Rotaxanes with integrated photoswitches: design principles, functional behavior, and emerging applications [PDF]
Beilstein Journal of Organic ChemistryIntegrating molecular photoswitches into rotaxanes offers unique opportunities for precise control over their structural, dynamic, and functional properties.
Jullyane Emi Matsushima +4 more
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Visible-light-triggered exclusive bistable E/Z photoswitching based on sterically frustrated dicyanostilbene derivatives [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsDeveloping photoswitches with precise control over reaction pathways, visible-light responsiveness, and robust thermal stability remains a significant challenge in photoresponsive materials. Here we report a class of sterically frustrated dicyanostilbene-
Huiqin Bi +4 more
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Photoswitches beyond azobenzene: a beginner’s guide [PDF]
Beilstein Journal of Organic ChemistryApproaching the vast, colourful world of photoswitches from a different field of study or as an undergraduate student may be overwhelming: azobenzene is undoubtedly the most famous due to its easy synthesis and the extensively studied properties. However,
Michela Marcon +2 more
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On the unexpected mechanism of isomerization in tautomerizable azo photoswitches [PDF]
Communications ChemistryIn recent years, there has been no shortage of research achievements in light-responsive materials based on azobenzene photoswitches. Of growing interest is the ability to reversibly tune the competing “dark" thermal cis-trans back-isomerization through ...
Coral Hillel +3 more
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Exploiting negative photochromism to harness a four-photon-like fluorescence response with two-photon excitation [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsCombining nonlinear optical processes and photoswitching transcends the limitations of conventional and even standalone super-resolution imaging. While photoswitching enables resolution improvement, it is typically constrained by limited imaging depth ...
Carlos Benitez-Martin +7 more
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Understanding Photomechanical Behavior of Liquid Crystalline‐Based Actuators
Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, 2023 Liquid crystalline‐based actuators containing azobenzene photoswitches have been used to demonstrate light‐responsive motion in soft actuator systems.
Jasleen Lall, Hans Zappe
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Two-Photon Excitation of Azobenzene Photoswitches for Synthetic Optogenetics
Applied Sciences, 2020 Synthetic optogenetics is an emerging optical technique that enables users to photocontrol molecules, proteins, and cells in vitro and in vivo. This is achieved by use of synthetic chromophores—denoted photoswitches—that undergo light ...
Shai Kellner, Shai Berlin
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Light-Activating PROTACs in Cancer: Chemical Design, Challenges, and Applications
Applied Sciences, 2022 Nonselective cell damage remains a significant limitation of radiation therapies in cancer. Decades of successful integration of radiation therapies with other medicinal chemistry strategies significantly improved therapeutic benefits in cancer ...
Arvind Negi +2 more
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First-in-Class Colchicine-Based Visible Light Photoswitchable Microtubule Dynamics Disrupting Agent
Cells, 2023 Compounds that disrupt microtubule dynamics, such as colchicine, paclitaxel, or Vinca alkaloids, have been broadly used in biological studies and have found application in clinical anticancer medications.
Filip Borys +4 more
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Design and Tuning of Photoswitches for Solar Energy Storage
Molecules, 2021 Current energy demand makes it compulsory to explore alternative energy sources beyond fossil fuels. Molecular solar thermal (MOST) systems have been proposed as a suitable technology for the use and storage of solar energy.
Raul Losantos, Diego Sampedro
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