Directed motion at the nanoscale is a central attribute of life, and chemically driven motor
proteins are nature's choice to accomplish it. Motivated and inspired by such …

Conspectus Recently, there has been a great deal of interest in using the
photoisomerization of azobenzene compounds to control specific biological targets in vivo …

Light is unsurpassed in its ability to modulate biological interactions. Since their discovery,
chemists have been fascinated by photosensitive molecules capable of switching between …

In order to fabricate highly sophisticated nanostructures, various research fields must be
fused into one unified concept. In recently emerging nanoarchitectonics, nanotechnology is …

Molecular and macromolecular assemblies have good “chemistry” with light. In the research
of photochromic molecules and systems, the number of papers in the most recent 10 years …

The immense potential of light responsive polymer materials toward technological
applications in photonics, mechanics and micro-fabrication has been attracting increasing …

Interfering with mitosis is a potential cancer therapy strategy. However, the lack of
controllability of antimitotic drugs in cell growth suppression causes severe side effects and …

Microtubules (MTs) are hollow cytoskeletons with typically 15 nm inner diameter, which are
crucial for various cellular activities including structural support, transport, and cell division …

Controllable platforms to engineer robust cytoskeletal scaffolds have the potential to create
novel on-chip nanotechnologies. Inspired by axons, we combined the branching …

A series of fluorinated azobenzene esters have been synthesized and studied by polarized
optical microscopy (POM) and UV-Vis spectrophotometry. The–CO2C2H5 group with …