Recent Advances and Progress for the Fabrication and Surface Modification of AIE-active Organic-inorganic Luminescent Composites

Organic dyes based hybrid organic-inorganic luminescent nanomaterials with high quantum efficiency, good physical or chemical stability, and favorable biocompatibility, have attracted growing attention recently because of their important applications in the areas of biomedical imaging, chemical sensors, and light-emitting diodes(LEDs). Nevertheless, conventional fluorescence molecules suffer from aggregation-caused quenching(ACQ) when they are doped into inorganic nanomaterials. Aggregation-induced emission(AIE) is an abnormal and intriguing fluorescent phenomenon that has aroused increasing interest for various applications especially in biomedical fields. Compared with conventional organic dyes, the AIE-active molecules will emit more intense fluorescence in their aggregates or solid states. It provides an elegant route to overcome the drawbacks of conventional organic molecules. Over the past few decades, the fabrication and surface modification of various organic-inorganic luminescent composites doped with AIE-active molecules have been reported. Therefore, it is highly desirable to summarize these advances. In this review, recent advances and progress in constructing various AIEgens-doped organic-inorganic hybrid nanocomposites and their subsequent surface modification were summarized. We hope this review could further promote the research of AIE-active functional materials.

Polymerizable AEE-active Dye with Optical Activity for Fluorescent Nanoparticles Based on Phenothiazine:Synthesis,Self-assembly and Biological Imaging

In consideration of various advantages such as less harm,higher sensitivity,and deeper imaging depth,etc.,AIE materials with longwave emission are attracting extensive attention in the fields of vascular visualization,organelle imaging,cells tracker,forensic detection,bioprobe and chemosensor,etc.In this work,a novel fluorescent(R)-PVHMA monomer with chirality and aggregation-induced emission enhancement(AEE)characteristics was acquired through enzymatic transesterification reaction basing on phenothiazine,and its[α]D25℃value was about-6.39°with a 3.08 eV bandgap calculated by the quantum calculations.Afterwards,a series of PEG-PVH1 and PEG-PVH2 copolymers with chirality feature were achieved through RAFT polymerization of the obtained(R)-PVHMA and PEGMA with various feed ratios.When the feed molar ratio of(R)-PVHMA increased from 21.5%to 29.6%,its actual molar fractions in the PEG-PVH1 and PEG-PVH2 copolymers accordingly increased from 18.1%to 25.7%.The molecular weight of PEG-PVH1 was about 2.2×10^(4) with a narrow PDI,and their kinetics estimation showed a first-order quasilinear procedure.In aqueous solution,the amphiphilic copolymers PEG-PVH could self-assemble into about 100 nm nanoparticles.In a 90%water solution of H_(2)O and THF mixture,the fluorescence intensity had the maximum value,and the emission wavelength presented at 580 and 630 nm.The investigation of cytotoxicity and cells uptake showed that PEG-PVH FONs performed outstanding biocompatibility and excellent cells absorption effects,which have great potential in bioimaging application.