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A biomarker that identifies senescent human cells in culture and in aging skin in vivo.

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Matrix Metalloproteinases: Regulators of the Tumor Microenvironment

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Targeting hypoxia in cancer therapy

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New Strategies for Fluorescent Probe Design in Medical Diagnostic Imaging

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Fluorescent chemosensors: the past, present and future

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Molecular mechanisms of caspase regulation during apoptosis

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Thioredoxin and Glutaredoxin Systems

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Changing views of the role of matrix metalloproteinases in metastasis

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Recent research progress in galactose-based fluorescent probes for detection of biomarkers of liver diseases

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A ratiometric fluorescent probe based on quinoline for monitoring and imaging of Leucine aminopeptidase in liver tumor cells

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Novel pH-activatable NIR fluorogenic spray mediated near-instant and precise tumor margins identification in human cancer tissues for surgical resection

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Supramolecular dyes: advancing precision medicine through molecular engineering

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High-fidelity imaging of lysosomal enzyme through in situ ordered assembly of small molecular fluorescent probes

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Formulation of a Thermosensitive Imaging Hydrogel for Topical Application and Rapid Visualization of Tumor Margins in the Surgical Cavity

Walker, E., Linders, D. G. J., Abenojar, E., Wang, X., Hazelbag, H. M., Straver, M. E., Bijlstra, O. D., March, T. L., Vahrmeijer, A. L., Exner, A. A., et al. (2022) · Cancers · doi:10.3390/cancers14143459 · Cited by 15

A tumor-targetable NIR probe with photoaffinity crosslinking characteristics for enhanced imaging-guided cancer phototherapy

Sun, R., Zhang, Y., Gao, Y., Zhao, M., Wang, A., Zhu, J., Cheng, X., & Shi, H. (2023) · Chemical Science · doi:10.1039/d2sc06413h · Cited by 15

Protease-Responsive Potential-Tunable AIEgens for Cell Selective Imaging of TMPRSS2 and Accurate Inhibitor Screening

Cheng, Y., Clark, A. E., Yim, W., Borum, R. M., Chang, Y., Jin, Z., He, T., Carlin, A. F., & Jokerst, J. V. (2023) · Analytical Chemistry · doi:10.1021/acs.analchem.2c04988 · Cited by 15

In Situ imaging of orthotopic kidney cancer in the murine model using an aminopeptidase N activatable fluorescent probe

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Development of D-π-A organic dyes for discriminating HSA from BSA and study on dye-HSA interaction

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Smart Molecular Imaging and Theranostic Probes by Enzymatic Molecular In Situ Self-Assembly

Wen, X., Zhang, C., Tian, Y., Miao, Y., Liu, S., Xu, J., Ye, D., & He, J. (2024) · JACS Au · doi:10.1021/jacsau.4c00392 · Cited by 15

Fluorescence-Based Enzyme Activity Assay: Ascertaining the Activity and Inhibition of Endocannabinoid Hydrolytic Enzymes

Ciuffreda, P., Xynomilakis, O., Casati, S., & Ottria, R. (2024) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms25147693 · Cited by 16

Tumor oxygen microenvironment-tailored electron transfer-type photosensitizers for precise cancer therapy

Yang, Y., Wang, Y., Liu, Y., Wang, K., Wang, G., Yang, Y., Jang, W. J., James, T. D., Yoon, J., & Zhang, H. (2024) · Chemical Science · doi:10.1039/d4sc03424d · Cited by 15

Quest for novel fluorogenic xanthene dyes: Synthesis, spectral properties and stability of 3-imino-3H-xanthen-6-amine (pyronin) and its silicon analog

Romieu, A., Dejouy, G., & Valverde, I. E. (2018) · Tetrahedron Letters · doi:10.1016/j.tetlet.2018.11.031 · Cited by 15

Copper nanoclusters@Al3+ complexes with strong and stable aggregation-induced emission for application in enzymatic determination of urea

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Wavelength-adjustable butterfly molecules in dynamic nanoassemblies for Extradomain-B fibronectin-modulating optical imaging and synchronous phototherapy of triple-negative breast cancer

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Bioapplications Manipulated by AIEgens with Nonlinear Optical Effect

