A Rationally Designed, Spiropyran-Based Chemosensor for Magnesium
Magnesium ions (Mg2+) play an important role in mammalian cell function; however, relatively little is known about the mechanisms of Mg2+ regulation in disease states.
Georgina M. Sylvia +5 more
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Physicochemical study of spiropyran-terthiophene derivatives: photochemistry and thermodynamics [PDF]
The photochemistry and thermodynamics of two terthiophene (TTh) derivatives bearing benzospiropyran (BSP) moieties, 1-(3,3’’-dimethylindoline-6’-nitrobenzospiropyranyl)-2-ethyl 4,4’’-didecyloxy-2,2’:5’,2’’-terthiophene-3’-acetate (BSP-2) and 1-(3,3 ...
Benito-Lopez +47 more
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Spiropyran modified micro-fluidic chip channels as photonically controlled self-indicating system for metal ion accumulation and release [PDF]
In this paper, we show how through integrating the beneficial characteristics of micro-fluidic devices and spiropyrans dyes, a simple and very innovative chip configured as an on-line photonically controlled self-indicating system for metal ion ...
Attia +51 more
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Spiropyran-based reversible, light-modulated sensing with reduced photofatigue [PDF]
Switchable materials have tremendous potential for application in sensor development that could be applied to many fields. We are focusing on emerging area of wireless sensor networks due to the potential impact of this concept in society.
Aleksandar Radu +45 more
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Light-driven self-assembly of spiropyran-functionalized covalent organic framework
Controlling the number of molecular switches and their relative positioning within porous materials is critical to their functionality and properties.
Gobinda Das +15 more
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Determining the Accessibility of Zeolite L Channels Using the Color Change of Thionine Dyes [PDF]
Host-guest materials are created when a guest dye molecule enters the channels within the zeolite host, which can be useful to understand how molecules act in a constrained environment.
Bowker, Alyssa
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Investigating nano-structuring within imidazolium ionic liquids: A thermodynamic study using photochromic molecular probes [PDF]
Following previous studies involving the thermal relaxation of spirocyclic compounds we extended our studies to investigate the formation of nano-structured domains in ionic liquids (ILs).
Byrne, Robert +3 more
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Molecule signatures in photoluminescence spectra of transition metal dichalcogenides [PDF]
Monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) show an optimal surface-to-volume ratio and are thus promising candidates for novel molecule sensor devices.
Berghaeuser, Gunnar +6 more
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Supramolecular photosystems can afford important insights into elementary processes in molecular materials. Here, a bis(merocyanine)‐C60 conjugate composed of two covalently tethered electron‐donating merocyanine chromophores and two appended fullerene ...
David Bialas +6 more
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Fiber-optic chemical sensing with Langmuir-Blodgett overlay waveguides [PDF]
Fiber-optic chemical sensing has been demonstrated with a side-polished single- mode optical fiber, evanescently coupled to chemically sensitive Langmuir- Blodgett (LB) overlay waveguides.
Ashwell, Geoffrey J. +3 more
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