Photoactivatable (alternatively, photoremovable, photoreleasable, or photocleavable)
protecting groups (PPGs), also known as caged or photocaged compounds, are used to …

Protein-based therapeutics are an attractive alternative to established therapeutic
approaches and represent one of the fastest growing families of drugs. While many of these …

More than four decades have passed since the first example of a light-activated (caged)
compound was described. In the intervening years, a large number of light-responsive …

Donor–acceptor Stenhouse adduct (DASA) photoswitches have gained a lot of attention
since their discovery in 2014. Their negative photochromism, visible light absorbance …

Light is a particularly appealing tool for on‐demand drug delivery due to its noninvasive
nature, ease of application, and exquisite temporal and spatial control. Great progress is …

Mimicking the structures and functions of cells to create artificial organelles has spurred the
development of efficient strategies for production of hollow nanoreactors with biomimetic …

Biocatalytic cascades guide complex, efficient and selective intracellular transformations.
These unique features originate from the spatial organization of the biocatalysts in confined …

Therapeutic nanoreactors are of increasing interest in precise cancer therapy, which have
been explored to in situ produce therapeutic compounds from inert prodrugs or intrinsic …

The recent emergence of nanomedicine has revolutionized the therapeutic landscape and
necessitated the creation of more sophisticated drug delivery systems. Polymeric …

Inspired by human vision, a diverse range of light‐driven molecular switches and motors
have been developed for fundamental understanding and application in material science …