Precise control over molecular movement is of fundamental and practical importance in
physics, biology, and chemistry. At nanoscale, the peculiar functioning principles and the …

Abstract Development of new polymerizations based on triple-bond building blocks has
received considerable research attention, from which polymers with unique structures and …

Azobenzene is a switchable compound that exhibits reversible trans–cis photoisomerization.
Photoresponsive polymers have been prepared by incorporating azobenzene groups into …

Chemical transformations of small molecules have served as a rich source of reactions for
the development of new polymerization processes, and “click” reaction has the potential to …

Light can liquefy some solid azobenzene‐containing polymers (azopolymers) by
photoisomerization. Two types of photoinduced liquefaction of azopolymers have been …

Azoarenes are valuable chromophores that have been extensively incorporated as
photoswitchable elements in molecular machines and biologically active compounds. Here …

The trans-to-cis rate and ratio are key factors to azopolymers for many valuable
photoresponsive applications. In this work, we designed and synthesized a series of …

A new and efficient strategy for obtaining a series of reactive azobenzene (azo)-containing
main-chain liquid crystalline polymers (LCPs) is described, which involves the first design …

Herein, a highly mechano-actuated light-responsive main-chain liquid crystal elastomer
(LCE) was prepared using the two-stage thiol–acrylate Michael addition …

A novel azobenzene (Azo) monomer was synthesized and employed to produce Azo-
containing covalent organic frameworks (Azo-COF) through the borate ester formation …