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Super-sensitive and ultra-selective detection of explosives plays a crucial role in anti-terrorism operations, homeland security, civilian safety and environment protection. Among the developed fluorescent probes, the polymers with aggregation-induced emission (AIE) characteristics have drawn much attention due to their bright emission in the aggregate and solid states. However, no review has summarized the development of AIE-active polymers for explosive detection. Herein, we reviewed the recent progress on using AIE-active polymers to detect explosives with super-amplification quenching effect. Moreover, the challenges and opportunities in this area were also briefly discussed.
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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21525417 and 21490571), the Key Project of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (No. 2013CB834702), the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (No. 2016A030312002), the National Program for Support of Top-Notch Young Professionals, the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. 2015ZY013) and the Innovation and Technology Commission of Hong Kong (No. ITC-CNERC14S01). A.J.Q. and B.Z.T. thank the support from Guangdong Innovative Research Team Program (No. 201101C0105067115).
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Wu, Yw., Qin, Aj. & Tang, B.Z. AIE-active polymers for explosive detection. Chin J Polym Sci 35, 141–154 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10118-017-1882-0
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