Design of collective motions from synthetic molecular switches, rotors, and motors

D Dattler, G Fuks, J Heiser, E Moulin, A Perrot… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Precise control over molecular movement is of fundamental and practical importance in
physics, biology, and chemistry. At nanoscale, the peculiar functioning principles and the …

Photo-responsive polymers: synthesis and applications

O Bertrand, JF Gohy - Polymer Chemistry, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
In this review, we highlight the progress realized in recent years on light-responsive
polymers. More precisely, we provide some guidelines towards the rational design of photo …

Photo-responsive block copolymer micelles: design and behavior

JF Gohy, Y Zhao - Chemical Society Reviews, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Stimuli-responsive block copolymer micelles are the topic of intense research since they are
able to show sharp and eventually reversible responses to various environmental changes …

Light-responsive block copolymer micelles

Y Zhao - Macromolecules, 2012 - ACS Publications
The association state of light-responsive block copolymer (BCP) micelles in aqueous
solution can be altered, often reversibly, by light. Driven by the potential application in …

Photo-responsive systems and biomaterials: photochromic polymers, light-triggered self-assembly, surface modification, fluorescence modulation and beyond

F Ercole, TP Davis, RA Evans - Polymer Chemistry, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
There has been considerable interest in the application of photochromism to photo-
responsive systems which has led to the development of new tailored smart materials for …

Light‐responsive block copolymers

JM Schumers, CA Fustin… - Macromolecular rapid …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Stimuli‐responsive polymers are the subject of intense research because they are able to
show responses to various environmental changes. Among those stimuli, light has attracted …

Amphiphilic azo polymers: Molecular engineering, self-assembly and photoresponsive properties

D Wang, X Wang - Progress in Polymer Science, 2013 - Elsevier
Amphiphilic polymers are well known for their characteristics to form various self-assembling
structures under proper conditions. Amphiphilic azo polymers, which are amphiphilic …

A new two‐photon‐sensitive block copolymer nanocarrier

J Babin, M Pelletier, M Lepage, JF Allard… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Easily disrupted: Micelles of a new amphiphilic block copolymer that bear coumarin groups
are sensitive to near infrared light by two‐photon absorption of the chromophore. Disruption …

Development of acidochromic colloidal polymer nanoparticles containing azobenzene derivatives as eco-friendly time-dependent anticounterfeiting inks

F Heidari, H Roghani-Mamaqani, H Mardani… - European Polymer …, 2024 - Elsevier
N, N-dihydroxyethyl azobenzene compounds with different functional groups of hydrogen,
electron-donating hydroxyl (OH), and electron-withdrawing nitro (NO 2) were synthesized by …

Photoinduced reversible worm-to-vesicle transformation of azo-containing block copolymer assemblies prepared by polymerization-induced self-assembly

Q Ye, M Huo, M Zeng, L Liu, L Peng, X Wang… - …, 2018 - ACS Publications
A series of azo-containing copolymeric assemblies based on poly (N, N-dimethylaminoethyl
methacrylate)-b-poly [(benzyl methacrylate)-co-(4-phenylazophenyl methacrylate)][PDMA …