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27 Dec 03:23

Chiral hemicucurbit[8]uril as an anion receptor: selectivity to size, shape and charge distribution

Chem. Sci., 2017, 8,2184-2190
DOI: 10.1039/C6SC05058A, Edge Article
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Sandra Kaabel, Jasper Adamson, Filip Topic, Anniina Kiesila, Elina Kalenius, Mario Oeren, Mart Reimund, Elena Prigorchenko, Aivar Lookene, Hans J. Reich, Kari Rissanen, Riina Aav
Chiral (all-R)-cyclohexanohemicucurbit[8]uril binds anions in a 1 : 1 ratio in pure methanol like a molecular Pac-Man[trade mark sign] with remarkable selectivity based on the size, shape and charge distribution of the anion.
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27 Dec 03:13

Organic solid fluorophores regulated by subtle structure modification: color-tunable and aggregation-induced emission

Chem. Sci., 2017, 8,577-582
DOI: 10.1039/C6SC02875F, Edge Article
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Jing Nan Zhang, Hui Kang, Nan Li, Shi Ming Zhou, Hua Ming Sun, Shi Wei Yin, Na Zhao, Ben Zhong Tang
Organic solid fluorophores based on p-bis(2,2-dicyanovinyl)benzene were designed and synthesized, which displayed a tunable emission color and substituent dependent optical behavior.
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27 Dec 03:04

Photoactivatable aggregation-induced emission probes for lipid droplets-specific live cell imaging

Chem. Sci., 2016, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C6SC04842K, Edge Article
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Meng Gao, Huifang Su, Yuhan Lin, Xia Ling, Shiwu Li, Anjun Qin, Ben Zhong Tang
Photoactivatable probes for lipid droplets (LDs)-specific live-cell imaging are powerful tools for investigation of their biological functions through precisely spatial and temporal control. Ideal photoactivatable probes for LDs imaging require...
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29 Nov 07:03

Tetraphenylethene (TPE) modified polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS): unadulterated monomer emission, aggregation-induced emission and nanostructural self-assembly modulated by the flexible spacer between POSS and TPE

Chem. Commun., 2016, 52,12478-12481
DOI: 10.1039/C6CC07216J, Communication
Hui Zhou, Jiesheng Li, Ming Hui Chua, Hong Yan, Qun Ye, Jing Song, Ting Ting Lin, Ben Zhong Tang, Jianwei Xu
Mono-TPE modified POSS molecules exhibit monomer and AIE emission under different conditions.
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29 Nov 07:01

Construction of a pillar[6]arene based water-soluble supramolecular pseudopolyrotaxane driven by cucurbit[8]uril-enhanced [small pi]-[small pi] interaction

Chem. Commun., 2016, 52,12510-12512
DOI: 10.1039/C6CC07433B, Communication
Jie Yang, Li Shao, Jiayin Yuan, Feihe Huang
A water-soluble pillar[6]arene-based linear supramolecular pseudopolyrotaxane with controlled compositions and structures connected through cucurbit[8]uril host-enhanced [small pi]-[small pi] interaction was successfully fabricated.
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29 Nov 06:38

Flexible and highly transparent two-component organogels with enhanced viscoelasticity for self-healing materials and room-temperature phase-selective gelation

Chem. Commun., 2016, 52,13975-13978
DOI: 10.1039/C6CC08051K, Communication
Jiahui Liu, Jingjing Li, Peng Lin, Nanxiang Zhang, Xiaoyu Han, Bao Zhang, Jian Song
Flexible and highly transparent two-component organogels with enhanced viscoelasticity showed excellent multi-functions.
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29 Nov 06:33

An autonomic self-healing organogel with a photo-mediated modulus

Chem. Commun., 2016, 52,14157-14160
DOI: 10.1039/C6CC08513J, Communication
Yubing Xiong, Zhijun Chen, Hong Wang, Lisa-Maria Ackermann, Markus Klapper, Hans-Jurgen Butt, Si Wu
A new method is described for fabricating autonomic, self-healing, deformable organogels.
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29 Nov 03:17

A multi-functional PEGylated gold(III) compound: potent anti-cancer properties and self-assembly into nanostructures for drug co-delivery