Hao, Y., Xu, S., Chen, M., Qian, J., & Tang, B. Z. (2021) · Chemical Research in Chinese Universities · doi:10.1007/s40242-021-0395-0 · Cited by 15

Water-soluble pillar[5]arene modified amphiphilic graphene quantum dots with excellent penetration for intracellular imaging

Liu, B., Lu, X., Liao, X., Zou, H. L., Tao, J., Ni, C., Pan, J., Li, C., & Zheng, Y. (2021) · Applied Surface Science · doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.150739 · Cited by 15

Fluorescence detection and imaging of intracellular sulphite using a remote light activatable photochromic nanoprobe

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Two‐Dimensional Design Strategy to Construct Smart Fluorescent Probes for the Precise Tracking of Senescence

Gao, Y. J., Hu, Y., Liu, Q., Li, X., Li, X., Kim, C., James, T. D., Li, J., Chen, X., & Guo, Y. (2021) · Angewandte Chemie · doi:10.1002/ange.202101278 · Cited by 16

An enzyme-activated NIR fluorescent probe for detecting bacterial glutamyltranspeptidase (γ-GT) and high-throughput screening of its inhibitors

Wang, C., Tian, Z., Wang, Y., Zhang, M., Zhang, B., Feng, L., Tian, X., Huang, H., Cui, J., & Ma, X. (2020) · Sensors and Actuators B Chemical · doi:10.1016/j.snb.2020.129225 · Cited by 15

Dual‐Responsive Fluorescent Probes: Advances in Biosensing, Diagnosis and Therapy

Liu, J., Wu, L., Zhu, Z., Yan, C., Zhang, Y., Yang, T., Xu, S. S., Yang, H., Liu, S., Tang, W., et al. (2025) · Advanced Functional Materials · doi:10.1002/adfm.202515602 · Cited by 17

Near-Infrared Organic Small-Molecule Fluorophores for Biological System and Organ-Level Imaging of Diseases: Recent Advances

Murugan, P., Yang, F., Yu, C., & Liu, S. (2026) · Analytical Chemistry · doi:10.1021/acs.analchem.5c06334 · Cited by 15

Recent advances in matrix metalloproteinases-responsive nanoprobes for cancer diagnosis and therapy

Wang, Q., Cui, H., Gan, N., Ma, X., Ren, W., & Wu, A. (2022) · Reviews in Analytical Chemistry · doi:10.1515/revac-2022-0044 · Cited by 14

A near-infrared fluorescent probe based on a hemi-cyanine skeleton for detecting CES1 activity and evaluating pesticide toxicity

Zhao, X., Tian, M., Wang, Y., Yang, F., Liang, G., Tian, X., Feng, L., & Cui, J. (2023) · Journal of Materials Chemistry B · doi:10.1039/d3tb00292f · Cited by 14

Spectroscopic techniques for monitoring stem cell and organoid proliferation in 3D environments for therapeutic development

Mao, W., Bui, H. D., Cho, W., & Yoo, H. S. (2023) · Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.addr.2023.115074 · Cited by 14

Molecularly Targeted Fluorescent Sensors for Visualizing and Tracking Cellular Senescence

He, Z., Xu, K., Li, Y., Gao, H. J., Miao, T., Zhao, R., & Huang, Y. (2023) · Biosensors · doi:10.3390/bios13090838 · Cited by 13

AIE-active lysosome-targeted fluorescent organic nanoparticles for leucine aminopeptidase-activatable fluorescent imaging and precision photodynamic therapy potential

Zhou, W., Liu, Y., Ma, Q., Feng, G., Zhang, J., Liu, G., Zhang, Y., & Xing, G. (2023) · Dyes and Pigments · doi:10.1016/j.dyepig.2023.111781 · Cited by 14

Multifunctional fluorescent probe for simultaneous revealing Cys and ONOO– dynamic correlation in the ferroptosis

Liu, X., Zhu, J., Zhang, Q., Hu, H., Zhang, W., Xu, H., Huang, Y., Xie, J., Liu, H., Feng, Y., et al. (2024) · Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy · doi:10.1016/j.saa.2024.124248 · Cited by 14

