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An AIE-based fluorescent rotor, dispersed in chemically diverse thermoplastic polymers, features an emission lifetime that only depends on the local polymer mobility. Being the lifetime largely indep....

Over the years, the widespread and unnecessary use of antibiotics has stimulated the growth of multi-drug-resistant pathogens at an alarming rate. Hen…

This review highlights recent progress in mechanochromic materials on the basis of commodity and technologically relevant polymers. It discusses fundamental mechanisms, design strategies, and computa...

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The fluorescence behaviour of polymers featuring 9,10-dihydroanthracene and oligothiophenyl units was explored under solvent-induced aggregation. Time-resolved spectroscopy using a streak camera and s...

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Four conjugated donor–acceptor compounds featuring a central dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3′-d]thiophene-4,4′-dioxide (do-DTT) core, with either a symmetric (DTT-H2, O2, S2) or nonsymmetric (DTT-H1) structure, h...

This study explores the potential of the bio-based chlorinated ester Essebiochlor HV45 as a sustainable secondary plasticizer for poly (vinyl chloride) (PVC) formulations, benchmarking its performanc....

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New fluorescent optical antennas are realized and tested for diverse Optical Wireless Communication (OWC) applications. The fluorescent concentrator slabs, based on different organic fluorophores, co...

Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) is the most commonly used host material for luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs), both in the form of thin films and slabs. Assuming industrial production of LSCs, t...