Chem. Sci., 2017, 8,1942-1953
DOI: 10.1039/C6SC03210A, Edge Article
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Clive Yik-Sham Chung, Sin-Ki Fung, Ka-Chung Tong, Pui-Ki Wan, Chun-Nam Lok, Yanyu Huang, Tianfeng Chen, Chi-Ming Che
Amphiphilic gold(III) porphyrin-PEG conjugates can undergo self-assembly into nanostructures, resulting in promising anti-cancer properties with minimal systemic toxicity. The nanostructures can be employed as nanocarriers for drug co-delivery.
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02 Jun 00:54

Using the isotope effect to probe an aggregation induced emission mechanism: theoretical prediction and experimental validation

Chem. Sci., 2016, 7,5573-5580
DOI: 10.1039/C6SC00839A, Edge Article
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Tian Zhang, Qian Peng, Changyun Quan, Han Nie, Yingli Niu, Yujun Xie, Zujin Zhao, Ben Zhong Tang, Zhigang Shuai
The isotope effect (IE) on non-radiative decay is proposed theoretically and verified with experiments. For AIEgens, the IE is much stronger in aggregate than in solution. For non-AIEgens, both phases exhibit appreciable and similar IEs.
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02 Jun 00:54

Panoramic portrait of primary molecular events preceding excited state proton transfer in water

Chem. Sci., 2016, 7,5484-5494
DOI: 10.1039/C6SC00672H, Edge Article
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Weimin Liu, Yanli Wang, Longteng Tang, Breland G. Oscar, Liangdong Zhu, Chong Fang
Primary events that power ultrafast excited state proton transfer in water are revealed to involve coupled intermolecular and intramolecular motions.
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02 Jun 00:48

Selective imaging and cancer cell death via pH switchable near-infrared fluorescence and photothermal effects

Chem. Sci., 2016, 7,5995-6005
DOI: 10.1039/C6SC00221H, Edge Article
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Jingye Zhang, Zining Liu, Peng Lian, Jun Qian, Xinwei Li, Lu Wang, Wei Fu, Liang Chen, Xunbin Wei, Cong Li
A theranostic probe is designed that specifically illuminates and photoablates cancer cells by sensing pH changes in the lysosomes and mitochondria.
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11 May 01:37

Highly sensitive and uniform surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy from grating-integrated plasmonic nanograss

Nanoscale Horiz., 2016, 1,290-297
DOI: 10.1039/C6NH00059B, Communication
Yang Shen, Xizhe Cheng, Guozhen Li, Qiangzhong Zhu, Zhenguo Chi, Jianfang Wang, Chongjun Jin
We developed a SERS sensing strategy based on grating-integrated substrates with 10-fold signal enhancement compared to the planar substrates.
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11 May 01:32

Combined aggregation induced emission (AIE), photochromism and photoresponsive wettability in simple dichloro-substituted triphenylethylene derivatives

Chem. Sci., 2016, 7,5302-5306
DOI: 10.1039/C6SC01205A, Edge Article
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Depei Ou, Tao Yu, Zhiyong Yang, Tiangang Luan, Zhu Mao, Yi Zhang, Siwei Liu, Jiarui Xu, Zhenguo Chi, Martin R. Bryce
We present AIE, photochromism and photoresponsive wettability properties in a simple dichloro-substituted triphenylethylene molecule.
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18 Apr 12:31

In situ small-angle X-ray scattering studies of sterically-stabilized diblock copolymer nanoparticles formed during polymerization-induced self-assembly in non-polar media

Chem. Sci., 2016, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C6SC01243D, Edge Article
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Matthew J. Derry, Lee A. Fielding, Nicholas J. Warren, Charlotte J. Mable, Andrew J. Smith, Oleksandr O. Mykhaylyk, Steven P. Armes
In situ SAXS studies reveal the evolution of copolymer morphology during the PISA synthesis of diblock copolymer nano-objects in mineral oil.
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07 Apr 01:27

An arch-bridge-type fluorophore for bridging the gap between aggregation-caused quenching (ACQ) and aggregation-induced emission (AIE)

Chem. Sci., 2016, 7,4485-4491
DOI: 10.1039/C6SC01254J, Edge Article
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Manna Huang, Ruina Yu, Ke Xu, Shuxian Ye, Shi Kuang, Xinhai Zhu, Yiqian Wan
A novel unique arch-bridge-like stator, after the rigidification of rotor 1 by intramolecular H-bonding, afforded two classes of solution and solid dual photoluminescence (PL) molecules.
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21 Mar 00:33

