Open AccessFront Cover: Progress in aggregation‐induced emission‐active fluorescent polymeric hydrogels
Author(s) -
Lu Wei,
Wei Shuxin,
Shi Huihui,
Le Xiaoxia,
Yin Guangqiang,
Chen Tao
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
aggregate
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
ISSN - 2692-4560
DOI - 10.1002/agt2.98
Subject(s) - self healing hydrogels , aggregation induced emission , biocompatibility , fluorescence , nanotechnology , materials science , luminescence , polymer chemistry , optics , optoelectronics , physics , metallurgy
Aggregation‐induced emission (AIE)‐active fluorescent polymeric hydrogels (FPHs) are the marriage of AIE‐active materials and polymeric hydrogels. They are known to bear many advantageous properties such as soft wet nature, tissue‐like mechanical strength, biocompatibility, biomimetic self‐healing feature, facilely tailored structure, as well as responsive fluorescence and volume/shape changes, thus representing a promising category of luminescent materials with many frontiers uses. This Review is intended to give a systematic summary of the recent progress in this young but flourishing research area. (Article number 2021, 2, e37)