articleACS Applied Materials & InterfacesOct 18, 2017GREEN OA

Tetraphenylethylene-Based AIE-Active Probes for Sensing Applications

RMIT University · Indian Institute of Chemical Technology

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Abstract

This Review provides a comprehensive analysis of recent development in the field of aggregation-induced emission (AIE)-active tetraphenylethylene (TPE) luminophores and their applications in biomolecular science. It begins with a discussion of the diverse range of structural motifs that have found particular applications in sensing, and demonstrates that TPE structures and their derivatives have been used for a diverse range of analytes such as such as H+, anions, cations, heavy metals, organic volatiles, and toxic gases. Advances are discussed in depth where TPE is utilized as a mechanoluminescent material in bioinspired receptor units with specificity for analytes for such as glucose or RNA. The rapid…

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  • Tetraphenylethylene
  • Aggregation-induced emission
  • Materials science
  • Nanotechnology
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  • Chemistry
  • Fluorescence
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