Mechanofluorochromic (MFC) luminogens, as a group of evidence-based, practical smart materials, have established immense interest with respect to mechanical stimuli, due to their promising applications in various fields like mechanosensors, safety papers, and optical storage. However, MFC luminogens were rare earlier than 2010. After the discovery that MFC is an essential unique feature of aggregation-induced emission (AIE)-active molecules in 2011, researchers are encouraged to pay more attentions toward MCF luminogens, in which field the investigations are hastened steadily and focused distinctly. As one of the most vital AIE cores, distyrylanthracene (DSA) has been extensively used to assemble MFC motifs. As part of the interest in MFC luminogens, this contemporary overview is targeted on recent advances in the mechanofluorochromism of DSA derivatives with AIE properties and mechanistic study, which encourages more researchers to dedicate themselves to this interesting exploration discipline.

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二苯乙烯基蒽衍生物具有聚集诱导发射的机械荧光致变色作用的最新进展

机械荧光致变色（MFC）发光剂作为一组基于证据的实用智能材料，由于在机械传感器，安全纸和光学存储等各个领域中的应用前景广阔，因此对机械刺激产生了极大的兴趣。但是，MFC发光剂早于2010年才罕见。2011年发现MFC是聚集诱导发射（AIE）活性分子的基本独特特征后，鼓励研究人员更加关注MCF发光剂，在该领域进行研究稳步推进，重点突出。作为最重要的AIE核心之一，二苯乙烯基蒽（DSA）已被广泛用于组装MFC图案。作为对MFC发光剂感兴趣的一部分，