Microcapsules Containing AIE Fluorescence (IMAGE)

Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology

Microcapsules Containing AIE Fluorescence

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Colorless, non-fluorescent microcapsules use a type of fluorescence called aggregation-induced emission (AIE), which becomes brighter as the indicator solidifies from solution and is visible under ultraviolet (UV) light.

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Autonomous Materials Systems Group, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois

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