Rational design of asymmetric red fluorescent probes for live cell imaging with high AIE effects and large two-photon absorption cross sections using tunable terminal groups

Chem. Sci., 2016, 7,4527-4536
DOI: 10.1039/C5SC04920B, Edge Article
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Zheng-Feng Chang, Ling-Min Jing, Bin Chen, Mengshi Zhang, Xiaolei Cai, Jun-Jie Liu, Yan-Chun Ye, Xiaoding Lou, Zujin Zhao, Bin Liu, Jin-Liang Wang, Ben Zhong Tang
Donor-acceptor [small pi]-conjugated aggregation-induced red emission materials for live cell imaging.
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15 Mar 06:58

The involvement of the trisulfur radical anion in electron-catalyzed sulfur insertion reactions: facile synthesis of benzothiazine derivatives under transition metal-free conditions

Chem. Sci., 2016, 7,4067-4072
DOI: 10.1039/C6SC00240D, Edge Article
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Zheng-Yang Gu, Jia-Jia Cao, Shun-Yi Wang, Shun-Jun Ji
An efficient and practical synthesis of benzothiazine by K2S initiated sulfur insertion reaction with enaminones via electron catalysis is developed.
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08 Mar 12:34

Cationic pillar[6]arene/ATP host-guest recognition: selectivity, inhibition of ATP hydrolysis, and application in multidrug resistance treatment

Chem. Sci., 2016, 7,4073-4078
DOI: 10.1039/C6SC00531D, Edge Article
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Guocan Yu, Jiong Zhou, Jie Shen, Guping Tang, Feihe Huang
The efficacy of DOX[middle dot]HCl against drug resistant human breast cancer cells is enhanced in the presence of a water-soluble pillar[6]arene (WP6) due to the inhibition of ATP hydrolysis upon formation of WP6[superset]ATP in cells, providing a novel strategy to overcome multidrug resistance.
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22 Feb 01:40

A pillar[5]arene-based [2]rotaxane lights up mitochondria

Chem. Sci., 2016, 7,3017-3024
DOI: 10.1039/C6SC00036C, Edge Article
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Guocan Yu, Dan Wu, Yang Li, Zhihua Zhang, Li Shao, Jiong Zhou, Qinglian Hu, Guping Tang, Feihe Huang
Here we integrate diagnostic and therapeutic agents into a mitochondria-targeting [2]rotaxane, which can be utilized as a drug delivery platform to conjugate anticancer drugs to prepare prodrugs for efficient targeted drug delivery.
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21 Jan 03:09

A highly fluorescent AIE-active theranostic agent with anti-tumor activity to specific cancer cells

Nanoscale, 2016, 8,12520-12523
DOI: 10.1039/C5NR08782A, Communication
Yueyue Zhao, Ryan T. K. Kwok, Jacky W. Y. Lam, Ben Zhong Tang
A tetraphenylethene derivative with a structure resembling Tamoxifen is synthesized as a theranostic agent for cell imaging and anti-breast cancer therapy. Its high brightness, excellent photostability and long-term cell tracing properties enable elucidation of its working mechanism and hence provide new insights into drug development.
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18 Jan 01:32

A seawater triggered dynamic coordinate bond and its application for underwater self-healing and reclaiming of lipophilic polymer

Chem. Sci., 2016, 7,2736-2742
DOI: 10.1039/C5SC03483C, Edge Article
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Nan Nan Xia, Xiao Min Xiong, Junhu Wang, Min Zhi Rong, Ming Qiu Zhang
Bulk polymer capable of repeatedly underwater self-healing and reclaiming is synthesized under the inspiration of the formation of a mussel byssus cuticle.
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18 Jan 01:32

Achieving remarkable mechanochromism and white-light emission with thermally activated delayed fluorescence through the molecular heredity principle

Chem. Sci., 2016, 7,2201-2206
DOI: 10.1039/C5SC04155D, Edge Article
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Bingjia Xu, Yingxiao Mu, Zhu Mao, Zongliang Xie, Haozhong Wu, Yi Zhang, Chongjun Jin, Zhenguo Chi, Siwei Liu, Jiarui Xu, Yuan-Chun Wu, Po-Yen Lu, Alan Lien, Martin R. Bryce
An asymmetric molecule created by molecular heredity exhibits remarkable mechanochromism and white-light emission.
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18 Jan 01:24

Efficient red light photo-uncaging of active molecules in water upon assembly into nanoparticles

