Molecular photoswitches enable dynamic control of processes with high spatiotemporal
precision, using light as external stimulus, and hence are ideal tools for different research …

Light offers unique opportunities for controlling the activity of materials and biosystems with
high spatiotemporal resolution. Molecular photoswitches are chromophores that undergo …

The ability to gain spatiotemporal information, and in some cases achieve spatiotemporal
control, in the context of drug delivery makes theranostic fluorescent probes an attractive …

Photoswitchable fluorophores─ proteins and synthetic dyes─ whose emission is reversibly
switched on and off upon illumination, are powerful probes for bioimaging, protein tracking …

Photochromic materials have been widely used in various areas including data encryption,
biological imaging and anti-counterfeiting because of their excellent contrast …

Molecular photoswitches reversibly convert the energy of light into a variety of structural
changes at the molecular level. They can be integrated into smart materials with broad …

Photochromism is a term that describes the photoreversible isomerization between two
different states or isomers with distinct performances. Among all the photochromic molecule …

Fluorescence microscopy has revolutionised our understanding of biological systems,
enabling the visualisation of biomolecular structures and dynamics in complex systems. The …

A modular assembly of water-soluble diarylethenes (DAEs), applicable as biomarkers for
optical nanoscopy, is reported. Reversibly photoswitchable 1, 2-bis (2-alkyl-6-phenyl-1 …

Decoding cellular processes requires visualization of the spatial distribution and dynamic
interactions of biomolecules. It is therefore not surprising that innovations in imaging …