Fluorescent solvent-free lignin ionic complexes with thermostability toward a luminescent hydrophobic coating material

Abstract

Lignin is one of the abundant natural biomass resources. Developing lignin into fluorescent materials is gaining continuous attractions. In this study, a type of fluorescent lignin ionic complexes (LS-TPEA) is...

DNA liquid crystals with AIE effect toward humidity-indicating biomaterials

“…In one of our previous studies on fluorescent-biomolecule-based LCs, we found that the AIE effect of TPEA could be switched on-and-off by changes in the physical state, specifically an ordered structure leading to PL on and disordered structure leading to PL off. 22 Here, we envisioned that by combining a proper amount of TPEA with DNA–DDAB, the PL signal of TPEA might also be changed along with the humidity-induced change in the physical state.…”