Chem. Sci., 2016, 7,2392-2398
DOI: 10.1039/C5SC03717D, Edge Article
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Carl-Johan Carling, Jason Olejniczak, Alexandra Foucault-Collet, Guillaume Collet, Mathieu L. Viger, Viet Anh Nguyen Huu, Brendan M. Duggan, Adah Almutairi
One-photon red visible light-responsive photocage-drug conjugate nanoparticles dissolve and release free drug upon irradiation.
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05 Jan 00:47

A unique approach toward near-infrared fluorescent probes for bioimaging with remarkably enhanced contrast

Chem. Sci., 2016, 7,2275-2285
DOI: 10.1039/C5SC04014K, Edge Article
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Yi-Jun Gong, Xiao-Bing Zhang, Guo-Jiang Mao, Li Su, Hong-Min Meng, Weihong Tan, Suling Feng, Guisheng Zhang
A universal sensing platform with significantly enhanced image contrast and apparent brightness in biological imaging applications.
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18 Dec 13:08

Guest-dependent directional complexation based on triptycene derived oxacalixarene: formation of oriented rotaxanes

Chem. Sci., 2016, 7,469-474
DOI: 10.1039/C5SC03511B, Edge Article
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Han-Xiao Wang, Zheng Meng, Jun-Feng Xiang, Yu-Xiang Xia, Yihua Sun, Shu-Zhen Hu, Hui Chen, Jiannian Yao, Chuan-Feng Chen
Structural changes in the guest cause inversion of the dominant threading direction in triptycene derived oxacalixarene with different semi-cavities.
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11 Dec 01:18

Rational design of a water-soluble, lipid-compatible fluorescent probe for Cu(I) with sub-part-per-trillion sensitivity

Chem. Sci., 2016, 7,1468-1473
DOI: 10.1039/C5SC03643G, Edge Article
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M. T. Morgan, A. M. McCallum, C. J. Fahrni
Knowledge-driven optimization of the ligand and fluorophore architectures yielded an ultrasensitive Cu(I)-selective fluorescent probe featuring a 180-fold fluorescence contrast and 41% quantum yield.
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11 Dec 01:10

A self-reporting AIE probe with a built-in singlet oxygen sensor for targeted photodynamic ablation of cancer cells

Chem. Sci., 2016, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C5SC03583J, Edge Article
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Youyong Yuan, Chong-Jing Zhang, Shidang Xu, Bin Liu
A probe for the in situ monitoring of singlet oxygen generation during targeted theranostic photodynamic therapy is developed based on a photosensitizer with aggregation-induced emission (AIE) characteristics and conjugated to a fluorogenic rhodol dye via a singlet oxygen cleavable linker.
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11 Dec 01:09

A dual-responsive nanocapsule via disulfide-induced self-assembly for therapeutic agent delivery

Chem. Sci., 2016, 7,1846-1852
DOI: 10.1039/C5SC03707G, Edge Article
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Wenhai Lin, Tingting Sun, Zhigang Xie, Jingkai Gu, Xiabin Jing
One-step synthesis of fluorescent molecules (SNBDP) containing one disulfide bond and two o-nitrobenzyl groups was demonstrated via multi-component Passerini reaction.
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01 Dec 07:07

The fabrication of a supra-amphiphile for dissipative self-assembly

Chem. Sci., 2016, 7,1151-1155
DOI: 10.1039/C5SC03907J, Edge Article
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Guangtong Wang, Bohan Tang, Yang Liu, Qingyu Gao, Zhiqiang Wang, Xi Zhang
Dissipative self-assembly is a challenging but attractive field of supramolecular science, because it generally concerns complex system but is more close to the self-assembly of living bodies. We successfully realized dissipative self-assembly by coupling a supra-amphiphile with a chemical oscillator.
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01 Dec 06:54

Hyper-crosslinked [small beta]-cyclodextrin porous polymer: an adsorption-facilitated molecular catalyst support for transformation of water-soluble aromatic molecules

Chem. Sci., 2016, 7,905-909
DOI: 10.1039/C5SC04034E, Edge Article
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Haiying Li, Bo Meng, Song-Hai Chai, Honglai Liu, Sheng Dai
A hyper-crosslinked [small beta]-cyclodextrin porous polymer (BnCD-HCPP) was designed and synthesized facilely by [small beta]-cyclodextrin benzylation and subsequent crosslinking for efficient adsorption and catalysis.
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