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Liu Y, Chen X, Liu X, Guan W, Lu C. Aggregation-induced emission-active micelles: synthesis, characterization, and applications. Chem Soc Rev 2023; 52:1456-1490. [PMID: 36734474 DOI: 10.1039/d2cs01021f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Abstract
Aggregation-induced emission (AIE)-active micelles are a type of fluorescent functional materials that exhibit enhanced emissions in the aggregated surfactant state. They have received significant interest due to their excellent fluorescence efficiency in the aggregated state, remarkable processability, and solubility. AIE-active micelles can be designed through the self-assembly of amphipathic AIE luminogens (AIEgens) and the encapsulation of non-emissive amphipathic molecules in AIEgens. Currently, a wide range of AIE-active micelles have been constructed, with a significant increase in research interest in this area. A series of advanced techniques has been used to characterize AIE-active micelles, such as cryogenic-electron microscopy (Cryo-EM) and confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM). This review provides an overview of the synthesis, characterization, and applications of AIE-active micelles, especially their applications in cell and in vivo imaging, biological and organic compound sensors, anticancer drugs, gene delivery, chemotherapy, photodynamic therapy, and photocatalytic reactions, with a focus on the most recent developments. Based on the synergistic effect of micelles and AIE, it is anticipated that this review will guide the development of innovative and fascinating AIE-active micelle materials with exciting architectures and functions in the future.
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- Yuhao Liu
- Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
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- Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
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- Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China. .,State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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Farjadian F, Ghasemi S, Akbarian M, Hoseini-Ghahfarokhi M, Moghoofei M, Doroudian M. Physically stimulus-responsive nanoparticles for therapy and diagnosis. Front Chem 2022; 10:952675. [PMID: 36186605 PMCID: PMC9515617 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.952675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Nanoparticles offer numerous advantages in various fields of science, particularly in medicine. Over recent years, the use of nanoparticles in disease diagnosis and treatments has increased dramatically by the development of stimuli-responsive nano-systems, which can respond to internal or external stimuli. In the last 10 years, many preclinical studies were performed on physically triggered nano-systems to develop and optimize stable, precise, and selective therapeutic or diagnostic agents. In this regard, the systems must meet the requirements of efficacy, toxicity, pharmacokinetics, and safety before clinical investigation. Several undesired aspects need to be addressed to successfully translate these physical stimuli-responsive nano-systems, as biomaterials, into clinical practice. These have to be commonly taken into account when developing physically triggered systems; thus, also applicable for nano-systems based on nanomaterials. This review focuses on physically triggered nano-systems (PTNSs), with diagnostic or therapeutic and theranostic applications. Several types of physically triggered nano-systems based on polymeric micelles and hydrogels, mesoporous silica, and magnets are reviewed and discussed in various aspects.
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- Fatemeh Farjadian
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
- *Correspondence: Fatemeh Farjadian, , Soheila Ghasemi, , Mohammad Doroudian,
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
- *Correspondence: Fatemeh Farjadian, , Soheila Ghasemi, , Mohammad Doroudian,
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- Department of Chemistry, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
- *Correspondence: Fatemeh Farjadian, , Soheila Ghasemi, , Mohammad Doroudian,
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Ding G, Tong J, Gong J, Wang Z, Su Z, Liu L, Han X, Wang J, Zhang L, Wang X, Wen LL, Shan GG. Molecular engineering to achieve AIE-active photosensitizers with NIR emission and rapid ROS generation efficiency. J Mater Chem B 2022; 10:5272-5278. [PMID: 35766043 DOI: 10.1039/d1tb02738g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Near-infrared (NIR) photosensitizers with rapid reactive oxygen species (ROS) production ability are in great demand owing to their promising performance toward boosting photodynamic therapy (PDT) and deep-tissue imaging, but molecular design guidelines for efficient photosensitizers are rarely elucidated. Herein, three AIEgens named DBP, TBP, and TBP-SO3 are designed and synthesized by precise donor-acceptor (D-A) molecular engineering to deeply understand the structure-property-application relationships. All the compounds exhibit AIE characteristics with strong long-wavelength emission in the aggregated state and are capable of efficiently producing ROS under white light irradiation. By controlling the ability of the D-A units, TBP-SO3 realizes NIR emission and more rapid ROS generation ability due to the promoted intersystem crossing processes compared with those of DBP and TBP. In addition, NIR-emitting TBP-SO3 is capable of specific endoplasmic reticulum targeting and excellent PDT treatment ability of cancer cells and bacteria. This successful example of molecular engineering paves a valuable way for developing advanced PSs with AIE properties, efficient ROS generation ability, and intense emission for fluorescence imaging PDT.