Rapid sulfite screening using nitrobenzofurazan anchored asymmetric naphthorhodamine via electrostatic attraction mediated reaction kinetics

Jin, M., Huang, L., Tang, Y., Wang, G., Ma, Z., Yuan, Z., & Lu, C. (2019) · Sensors and Actuators B Chemical · doi:10.1016/j.snb.2019.126748 · Cited by 14

A Simple and Effective “Elimination” Approach for Selective Cancer Therapy to Reveal the Role of H2O2

Liu, J., & Cao, C. (2020) · ACS Omega · doi:10.1021/acsomega.0c02240 · Cited by 14

Optimized self-immolative near-infrared probe based on hemicyanine for highly specific monitoring thiophenols in living systems

Gong, Y., Feng, D., Zhang, Y., Liu, W., Feng, S., & Zhang, G. (2020) · Talanta · doi:10.1016/j.talanta.2020.121785 · Cited by 14

Bacteriophage Tail-Spike Proteins Enable Detection of Pseudaminic-Acid-Coated Pathogenic Bacteria and Guide the Development of Antiglycan Antibodies with Cross-Species Antibacterial Activity

Lee, I., Tu, I., Yang, F., & Wu, S. (2020) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/jacs.0c07314 · Cited by 14

New β-diketone-boron difluoride based near-infrared fluorescent probes for polarity detection

Ma, Q., Zhang, Y., Jiao, Y., Zhang, T., Chu, Q., Xiao, H., Zhou, Z., & Liu, Y. (2021) · The Analyst · doi:10.1039/d1an00912e · Cited by 14

Orthogonally-tunable and ER-targeting fluorophores detect avian influenza virus early infection

Kang, T., Haque, M. M., Lee, B., Hong, K. T., Hong, S. C., Kim, Y., Lee, J., Lee, D., & Lee, D. (2022) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-022-33586-1 · Cited by 14

Hydrogen-bond-driven self-assembly of chemiluminophore affording long-lasting in vivo imaging

Xu, S., Pan, W., Chen, L., Liu, S., Ren, T., Liu, H., Liu, Y., Huan, S., Yuan, L., & Zhang, X. (2022) · Biomaterials · doi:10.1016/j.biomaterials.2022.121955 · Cited by 14

Selective Butyrate Esterase Probe for the Rapid Colorimetric and Fluorogenic Identification of Moraxella catarrhalis

Lee, U., Kim, Y. H., Yoon, K. S., & Kim, Y. (2020) · Analytical Chemistry · doi:10.1021/acs.analchem.0c03671 · Cited by 14

Cyanine-Based Polymer Dots with Long-Wavelength Excitation and Near-Infrared Fluorescence beyond 900 nm for In Vivo Biological Imaging

Liu, M.-H., Chen, T.-C., Vicente, J. R., Yao, C.-N., Yang, Y.-C., Chen, C.-P., Lin, P.-W., Ho, Y.-C., Chen, J., Lin, S.-Y., et al. (2020) · ACS Applied Bio Materials · doi:10.1021/acsabm.0c00417 · Cited by 13

Recent applications and research of fluorescent probes in liver diseases: A comprehensive review

Miao, Z., Cao, S., & Sun, Y. (2023) · Inorganic Chemistry Communications · doi:10.1016/j.inoche.2023.111269 · Cited by 13

A strategy for constructing novel red emitting fluorescent probes for neutrophil elastase tracking based on self-immolative linker and TICT effect

Liu, T., Li, X., Qiu, Y., Zhao, Y., Luo, X., Liu, G., & Sun, Q. (2023) · Dyes and Pigments · doi:10.1016/j.dyepig.2023.111872 · Cited by 13

A multi-functional fluorescent probe for visualization of H2S and viscosity/polarity and its application in cancer imaging

Ma, L., Zan, Q., Zhang, B., Zhang, W., Jia, C., & Fan, L. (2024) · Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry · doi:10.1007/s00216-024-05130-1 · Cited by 13

Reaction-based small-molecule fluorescent probes for endoplasmic reticulum- and mitochondria-targeted biosensing and bioimaging

