A superamplification effect in the detection of explosives by a fluorescent hyperbranched poly(silylenephenylene) with aggregation-enhanced emission characteristics

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Fluorescence of a hyperbranched poly(silylenephenylene) is weakened with increasing quencher concentration in an exponential fashion, giving an extremely high quenching constant and making the polymer a highly sensitive chemosensor for explosive detection.