Manipulating dynamic covalent bonds through direct photoisomerization

2025/01/01 by Neil D. Dolinski, Alex E. Crolais, Nicholas R. Boynton +4 · 1 voice
Chemistry · Materials Science · #Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry #Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials #Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds

paper · pdf · doi:10.1039/d5sc06704a

openalex publication_date 2025/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/11/06 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/23

Abstract

. In addition, it is demonstrated that the power/intensity of the light can be used to tune the system's response. Incorporation of these photoisomerizable motifs into dynamic polymer networks gives access to organogels that exhibit reversible, on-demand, light-triggered stiffening.

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