Mehmood, A. H., Ullah, F., Dong, B., & Liu, H. (2024) · Science China Materials · doi:10.1007/s40843-024-3097-4 · Cited by 13

Gadolinium Functionalized Carbon Dot Complexes for Dual-Modal Imaging: Structure, Performance, and Applications

Lv, X., Chen, L., Guo, R., Yang, Y., Liu, X., & Yu, S. (2025) · ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering · doi:10.1021/acsbiomaterials.4c02278 · Cited by 13

Carboxylesterase-activated hepatocyte-targeting fluorescent probe for drug-induced liver injury diagnosis

Liu, M., Ding, C., Yi, Q., Quan, H., Li, W., Wang, Y., Lin, X., Wang, M., & Wang, J. (2025) · Bioorganic Chemistry · doi:10.1016/j.bioorg.2025.108587 · Cited by 13

Discrimination of Pd0 and Pd2+ in solution and in live cells by novel light-up fluorescent probe with AIE and ESIPT characteristics

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DNA nanostructure-based fluorescent probes for cellular sensing

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An Enzyme‐Activable Noncovalent Fluorescent Probe Based on Water Soluble Azobenzene Containing Polymer and AIEgen

Shen, J., Xue, T., & He, Y. (2020) · Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics · doi:10.1002/macp.202000126 · Cited by 13

Self-Immolative Difluorophenyl Ester Linker for Affinity-Based Fluorescence Turn-on Protein Detection

Huang, H.-Y., Fan, S., Chang, E.-H., Lam, C. H., Lin, Y., Lin, X., Gupta, N. K., & Tan, K. (2020) · Analytical Chemistry · doi:10.1021/acs.analchem.0c03178 · Cited by 13

Protect to detect: A Golgi apparatus targeted probe to image mobile zinc through the use of a lipophilic cell-labile protecting group strategy

Fang, L., Crespo‐Otero, R., Jones, C. R., & Watkinson, M. (2021) · Sensors and Actuators B Chemical · doi:10.1016/j.snb.2021.129850 · Cited by 13

Targeted NIR-II emissive nanoprobes for tumor detection in mice and rabbits

Li, Y., Li, Z., Hu, D., Wang, S., Zha, M., Lu, S., Sheng, Z., & Li, K. (2021) · Chemical Communications · doi:10.1039/d1cc01804c · Cited by 13

A Unique Multifunctional Luminescent Probe for Self-Monitoring Photodynamic Therapy by Detecting H 2 S in Cancer Cells

Yuan, J., Ren, T., Xu, S., Wang, C., Zhang, X., & Yuan, L. (2021) · ACS Applied Bio Materials · doi:10.1021/acsabm.1c00273 · Cited by 13

β-Galactosidase-dependent metabolic glycoengineering of tumor cells for imaging and immunotherapy

Li, Y., Gong, L., Hong, H., Han, L., Li, D., Shi, J., Zhou, Z., & Wu, Z. (2022) · Chemical Communications · doi:10.1039/d1cc06575k · Cited by 13

Estrogen receptor β-targeted hypoxia-responsive near-infrared fluorescence probes for prostate cancer study

Xie, B., Meng, Q., Yu, H., Shen, K., Cheng, Y., Dong, C., & Zhou, H. (2022) · European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry · doi:10.1016/j.ejmech.2022.114506 · Cited by 13

An iminocoumarin based covalent-assembly red-emitting fluorescent probe for detection of β-galactosidase activity in ovarian cancer cells

Ku, Y., Lin, P., Huang, C., Lee, C., Yu, C., Chen, S.-C., & Liu, W.-M. (2022) · Dyes and Pigments · doi:10.1016/j.dyepig.2022.111004 · Cited by 13

Research progress of small molecule fluorescent probes for liver cancer related enzymes

Li, X., Yin, C., Zhang, L., & Huo, F. (2023) · Dyes and Pigments · doi:10.1016/j.dyepig.2023.111631 · Cited by 13

Cellular Target of a Rhodium Metalloinsertor is the DNA Base Pair Mismatch

Boyle, K. M., Nano, A., Day, C., & Barton, J. K. (2019) · Chemistry - A European Journal · doi:10.1002/chem.201900042 · Cited by 13

