Recent years have witnessed tremendous progress and developments of the
photoswitchable spiropyran-based polymers, owing to distinctive and particular …

Photochromic compounds of the spiropyran family have two main isomers capable of inter-
switching with UV or visible light. In the current review, we discuss recent advances in the …

Light-responsive, spiropyran-functionalized hydrogels have been used to create reversibly
photoactuated structures for applications ranging from microfluidics to nonlinear optics …

Tuning metal oxidation states in metal–organic framework (MOF) nodes by switching
between two discrete linker photoisomers via an external stimulus was probed for the first …

Confining molecules to volumes only slightly larger than the molecules themselves can
profoundly alter their properties. Molecular switches—entities that can be toggled between …

Molecular confinement effects can profoundly alter the physicochemical properties of the
confined species. A plethora of organic molecules were encapsulated within the cavities of …

Nanocarriers are rapidly growing in popularity in the field of drug delivery. The ability of
nanocarriers to encapsulate and distribute poorly soluble drugs while minimising their …

Photopharmacology aims to locally treat diseases and study biological processes with
photoresponsive drugs. Herein, easy access to photoswitchable drugs is crucial, which is …

Six water-soluble spiropyran derivatives have been characterized with respect to the thermal
and photoinduced reactions over a broad pH-interval. A comprehensive kinetic model was …

Tumor-selective photodynamic therapy is a successful method for ablation of malignant and
cancerous cells. Herein, we introduce the design and preparation of functionalized acrylic …