Compartmentalization of the aqueous space within a cell is necessary for life. In similar
fashion to the nanometer-scale compartments in living systems, synthetic water-soluble …

Conspectus For the last two decades, materials scientists have contributed to a growing
library of porous crystalline materials. These synthetic materials are typically extended …

The construction of supramolecular coordination complexes (SCCs) featuring prominent
cancer theranostic functions is an appealing yet significantly challenging task. In this study …

One of the major pursuits of biomedical science is to develop advanced strategies for
theranostics, which is expected to be an effective approach for achieving the transition from …

Two-dimensional materials with monolayer thickness and extreme aspect ratios are sought
for their high surface areas and unusual physicochemical properties. Liquid exfoliation is a …

Conspectus Chirality is a pervasive structural feature of nature and crucial to the
organization and function of nearly all biological systems. At the molecular level, the biased …

Natural transport channels (or carriers), such as aquaporins, are a distinct type of
biomacromolecule capable of highly effective transmembrane transport of water or ions …

The development of aggregation-induced emission (AIE) has received extreme
considerations from basic and clinical researches. To date, various luminogens with AIE …

Photochromic materials have been widely used in various areas including data encryption,
biological imaging and anti-counterfeiting because of their excellent contrast …

This review provides a general overview of the development of fluorescent chemosensors
based on closed three-dimensional architectures and highlights selected examples from …