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- Guanyu Ding
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, Jilin, 130022, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry and National & Local United Engineering Lab for Power Battery, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Fine Organic Synthesis, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, Center for Aggregation-Induced Emission, Guangzhou International Campus, South China University of Technology (SCUT), Guangzhou 510640, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, Jilin, 130022, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, Center for Aggregation-Induced Emission, Guangzhou International Campus, South China University of Technology (SCUT), Guangzhou 510640, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, Jilin, 130022, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Fine Organic Synthesis, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry and National & Local United Engineering Lab for Power Battery, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry and National & Local United Engineering Lab for Power Battery, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry and National & Local United Engineering Lab for Power Battery, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, P. R. China.
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Zha M, Yang G, Li Y, Zhang C, Li B, Li K. Recent Advances in AIEgen-Based Photodynamic Therapy and Immunotherapy. Adv Healthc Mater 2021; 10:e2101066. [PMID: 34519181 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202101066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Revised: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Cancer, one of the leading causes of death, has seriously threatened public health. However, there is still a lack of effective treatments. Nowadays, photodynamic therapy (PDT), relying on photosensitizers to trigger the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) for killing cancer cells, has been emerging as a noninvasive anti-cancer strategy. To enhance the overall anti-cancer efficacy of PDT, various approaches including molecular design and combination with other therapeutic techniques have been proposed and implemented. Especially, photodynamic immunotherapy that can effectively evoke the body's immune response has attracted much attention. Recently, a class of photosensitizers with aggregation-induced emission (AIE) character have shown unique promises, taking advantage of their profound fluorescence and ROS-generating ability in the aggregation state. Despite the promising results demonstrated by several groups, the associated studies are few and the mechanism of such AIEgen-based photodynamic immunotherapy has not been fully understood. This review discusses the recent advances in the AIEgen-based enhanced PDT with a special focus on the AIE photosensitizers for photodynamic immunotherapy, aiming to inspire more opportunities for in-depth investigation of the working principles in this emerging anti-cancer approach.
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- Menglei Zha
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Smart Healthcare Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) No. 1088 Xueyuan Rd. Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Smart Healthcare Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) No. 1088 Xueyuan Rd. Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Smart Healthcare Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) No. 1088 Xueyuan Rd. Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Smart Healthcare Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) No. 1088 Xueyuan Rd. Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 P. R. China
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- Department of Cardiology Shandong University Central Hospital of Zibo NO.10 South Shanghai Road Zibo 255000 China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Smart Healthcare Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) No. 1088 Xueyuan Rd. Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 P. R. China
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Pei Y, Wang Z, Wang C. Recent Progress in Polymeric AIE-Active Drug Delivery Systems: Design and Application. Mol Pharm 2021; 18:3951-3965. [PMID: 34585933 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.1c00601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Aggregation-induced emission (AIE) provides a new opportunity to overcome the drawbacks of traditional aggregation-induced quenching of chromophores. The applications of AIE-active fluorophores have spread across various fields. In particular, the employment of AIEgens in drug delivery systems (DDSs) can achieve imaging-guided therapy and pharmacodynamic monitoring. As a result, polymeric AIE-active DDSs are attracting increasing attention due to their obvious advantages, including easy fabrication and tunable optical properties by molecular design. Additionally, the design of polymeric AIE-active DDSs is a promising method for cancer therapy, antibacterial treatment, and pharmacodynamic monitoring, which indeed helps improve the effectiveness of related disease treatments and confirms its potential social importance. Here, we summarize the current available polymeric AIE-active DDSs from design to applications. In the design section, we introduce synthetic strategies and structures of AIE-active polymers, as well as responsive strategies for specific drug delivery. In the application section, typical polymeric AIE-active DDSs used for cancer therapy, bacterial treatment, and drug delivery monitoring are summarized with selected examples to elaborate on their wide applications.