Visualizing the hypoxic heterogeneity for distinguishing the cancer tissues with a two-photon nitroreductase-H2S logic probe via intramolecular isomerization

Xue, J., Liu, Y., Li, L., Xu, J., Chen, T., Li, Y., & Chen, G. (2021) · Sensors and Actuators B Chemical · doi:10.1016/j.snb.2021.130647 · Cited by 13

In Situ Visualization of Reversible Diels–Alder Reactions with Self-Reporting Aggregation-Induced Emission Luminogens

Hu, D., Mao, L., Wang, M., Huang, H., Hu, R., Ma, H., Yuan, J., & Wei, Y. (2022) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.1c20758 · Cited by 13

A General Strategy to Develop Highly Sensitive FAPα Fluorescent Probes for Invasive Cancer Detection

Feng, Y., Xie, C., Ren, T., Xu, S., Huang, S., Liu, S., Yuan, L., Huan, S., & Zhang, X. (2025) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.202512588 · Cited by 12

Engineering of a novel D–A type fluorophore with hydrogen bond-induced enhanced emission property for sensitively detecting endogenous HOCl in living cells and tissues

Wang, S., Lou, X., Xu, S., Song, Z., Ren, T., Huan, S., Yuan, L., & Zhang, X. (2023) · Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry · doi:10.1007/s00216-023-04550-9 · Cited by 12

An NIR Fluorescence Turn‐on and MRl Bimodal Probe for Concurrent Real‐time in vivo Sensing and Labeling of β ‐Galactosidase

Qiao, Y., Zhang, L., Jiang, M., Xiao, L. X., Xiang, Y., Wang, R., Liu, Z., Zhou, R., Yang, M., Li, C., et al. (2023) · Angewandte Chemie · doi:10.1002/ange.202313137 · Cited by 12

γ-Glutamyltranspeptidase-Activated Near-Infrared fluorescent probe for visualization of Drug-Induced liver injury

Liu, F., Li, Y., Zhu, J., Li, Y., Zhu, D., Luo, J., & Kong, L. (2023) · Bioorganic Chemistry · doi:10.1016/j.bioorg.2023.106899 · Cited by 12

NQO-1 activatable NIR photosensitizer for visualization and selective killing of breast cancer cells

Li, Z., Feng, Q., Hou, J., & Shen, J. (2023) · Bioorganic Chemistry · doi:10.1016/j.bioorg.2023.107021 · Cited by 12

A novel turn-on near-infrared fluorescent probe for highly sensitive in vitro and in vivo detection of acetylcholinesterase activity

Xing, L., Ma, P., & Chen, F. (2024) · Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy · doi:10.1016/j.saa.2024.123954 · Cited by 12

Near-infrared-II responsive ovalbumin functionalized gold-genipin nanosystem cascading photo-immunotherapy of cancer

Huang, S., Hou, Y., Tang, Z., Suhail, M., Cui, M., Iqbal, M. Z., & Kong, X. (2024) · Nanotechnology · doi:10.1088/1361-6528/ad568c · Cited by 12

Multicomponent Diversity-Oriented Access to Boronic-Acid-Derived Pyrrolide Salicyl-Hydrazone Fluorophores with Strong Solid-State Emission

Yu, C., Di, G., Li, Q., Guo, X., Wang, L., Gong, Q., Wei, Y., Zhao, Q., Jiao, L., & Hao, E. (2024) · Inorganic Chemistry · doi:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c03194 · Cited by 12

Multifunctional Ultra‐Bright Plasmonic Gold@Fluorescence Nanoprobe for Biomedical Applications

Ding, C., Li, W., Huang, X., Tang, B. Z., & Huang, Y. (2025) · Aggregate · doi:10.1002/agt2.744 · Cited by 12

Recent advances in bioresponsive macrocyclic gadolinium( iii ) complexes for MR imaging and therapy

Liu, M., Gao, J., Zhang, Y., Zhou, X., Wang, Y., Wu, L., Tian, Z., & Tang, J. (2025) · Dalton Transactions · doi:10.1039/d5dt00191a · Cited by 13

Highly Specific Miniaturized Fluorescent Monoacylglycerol Lipase Probes Enable Translational Research

