Molecular aggregates are self-assembled from multiple molecules via weak intermolecular
interactions, and new chemical and physical properties can emerge compared to their …

The vector characteristics of light and the vectorial transformations during its transmission
lay a foundation for polarized photodetection of objects, which broadens the applications of …

Cells relay a plethora of extracellular signals to specific cellular responses by using only a
few second messengers, such as cAMP. To explain signaling specificity, cAMP-degrading …

2. INTRODUCTION The investigation of many fundamental processes in life sciences
requires straightforward tools for fast, sensitive, reliable, and reproducible detection of …

This critical review covers the advances made using the 4-bora-3a, 4a-diaza-s-indacene
(BODIPY) scaffold as a fluorophore in the design, synthesis and application of fluorescent …

The development of biosensors with high sensitivity and low-detection limits provides a new
direction for medical and personal care. Graphene and graphene derivatives have been …

During the past decade, fluorescent chemosensors have become an important research
field of supramolecular chemistry and have attracted great attention because of their …

Lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles emerged recently as an attractive material
platform underpinning a broad range of innovative applications such as optical …

Fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM) is a key fluorescence microscopy technique to map the
environment and interaction of fluorescent probes. It can report on photophysical events that …

Nanomaterials exhibit structural and functional heterogeneity among individual
nanoparticles, thus requiring a capability to study single nanoparticles. While electron …