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- Yang Pei
- School of History, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, People's Republic of China
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- The Affiliated Changzhou No. 2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213000, People's Republic of China.,School of Pharmacy, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213164, People's Republic of China
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Demazeau M, Gibot L, Mingotaud AF, Vicendo P, Roux C, Lonetti B. Rational design of block copolymer self-assemblies in photodynamic therapy. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2020; 11:180-212. [PMID: 32082960 PMCID: PMC7006492 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.11.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2019] [Accepted: 12/04/2019] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Photodynamic therapy is a technique already used in ophthalmology or oncology. It is based on the local production of reactive oxygen species through an energy transfer from an excited photosensitizer to oxygen present in the biological tissue. This review first presents an update, mainly covering the last five years, regarding the block copolymers used as nanovectors for the delivery of the photosensitizer. In particular, we describe the chemical nature and structure of the block copolymers showing a very large range of existing systems, spanning from natural polymers such as proteins or polysaccharides to synthetic ones such as polyesters or polyacrylates. A second part focuses on important parameters for their design and the improvement of their efficiency. Finally, particular attention has been paid to the question of nanocarrier internalization and interaction with membranes (both biomimetic and cellular), and the importance of intracellular targeting has been addressed.
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- Maxime Demazeau
- Laboratoire des IMRCP, Université de Toulouse, CNRS UMR 5623, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire des IMRCP, Université de Toulouse, CNRS UMR 5623, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire des IMRCP, Université de Toulouse, CNRS UMR 5623, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire des IMRCP, Université de Toulouse, CNRS UMR 5623, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire des IMRCP, Université de Toulouse, CNRS UMR 5623, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire des IMRCP, Université de Toulouse, CNRS UMR 5623, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062, Toulouse, France
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Chen X, Guo Q, Dong S, Chen J, Xie S, Ma D, Chen L, Yang H, Huang Y, Peng Y. Distribution, Trafficking, and in Vitro Photodynamic Therapy Efficacy of Cholesterol Silicon(IV) Phthalocyanine and Its Nanoparticles in Breast Cancer Cells. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2019; 2:5976-5984. [PMID: 35021518 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.9b00909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A cholesterol silicon(IV) phthalocyanine (Chol-Pc) and a water-soluble Chol-Pc based nanoparticle (DSPE@Chol-Pc), which was prepared using 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine-N-[methoxy(poly(ethylene glycol))-2000] (DSPE-PEG2000) as a nanocarrier were developed. Chol-Pc readily distributed within the cholesterol-rich domains and was preferentially localized in the Golgi apparatus after being transported into the cells. The trafficking of DSPE@Chol-Pc in breast cancer cells was visualized by tracking the fluorescence of Chol-Pc and FITC-labeled DSPE-PEG2000 through two-photonic imaging in real-time. It was discovered that Chol-Pc disassociated from the DSPE-PEG2000 on the plasma membrane and traveled to the cholesterol-rich domains soon afterward. Both DSPE@Chol-Pc and Chol-Pc effectively mediated photodynamic therapy to kill the breast cancer cells. After light irradiation, we found that the organizations of clustered cholesterol-rich domains in cells were destroyed, presumably leading to the death of cells for photodynamic therapy. It should be noted that DSPE@Chol-Pc is highly soluble in aqueous solution and has strong red fluorescence under two-photon excitation. Thus, it could be an excellent probe for detecting cholesterol-rich domains and studying transport processes of cholesterol in living cells.
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- Xiuqin Chen
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Photonic & Electronic Engineering, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Photonic & Electronic Engineering, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Photonic & Electronic Engineering, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China
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- Affiliate Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350007, China
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- College of Photonic & Electronic Engineering, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China
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- Provincial University Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Response and Metabolic Regulation, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China.,College of Photonic & Electronic Engineering, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China
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Wu T, Huang J, Yan Y. Self-Assembly of Aggregation-Induced-Emission Molecules. Chem Asian J 2019; 14:730-750. [PMID: 30839162 DOI: 10.1002/asia.201801884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2018] [Revised: 01/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The last decade has witnessed rapid developments in aggregation-induced emission (AIE). In contrast to traditional aggregation, which causes luminescence quenching (ACQ), AIE is a reverse phenomenon that allows robust luminescence to be retained in aggregated and solid states. This makes it possible to fabricate various highly efficient luminescent materials, which opens new paradigms in a number of fields, such as imaging, sensing, medical therapy, light harvesting, light-emitting devices, and organic electronic devices. Of the various important features of AIE molecules, their self-assembly behavior is very attractive because the formation of a well-defined emissive nanostructure may lead to advanced applications in diverse fields. However, due to the nonplanar topology of AIEgens, it is not easy for them to self-assemble into well-defined structures. To date, some strategies have been proposed to achieve the self-assembly of AIEgens. Herein, we summarize the most recent approaches for the self-assembly of AIE molecules. These approaches can be sorted into two classes: 1) covalent molecular design and 2) noncovalent supramolecular interactions. We hope this will inspire more excellent work in the field of AIE.
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- Tongyue Wu
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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