Azobenzenes are archetypal molecules that have a central role in fundamental and applied
research. Over the course of almost two centuries, the area of azobenzenes has witnessed …

Azobenzene is a well‐known derivative of stimulus‐responsive molecular switches and has
shown superior performance as a functional material in biomedical applications. The results …

Traditional biochemical methods for enzyme detection are mainly based on antibody-based
immunoassays, which lack the ability to monitor the spatiotemporal distribution and, in …

Development of renewable energy technologies has been a significant area of research
amongst scientists with the aim of attaining a sustainable world society. Solar thermal fuels …

Light-based therapeutic and imaging modalities, which emerge in clinical applications, rely
on molecular tools, such as photocleavable protecting groups and photoswitches that …

The ability to influence key properties of molecular systems by using light holds much
promise for the fields of materials science and life sciences. The cornerstone of such …

PROTACs (PROteolysis TArgeting Chimeras) are bifunctional molecules that target proteins
for ubiquitylation by an E3 ligase complex and subsequent degradation by the proteasome …

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

Pharmacotherapy is often severely hindered by issues related to poor drug selectivity,
including side effects, environmental toxicity, and the emergence of resistance. Lack 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 …