Exploration of biocompatible AIEgens from natural resources† †Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: NMR, DLS results, PL spectra, cell viability, cell imaging, photostability, of BBR chloride. See DOI: 10.1039/c8sc01635f

In this contribution, we propose natural resources as a new source to acquire biocompatible AIEgens.

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