development of new spectroscopic probes and specific imaging methods is of great importance for various biological studies. prof. ma’s research group at the institute of chemistry, chinese academy of sciences (iccas), has been engaged in this area for more than 20 years, during which a series of new spectroscopic probes and sensing methods for bioactive species have been developed by using various chemical reactions. based on their important results, prof. ma and his colleagues have been inv...