Brightness is a fundamental property of fluorescent nanomaterials reflecting their capacity to
absorb and emit light. In sensing materials, brightness is crucial for high-sensitivity (bio) …

The microenvironment is indispensable for functionality of various biomacromolecules,
subcellular compartments, living cells, and organisms. In particular, physical properties …

Fluorescence is critical to applications in optical materials including OLEDs and photonics.
While fluorescent dyes are potential key components of these materials, electronic coupling …

Going beyond the limits of optical biosensing motivates exploration of signal amplification
strategies that convert a single molecular recognition event into a response equivalent to …

Controlling the emission of bright luminescent nanoparticles by a single molecular
recognition event remains a challenge in the design of ultrasensitive probes for …

Brightly fluorescent solid-state materials are highly desirable for bioimaging, optoelectronic
applications, and energy harvesting. However, the close contact between π-systems most …

Dye‐loaded polymer nanoparticles (NPs) emerge as a powerful tool for bioimaging
applications, owing to their exceptional brightness and controlled small size. However …

Visualizing single organic nanoparticles (NPs) in vivo remains a challenge, which could
greatly improve our understanding of the bottlenecks in the field of nanomedicine. To …

Ultrabright fluorescent nanoparticles (NPs) hold great promise for demanding bioimaging
applications. Recently, extremely bright molecular crystals of cationic fluorophores were …

Unexpectedly bright photoluminescence emission can be observed in materials
incorporating inorganic carbon when their size is reduced from macro–micro to nano. At …