Abnormal enzymatic activities are directly related to the development of cancers. Identifying
the location and expression levels of these enzymes in live cancer cells have considerable …

Activity‐based approaches for designing AIEgens possess prominent advantages including
high selectivity, sensitivity, and signal‐to‐noise ratio, and they have received more attention …

The use of fluorescent probes in visible detection has been developed over the last several
decades. Biomolecules are essential in the biological processes of organisms, and their …

Seven rhenium (I) complexes of the general formula fac-[Re (CO) 3 (NN)(OH2)]+ where NN=
2, 2′-bipyridine (8), 4, 4′-dimethyl-2, 2′-bipyridine (9), 4, 4′-dimethoxy-2, 2′-bipyridine …

Fluorescein is one of the best available fluorophores for biological applications, but the
factors that control its fluorescence properties are not fully established. Thus, we initiated a …

The hallmarks of cancer capture the most essential phenotypic characteristics of malignant
transformation and progression. Although numerous factors involved in this multi-step …

Detection of chelatable zinc (Zn2+) in biological studies has attracted much attention
recently, because chelatable Zn2+ plays important roles in many biological systems …

Biological imaging has revealed many new biological findings, among them GFP and other
fluorescent proteins and small molecule based fluorescent probes have been widely used …

Visualization of tumor-specific protein biomarkers on cell membranes has the potential to
contribute greatly to basic biological research and therapeutic applications. We recently …

Ratiometric measurement is a technique that can provide precise data and even quantitative
detection. To carry out ratiometric measurements, it is necessary that the sensor molecule …