title: AIE Polymers: Synthesis, Properties, and Biological Applications.
abstract: Aggregation-caused quenching (ACQ) is a general phenomenon that is faced by traditional fluorescent polymers. Aggregation-induced emission (AIE) is exactly opposite to ACQ. AIE molecules are almost nonemissive in their molecularly dissolved state, but they can be induced to show high fluorescence in the aggregated or solid state. Incorporation of AIE phenomenon into polymer design has yielded various polymers with AIE characteristics. In this review, the recent progress of AIE polymers for biological applications is summarized.
authors.affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai, 201804, China.
authors.forename: Ruoyu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zhan
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, 117585, Singapore.
authors.forename: Yutong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, 117585, Singapore.
authors.forename: Purnima Naresh
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Manghnani
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, 117585, Singapore.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D005453:Fluorescence; D058105:Polymerization; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D012995:Solubility
chemical_list: D011108:Polymers
keywords: aggregation induced emission; biological applications; polymers