Molecular photoswitches in aqueous environments

J Volarić, W Szymanski, NA Simeth… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Molecular photoswitches enable dynamic control of processes with high spatiotemporal
precision, using light as external stimulus, and hence are ideal tools for different research …

Chemically modified and conjugated antimicrobial peptides against superbugs

W Li, F Separovic, NM O'Brien-Simpson… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the greatest threats to human health that, by 2050,
will lead to more deaths from bacterial infections than cancer. New antimicrobial agents …

Future‐oriented advanced diarylethene photoswitches: from molecular design to spontaneous assembly systems

HB Cheng, S Zhang, E Bai, X Cao, J Wang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Diarylethene (DAE) photoswitch is a new and promising family of photochromic molecules
and has shown superior performance as a smart trigger in stimulus‐responsive materials …

Photochromism into nanosystems: towards lighting up the future nanoworld

L Wang, Q Li - Chemical Society Reviews, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The ability to manipulate the structure and function of promising nanosystems via energy
input and external stimuli is emerging as an attractive paradigm for developing …

Photoswitchable diarylethenes: from molecular structures to biological applications

Z Li, X Zeng, C Gao, J Song, F He, T He, H Guo… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Diarylethene (DAE) photoswitches, known for their reversible photoinduced cyclization and
cycloreversion reactions, have shown great promise in various fields such as optical data …

Light: a magical tool for controlled drug delivery

Y Tao, HF Chan, B Shi, M Li… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Light is a particularly appealing tool for on‐demand drug delivery due to its noninvasive
nature, ease of application, and exquisite temporal and spatial control. Great progress is …

Emerging targets in photopharmacology

MM Lerch, MJ Hansen, GM van Dam… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The field of photopharmacology uses molecular photoswitches to establish control over the
action of bioactive molecules. It aims to reduce systemic drug toxicity and the emergence of …

Recent implementations of molecular photoswitches into smart materials and biological systems

ZL Pianowski - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Light is a nearly ideal stimulus for molecular systems. It delivers information encoded in the
form of wavelengths and their intensities with high precision in space and time. Light is a …

Photocontrol of antibacterial activity: shifting from UV to red light activation

M Wegener, MJ Hansen, AJM Driessen… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The field of photopharmacology aims to introduce smart drugs that, through the
incorporation of molecular photoswitches, allow for the remote spatial and temporal control …

Macrocycles: lessons from the distant past, recent developments, and future directions

AK Yudin - Chemical science, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
A noticeable increase in molecular complexity of drug targets has created an unmet need in
the therapeutic agents that are larger than traditional small molecules. Macrocycles, which …