Host–guest recognition-regulated aggregation-induced emission for in situ imaging of MUC1 protein

A host–guest recognition-regulated aggregation-induced emission (AIE) strategy is developed based on the interaction between cyclodextrin-functionalized copper nanoclusters and di(adamantan-1-yl)phosphine as a connector, which significantly improves the AIE efficiency and stability and can be applied to long-term in situ imaging of MUC1 protein.