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

Chirality is a fundamental property which plays a major role in chemistry, physics, biological
systems and materials science. Chiroptical artificial molecular motors (AMMs) are a class of …

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 …

Controlling the conformation and activity of biomolecules in a reversible manner is a
fascinating challenge (1-3) that has an outstanding potential for the study of and interference …

Molecular photoswitches have attracted much attention in biological and materials contexts.
Despite the fact that existing classes of these highly interesting functional molecules have …

A wide variety of phytochemicals are consumed for their perceived health benefits. Many of
these phytochemicals have been found to alter numerous cell functions, but the mechanisms …

There is increasing interest in constructing artificial cells by functionalising lipid vesicles with
biological and synthetic machinery. Due to their reduced complexity and lack of evolved …

Through recent advances in nanotechnology and molecular engineering, biomimetics–the
development of synthetic systems that imitate biological structures and processes–is now …

The Martini force field is a coarse-grained force field suited for molecular dynamics
simulations of biomolecular systems. The force field has been parameterized in a systematic …

Mechano-sensitive channels are ubiquitous membrane proteins that activate in response to
increasing tension in the lipid membrane. They facilitate a sudden, nonselective release of …