journal article·2026-01Open access

Facile Engineering of a Rosin‐Derived Natural Electron Acceptor toward Twisted Intramolecular Charge Transfer‐Active BioAIE Materials with Dual Functionality

Yanchen Wu, Zhuo‐Yang Xin, Yuting Lin, Shilong Yang, Zheng Zhao, Wen‐Jin Wang, Ben Zhong Tang, Xu‐Min Cai

Advanced Functional Materials· Volume 36· Issue 3

Abstract

Abstract With the deepening of sustainable development strategies, the monotonous skeletal structure and poor renewability of traditional petroleum‐based aggregation‐induced emission (AIE) materials have constrained their further advancements. In contrast, natural biomass‐derived materials have demonstrated tremendous potential due to their inherent renewability, superior biocompatibility, and unique structural skeletons. This study proposes a rational molecular design strategy to produce rosin‐derived dehydroabietic acid‐quinoxaline (DAQx) as a natural electron acceptor, and triphenylamine is incorporated as an electron donor to construct a donor–acceptor (D–A) type structure. This approach develops biomass‐based aggregation‐induced emission (BioAIE) materials with twisted intramolecular charge transfer characteristics. By adjusting the conjugation extent and electron‐withdrawing capability of the DAQx skeleton, dynamic optimization of photophysical properties is achieved. The results indicate that the modified D–A‐type BioAIE materials not only exhibit remarkable solvent stimuli‐responsive behavior, enabling dynamic encryption‐decryption, but also realize precisely targeted imaging of subcellular organelles, benefiting from the inherent biocompatibility of the natural DAQx skeleton. This work provides a novel strategy for designing high‐performance BioAIE materials based on natural rosin‐based electron acceptor, while expanding the application potential of biomass‐based luminescent materials in intelligent anti‐counterfeiting and bioimaging fields, offering new insights for the high‐value utilization of rosin.
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OpenAlex topics: Conducting polymers and applications · Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials · Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures

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Affiliations

Jiangsu Co‐Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources College of Chemical Engineering Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037 China

Clinical Translational Research Center of Aggregation‐Induced Emission The Second Affiliated Hospital Guangdong Basic Research Center of Excellence for Aggregate Science School of Science and Engineering Shenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science and Technology The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Guangdong 518172 China

Advanced Analysis and Testing Center Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing Jiangsu 210037 China

Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates Guangzhou 510640 China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China · Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province · National Key Research and Development Program of China

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