Functional π-gelators and their applications

SS Babu, VK Praveen, A Ajayaghosh - Chemical reviews, 2014‏ - ACS Publications
Supramolecular chemistry originally defined by Lehn as “chemistry beyond molecules”
exploits noncovalent interactions between molecules to form 1D, 2D, and 3D …

Multiple Azoarenes Based Systems–Photoswitching, Supramolecular Chemistry and Application Prospects

P Kumar, D Gupta, S Grewal, A Srivastava… - The Chemical …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
In the recent decades, the investigations on photoresponsive molecular systems with
multiple azoarenes are quite popular in diverse perspectives ranging from fundamental …

Photoresponsive gelators

ER Draper, DJ Adams - Chemical Communications, 2016‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Low molecular weight gels can be responsive to a range of external stimuli. The use of light
as an external stimulus to modify gels is of particular interest for a number of reasons. Light …

Photodegradable iron (III) cross-linked alginate gels

RP Narayanan, G Melman, NJ Letourneau… - …, 2012‏ - ACS Publications
Biocompatible photoresponsive materials are of interest for targeted drug delivery, tissue
engineering, 2D and 3D protein patterning, and other biomedical applications. We prepared …

Enhanced thermal properties and light-to-thermal conversion of polyethylene glycol-based composite phase change materials enabled by photoisomerization of azo …

X Liu, H Wang, X Zhang, C Ruan, H Shi - Journal of Energy Storage, 2025‏ - Elsevier
In this study, a hexadecylated Azo compound (Azo-C16) was synthesized by grafting
hexadecyl chains onto an azobenzene molecule, and the polyethylene glycol (PEG)-based …

Light‐triggered self‐assembly of a spiropyran‐functionalized dendron into nano‐/micrometer‐sized particles and photoresponsive organogel with switchable …

Q Chen, Y Feng, D Zhang, G Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2010‏ - Wiley Online Library
The synthesis, self‐assembly, and spectroscopic investigations of spiropyran (SP)‐
functionalized dendron 1 are reported. Under UV light irradiation, assembly of 1 into nano …

Synthesis and properties of amphiphilic photoresponsive gelators for aromatic solvents

R Rajaganesh, A Gopal, T Mohan Das… - Organic …, 2012‏ - ACS Publications
A sugar-based photoresponsive supergelator, N-glycosylazobenzene that shows selective
gelation of aromatic solvents is described. The partial trans–cis isomerization of the …

Light‐Responsive Arylazopyrazole Gelators: From Organic to Aqueous Media and from Supramolecular to Dynamic Covalent Chemistry

CW Chu, L Stricker, TM Kirse… - … –A European Journal, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Versatile photoresponsive gels based on tripodal low molecular weight gelators (LMWGs)
are reported. A cyclohexane‐1, 3, 5‐tricarboxamide (CTA) core provides face‐to‐face …

Polar switching in trialkylbenzene-1, 3, 5-tricarboxamides

CFC Fitié, WSC Roelofs, PCMM Magusin… - The Journal of …, 2012‏ - ACS Publications
The hydrogen-bonded hexagonal columnar LC (Colhd) phases formed by benzene-1, 3, 5-
tricarboxamide (BTA) derivatives can be aligned uniformly by an electric field and display …

Smart air–water interfaces with arylazopyrazole surfactants and their role in photoresponsive aqueous foam

M Schnurbus, L Stricker, BJ Ravoo, B Braunschweig - Langmuir, 2018‏ - ACS Publications
A new light-switchable azo-surfactant arylazopyrazole tetraethylene glycol carboxylic acid
(AAP-E4) was used as a molecular building block to functionalize macroscopic foams. AAP …