Materials chemistry studies the chemical nature of materials. It is an inter-disciplinary and rapidly evolving field that provides the intellectual foundation to understand and develop new forms of matter with cutting-edge technology which brings a wide range of scientific and societal impacts. Our spearheading research on aggregation-induced emission (AIE) has attracted world-wide study and discussions of this phenomenon and the generation of AIE luminogens (AIEgens) are widely applied in areas like bio-imaging, food safety, forensic science etc.
This on-going CRF project commenced in April 2018 and focused on synthesizing new luminogenic materials with AIE characteristics, understanding their AIE mechanisms and exploring their utility as luminescent bioprobes.
