Water/Alcohol-soluble Organic Luminophores: A Review

Ting-Feng Chen; Xue-Qian Wei; Wei Liu; Xiao-Hong Zhang

doi:10.1007/s10118-026-3650-5

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- Water/Alcohol-soluble Organic Luminophores: A Review
- Chinese Journal of Polymer Science Vol. 44, Issue 8, Pages: 2412-2426(2026)
- Affiliations：
  
  a.Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
  b.Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Negative Carbon Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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  wei6@suda.edu.cn
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- DOI：10.1007/s10118-026-3650-5
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- Received：25 December 2025，
  
  Revised：2026-02-24，
  
  Accepted：12 March 2026，
  
  Online First：02 July 2026，
  
  Published：15 August 2026
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Chen, T. F.; Wei, X. Q.; Liu, W.; Zhang, X. H. Water/alcohol-soluble organic luminophores: a review. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2026, 44, 2412–2426

Ting-Feng Chen, Xue-Qian Wei, Wei Liu, et al. Water/Alcohol-soluble Organic Luminophores: A Review[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2026, 44(8): 2412-2426.
Chen, T. F.; Wei, X. Q.; Liu, W.; Zhang, X. H. Water/alcohol-soluble organic luminophores: a review. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2026, 44, 2412–2426 DOI： 10.1007/s10118-026-3650-5.

Ting-Feng Chen, Xue-Qian Wei, Wei Liu, et al. Water/Alcohol-soluble Organic Luminophores: A Review[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2026, 44(8): 2412-2426. DOI： 10.1007/s10118-026-3650-5.

摘要

This review covers chemical modification and physical encapsulation strategies for water/alcohol-soluble organic luminophores

enabling advances in bioimaging

sensing

anti-counterfeiting

and sustainable optoelectronics

via

solubility design.

Abstract

Water/alcohol-soluble organic luminophores are a crucial subclass of luminescent materials that uniquely enable biomedical applications and eco-friendly optoelectronics that are inaccessible to their conventional hydrophobic counterparts. This review systematically outlines two fundamental strategies for achieving this essential solubility: chemical modification through covalent functionalization and physical encapsulation

via

supramolecular assembly. We analyzed the inherent trade-offs of each approach in terms of stability

luminescence properties

and synthetic complexity. Subsequently

we trace the evolution of these design principles across three major classes of luminophores: fluorescent

phosphorescent

and thermally activated delayed-fluorescence systems. Furthermore

we highlight their transformative applications in bioimaging

biosensing

anti-counterfeiting

and sustainable electronics. By mapping these strategies and applications

this review underscores how solubility design paves the way for broader utilization of organic luminophores in cutting-edge luminescent technologies.

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Nanopore-based Manipulation and Separation of Single-stranded DNA Molecules through Tuning pH Values

Hypercrosslinked Porous Organic Polymers from Tetraaniline and Anthraquinone for High-capacitance, Long-life Supercapacitors

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