Chua, M. H., Chin, K. L. O., Loh, X. J., Zhu, Q., & Xu, J. (2023). Aggregation-Induced Emission-Active Nanostructures: Beyond Biomedical Applications. ACS Nano, 17(3), 1845–1878. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.2c10826
Abstract:
The discovery of aggregation-induced emission (AIE) phenomenon in the year of 2001 has since brought about significant impact on materials development across different research disciplines. AIE-active materials have been widely exploited for various applications in optoelectronics, sensing, biomedical, and stimuli-responsive systems, etc. This is made it possible by integrating AIE features with other fields of science and engineering, such as nanoscience and nanotechnology. AIE has been extensively employed, particularly for biomedical applications, such as biosensing, bioimaging and theranostics. However, development of AIE-based nanotechnology for other applications is comparatively less, although there have been increasing research activities in recent years. Given the significance and potential of the marriage between AIE hallmark and nanotechnology in AIE-active materials development, this review article seeks to summarize and showcase the latest research efforts in AIE-based nanomaterials, including nanomaterials synthesis and their non-biomedical applications, such as sensing, optoelectronics, functional coatings, and stimuli-responsive systems. A perspective on the outlook of AIE-based nanostructured materials and relevant nanotechnology for non-biomedical applications will be provided, giving an insight into how to design and develop new AIE-active nanostructures as well as their applications beyond the biomedical domain.
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This research / project is supported by the A*STAR - A*STAR 2020 Career Development Fund
Grant Reference no. : C210112042