2017) · Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry Japan · doi:10.5059/yukigoseikyokaishi.75.49 · Cited by 1

Application of Macrocycle-Based Supramolecular Assemblies Based on Aggregation-Induced Emission

Li, J., Chen, Y., Zhang, H., Dai, X., & Liu, Y. (2019) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-981-13-1744-6_55-1 · Cited by 1

Application of Macrocycle-Based Supramolecular Assemblies Based on Aggregation-Induced Emission

Li, J., Chen, Y., Zhang, H., Dai, X., & Liu, Y. (2020) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-981-15-2686-2_55 · Cited by 1

Homogeneous Systems to Induce Emission of AIEgens

Kokado, K., & Sada, K. (2022) · Wiley eBooks · doi:10.1002/9781119643098.ch9 · Cited by 1

The Mechanistic Understanding of the Importance of Molecular Motions to Aggregation‐induced Emission

Liu, J., & Tang, B. Z. (2022) · Wiley eBooks · doi:10.1002/9781119643098.ch1 · Cited by 1

Synthesis and fluorescence mechanism investigation on two novel benzidine AIE compounds

Wu, M., Zhao, H., Hui, T., Tian, X., & Yan, J. (2023) · Journal of Optics · doi:10.1007/s12596-023-01117-w

Fluorescent Probes Based on Metal and Aggregation-induced Luminescent Organic Molecule Complexes for Bioimaging and Sensing Applications

Liu, K. (2023) · Applied Science and Innovative Research · doi:10.22158/asir.v7n2p114

Macrocyclization-induce emission enhancement characteristics of benzothiadiazole-based macrocycles: A theoretical study

Lu, J., Sun, Y., Hu, Y., He, C., Jia, K., & Wang, D. (2023) · Journal of Luminescence · doi:10.1016/j.jlumin.2023.120374

Advanced visual fluorescent thermal sensing using PAN nanofibers doped with β-CD and TPE

Tao, X., Zhou, H., Zhang, Z., Li, N., & Dai, Z. (2025) · Materials Today Communications · doi:10.1016/j.mtcomm.2025.113208

Fluorescent Emission Mechanism of Complex Aggregates

Guo, W., Zeng, Y., Wei, H., & Zheng, X. (2025) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-981-97-1574-9_86-1

Synthesis Method of AIE-Cocrystal

Bai, B., Wang, H., & Zhao, Z. (2025) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-981-97-1574-9_112-1

Supramolecular Assembly-Induced Emission Enhancement

Lou, X.-Y., & Yang, Y.-W. (2025) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-981-97-1574-9_87-1

Unanticipated clustering-triggered emission in ammonium carboxylate salt structures

Zhang, H. Y., Ma, Y., Chen, Z., Yu, T., Dong, H., & Guan, R. (2026) · Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy · doi:10.1016/j.saa.2026.127733

A Luminescent Ionic/Host-Guest Framework for Rapid and Selective Detection of 2,4,6-Trinitrophenol Derivatives

Li, X., Liu, J., Zhang, G., Li, B., & Wu, L. (2026) · The Journal of Physical Chemistry C · doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.6c03500

Investigation of ligand-to-ligand charge transfer in heteroleptic zinc(II) 4′-substituted 2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine complexes

Ricardo-Noordberg, J. F., Hiebert, K. A., Layne, T., Donatini, A., & Majewski, M. (2026) · Canadian Journal of Chemistry · doi:10.1139/cjc-2026-0073

Dynamic Responses of α-Amylase to Diets and Their Impact on Metabolic Health: Insights from a Novel Noninvasive Imaging

Wang, B., Leng, J., Zhao, W., & Li, L. (2026) · Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry · doi:10.1021/acs.jafc.6c09000

New Mechanistic Insights into the AIE Phenomenon

He, Z., Zhao, E., Lam, J. W. Y., & Tang, B. Z. (2016) · ACS symposium series · doi:10.1021/bk-2016-1226.ch002 · Cited by 6

Insights into Optical Probes Based on Aggregation‐Induced Emission: from Restriction of Intramolecular Motions to Dark State (Advanced Optical Materials 21/2021)

Huang, S., Ding, J., Bi, A., Yu, K., & Zeng, W. (2021) · Advanced Optical Materials · doi:10.1002/adom.202170086 · Cited by 1

Novel Quinolizine AIE System: Visualization of Molecular Motion and Elaborate Tailoring for Biological Application**

He, B., Huang, J., Zhang, J., Sung, H. H. Y., Lam, J. W. Y., Zhang, Z., Yan, S., Wang, D., Zhang, J., & Tang, B. Z. (2022) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.202117709 · Cited by 50

Synthesis of Siloles (and Germoles) that Exhibit the AIE Effect

Corey, J. Y. (2013) · Wiley eBooks · doi:10.1002/9781118735183.ch01 · Cited by 1

Restriction of molecular motion to a higher level: Towards bright AIE dots for biomedical applications

Xu, C., Shen, H., Liu, T., Kwok, R. T. K., Lam, J. W. Y., & Tang, B. Z. (2023) · iScience · doi:10.1016/j.isci.2023.106568 · Cited by 41