Synthetic molecular probes, chemosensors, and nanosensors used in combination with
innovative assay protocols hold great potential for the development of robust, low-cost, and …

Among the many challenges in medicine, the treatment and cure of cancer remains an
outstanding goal given the complexity and diversity of the disease. Nanotheranostics, the …

Metal cations and anions are essential for versatile physiological processes. Dysregulation
of specific ion levels in living organisms is known to have an adverse effect on normal …

The emergence of aggregation-induced emission luminogens (AIEgens) has significantly
stimulated the development of luminescent supramolecular materials because their strong …

Sensitive and selective detection of biomarkers is crucial in the study and early diagnosis of
diseases. With the continuous development of biosensing technologies, fluorescent …

The exciton, an excited electron–hole pair bound by Coulomb attraction, plays a key role in
photophysics of organic molecules and drives practically important phenomena such as …

A comprehensive review on the development and state of the art of colorimetric and
fluorometric sensor arrays is presented. Chemical sensing aims to detect subtle changes in …

There is great need for stand-alone luminescence-based chemosensors that exemplify
selectivity, sensitivity, and applicability and that overcome the challenges that arise from …

Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) or porous coordination polymers (PCPs) are open,
crystalline supramolecular coordination architectures with porous facets. These chemically …

The traditional sensors are designed based on the “lock-and-key” strategy with high
selectivity and specificity for detecting specific analytes, which however are not suitable for …