Abstract
Effective tests for detecting a virus are important because of the increased risk of exposure to newly emerging and highly infectious pathogens due to global warming and increasing international travel. Time-consuming and highly sensitive methods for detection enable a pathogen to be detected during the early phase of infection; however, simple and quick detection testing that can be performed anywhere is often required, particularly in the case of high infectability and mortal diseases. In this review, we introduce a synthetic approach and optical property of a novel lectin detection utilizing carbohydrate–protein-specific recognition and aggregation-induced emission effect though a few examples and also discuss the emission mechanism.
