Light-driven phenomena both in living systems and nonliving materials have enabled truly
fascinating and incredible dynamic architectures with terrific forms and functions. Recently …

Supramolecular and macromolecular functional helical superstructures are ubiquitous in
nature and display an impressive catalog of intriguing and elegant properties and …

The illumination of azobenzene molecules with UV/visible light efficiently converts the
molecules between trans and cis isomerization states. Isomerization is accompanied by a …

Liquid crystalline (LC) elastomers (LCEs) enable large-scale reversible shape changes in
polymeric materials; however, they require intensive, irreversible programming approaches …

DOI: 10.1002/adma. 201604021 approach is based on gecko-inspired structures with
tuneable surface topography upon exposure to external cues, such as heat, light, or …

Adhesives that enable bonding and especially debonding on demand (DoD) have attracted
rapidly growing interest in the last decade, as these capabilities greatly improve the …

Photoactivated generation of disorder in a liquid crystal network produces free volume that
leads to the controlled formation of dynamic corrugations at its surface. The liquid crystal …

Photoactivated reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT)‐based dynamic
covalent chemistry is incorporated into liquid crystalline networks (LCNs) to facilitate …

Responding to external stimuli is a trait observed in all living organisms. Modern artificial
materials have adopted this profound characteristic, thereby commencing the field of stimuli …

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 …