Tai-Bao Wei

TL;DR: In this article, an efficient method for the fabrication of a simple sensor array based on the competitive binding in supramolecular gels has been described, which can accurately identify fourteen kinds of important ions (F−, Cl−, I−, CN−, HSO4−, SCN−, S2−, OH−, Al3+, Fe3+, Zn2+, Hg2+, Pb2+ and H+) in water.

TL;DR: A novel anion sensor array based on supramolecular metallogels has been developed which could accurately identify CN(-), SCN(-), S(2-) and I(-) in water.

TL;DR: By rationally introducing iodine into a novel naphthalimide-functionalized pillar[5]arene-based supramolecular polymer (PNA⊃GBP), the iodine could not only control the optical properties and self-assembly states of PNA ⊂GBP via electronic donor–acceptor effect but also control the molecular recognition properties by competitive redox reaction.

TL;DR: A super gelator (F3) with an excellent gelation ability was synthesized; the organogel of F3 could allow two channel recognition of F, AcO- and H2PO4- through proton controlled reversible sol-gel transition and color changes.

TL;DR: The most recent contributions from the pillararene-based fluorescent sensor field in terms of anion/cation sensing, small molecule recognition, biomolecule detection, fluorescent supramolecular aggregates, and biomedical imaging are covered.