Elsevier Aggregation-Induced Emission (AIE): A Practical Guide (Materials Today)

Aggregation-Induced Emission (AIE): A Practical Guide introduces readers to the topic, guiding them through fundamental concepts and the latest advances in applications. The book covers concepts, principles and working mechanisms of AIE in AIE-active luminogens, with different classes of AIE luminogens reviewed, including polymers, three-dimensional frameworks (MOFs and COFs) and supramolecular gels.  Special focus is given to the structure-property relationship, structural design strategies, targeted properties and application performance. The book provides readers with a deep understanding, not only on the fundamental principles of AIE, but more importantly, on how AIE luminogens and AIE properties can be incorporated in material development. Review Focused reference on the fundamental principles of AIE and their application in materials development From the Back Cover <p><i>Aggregation-Induced Emission (AIE): A Practical Guide</i> summarizes progress in AIE research over the past two decades, introducing readers to the topic and guiding them through the fundamental concepts to a review of the latest advances in applications. Through the years, AIE research has progressed from fundamental mechanistic studies, to design and synthesis of AIE luminogens, and finally materials development for a wide range of applications. The content and chapter arrangement of this book follows this flow of research progress to better facilitate the understanding of concepts in each area and stage.</p> <p>The book begins by introducing the concepts, principles and working mechanisms of AIE in AIE-active luminogens. Subsequently, different classes of AIE luminogens are reviewed, including polymers, three-dimensional frameworks (MOFs and COFs) and supramolecular gels. While AIE luminogens are reported for a wide range of applications, they can be generally summarized into four categories – (1) stimuli-responsive materials, i.e. AIE luminogens with other stimuli-responsive properties such as mechanochromism and photochromism; (2) biomedical applications (which include biosensing, diagnostic, therapy and drug delivery, etc.); (3) chemo-sensing (in particular environmental sensing); as well as (4) optoelectronics consisting of OLED and liquid crystal displays. Therefore, chapters regarding AIE applications in this book are clustered according to the four domains stated above. There is a special focus on structure-property relationship, the chapters review structural design strategies and correlate it to targeted properties and application performance.</p> <p><i>Aggregation-Induced Emission: A Practical Guide</i> provides readers with a deep understanding not only on the fundamental principles of AIE, but more importantly, on how AIE luminogens and AIE properties can be incorporated in material development, so as to specifically cater for different needs and applications.</p> About the Author Dr. Jianwei Xu is a Principal Scientist and a Strategic Research Councillor at Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), the Agency for Science, Research and Technology (A*STAR), Republic of Singapore. He has also been appointed as an adjunct associate professor at NUS since 2011. Dr. Xu received his PhD from the National University of Singapore (NUS). His current research areas are mainly focused on polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS)-based functional hybrid materials, electrochromic conjugated polymers, aggregation-induced emission-based materials and hybrid thermoelectric materials. He has published more than 160 papers and filed more than 30 patents, some of which has been licensed to companies. He contributed 10 chapters to polymer materials related books and also compiled a book on smart electrochromic materials and device as chief editor. Dr Ming Hui Chua is a Research Scientist at the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), the Agency for Science, Technol