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Zhao Jiang, Qing Zhang, Zhaoyu Kong, Ruijie Qiao, Zichuan Liu, Linzhou Song, Senqiang Zhu, Rui Liu, Hongjun Zhu
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Leping Chen, Yanfen Wang, Tingyu Shi, Tiantian Ma, Yang Li, Huayu Qiu, Shouchun Yin, Meier Gu
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Dora Hessz, Etelka Kiss, Marton Bojtar, Attila Kunfi, David Mester, Mihaly Kallay, Miklos Kubinyi
Summary: A novel water-soluble stilbene-type molecular photoswitch CP has been synthesized and its photoisomerization cycle and spectroscopic properties have been studied in acetonitrile and water. The efficient photoisomerization of CP in both solvents, along with the distinct fluorescence characteristics of the trans isomer, suggests that water-soluble coumarin-based photoswitches may be promising candidates for fluorescence imaging of biological samples.
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Gang Wang, Yu-Chang Wang, Jing Lu, Wen-Fu Yan, Juan Jin, Yuan-Peng Wang, Jia-Jia Zhang, Hui-Jie Zhang, Hao Dong, Xi-Guang Liu
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Marzieh Sharifi, Ali Sharifi, M. Saeed Abaee, Mojtaba Mirzaei
Summary: Leuco dyes are important commercial compounds that can switch between two different chemical structures, making them versatile and useful in various fields. Fluoran compounds, a type of leuco dye, can switch between colorless spirolactone and zwitterionic open-ring forms, offering a wide range of colors. This review article summarizes recent advancements in the synthesis, encapsulation, and characterization of fluoran dyes, as well as explores their applications as thermo-, hydro-, and electrochromic compounds, chemosensors, and fluorescent probes.
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Summary: Developing novel donor-acceptor conjugated polymers with desirable electrochromic properties was investigated in this study. By using electron-deficient units along with an electron-rich block, new donor-acceptor (D-A) type electrochromic polymers were successfully created. The electrochemical and spectroelectrochemistry properties of these polymers were systematically studied, and the results showed excellent electrochromic performance with reversible colors-to-high transmissive states, short switching times, and long-term stability.
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Summary: In this study, LSCs were fabricated using the pyrrolopyrazine-based organic fluorophore PP2 with an intramolecular charge transfer function and aggregation-induced emission. PP2 showed strong absorption and high photoluminescence quantum efficiency in the PMMA matrix, and demonstrated corresponding external and internal photon efficiencies. This research introduces PP2 as a promising fluorophore for advancing the field of LSC technology.
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Summary: An efficient synthetic protocol for the preparation of novel 1,7-difluorinated BODIPYs was elaborated. Their photophysical properties were studied and the effect of 2,6-substituents was evaluated using DFT calculations.
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Diego Tamburini
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Jianjun Huang, Xuan Zhao, Daniel Escudero, Luc Van Meervelt, Dongbin Zheng, Yuyu Fang, Wim Dehaen
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Haneul Kim, Byungjin Koo
Summary: In this study, a lithium ion sensing methodology based on fluorinated naphthalene compounds using 19F NMR and UV-vis spectroscopy is reported. The binding of lithium ions to the compounds is confirmed by changes in chemical shifts and peak broadening. Additionally, the effect of different crown ether ring sizes on the binding ability is observed. This study provides a new method for lithium ion sensing using spectroscopy.
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Yin Jiang, Shumei Huang, Minghui Liu, Jintao Weng, Wenhui You, Xiaomeng Du, Huatang Zhang, Jiang Qian, Hongyan Sun
Summary: This study presents the development of a novel mitochondria-targeted nitric oxide donor, R-NO, capable of controlled nitric oxide and photosensitizer release under white light irradiation in mitochondria. Harnessing the synergistic effects of PDT, nitric oxide therapy and highly toxic ONOO-, the proliferation and migration of cancer cells can be significantly inhibited upon light irradiation with R-NO.