Hentsch, A., Guberman, M., Radetzki, S., Kaushik, S., Huizenga, M. C. W., He, Y., Contzen, J., Kuhn, B., Benz, J., Schippers, M., et al. (2025) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/jacs.4c15223 · Cited by 13

Construction principles to modify responsive performance of fluorescent receptors: From background clearance to signal enhancement

Zhang, P., Zhang, Q., Zhang, L., Zhong, H., & Ding, C. (2019) · TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry · doi:10.1016/j.trac.2019.115776 · Cited by 13

Far-red imaging of β-galactosidase through a phospha-fluorescein

Ding, Z., Wang, C., Fan, M., Zhang, M., Zhou, Y., Cui, X., Zhang, D., & Wang, T. (2020) · Chemical Communications · doi:10.1039/d0cc05529h · Cited by 12

DOTAM-Based, Targeted, Activatable Fluorescent Probes for the Highly Sensitive and Selective Detection of Cancer Cells

Brennecke, B., Wang, Q., Haap, W. J., Grether, U., Hu, H., & Nazaré, M. (2021) · Bioconjugate Chemistry · doi:10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.0c00699 · Cited by 12

An easily available endoplasmic reticulum targeting near-infrared fluorescent probe for esterase imaging in vitro and in vivo

Xiang, C., Xiang, J., Xing, Y., Zhu, B., Mo, Q., Zhou, L., & Gong, P. (2022) · The Analyst · doi:10.1039/d1an02260a · Cited by 12

Target Enzyme‐Activated Two‐Photon Fluorescent Probes: A Case Study of CYP3A4 Using a Two‐Dimensional Design Strategy

Ning, J., Wang, W., Ge, G., Chu, P., Long, F., Yang, Y., Peng, Y., Feng, L., Ma, X., & James, T. D. (2019) · Angewandte Chemie · doi:10.1002/ange.201903683 · Cited by 12

Controllable Self‐Assembly of Peptide‐Cyanine Conjugates In Vivo as Fine‐Tunable Theranostics

Zheng, R., Yang, J., Mamuti, M., Hou, D., An, H., Zhao, Y., & Wang, H. (2021) · Angewandte Chemie · doi:10.1002/ange.202015126 · Cited by 12

Biocompatible ratiometric fluorescent chemosensor for ultrasensitive detection of endogenous aminopeptidase N In Vitro and In Vivo

Ma, M., Dai, D., Ma, P., Wu, Q., Gao, D., & Song, D. (2022) · Sensors and Actuators B Chemical · doi:10.1016/j.snb.2022.133228 · Cited by 12

Real-time visualization of sulfatase in living cells and in vivo with a ratiometric AIE fluorescent probe

Chen, Y., Shi, W., Xu, Y., & Wang, P. (2023) · Chemical Communications · doi:10.1039/d3cc02783j · Cited by 12

Fluorescent Recognition of 4-Amino-2,6-dinitrotoluene by a Cerium-Based Metal–Organic Tetrahedron

Jiao, Y., Cui, C.-F., He, H., He, C., & Duan, C. (2019) · Inorganic Chemistry · doi:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b03077 · Cited by 12

3-Aryl-2-(thiazol-2-yl)acrylonitriles assembled with aryl/hetaryl rings: Design of the optical properties and application prospects

Eltyshev, A. K., Dzhumaniyazov, T. H., Suntsova, P. O., Минин, А. С., Pozdina, V. A., Dehaen, W., Benassi, E., & Belskaya, N. P. (2020) · Dyes and Pigments · doi:10.1016/j.dyepig.2020.108836 · Cited by 12

Amphiphilic BODIPY-based nanoparticles as “light-up” fluorescent probe for PAEs detection by an aggregation/disaggregation approach

Gao, J., Lang, X., Yu, Q., Li, H., Wang, H., & Wang, M. (2021) · Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy · doi:10.1016/j.saa.2021.119492 · Cited by 13

Glycopeptide-Conjugated Aggregation-Induced Emission Luminogen: A pH-Responsive Fluorescence Probe with Tunable Self-Assembly Morphologies for Cell Imaging

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