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 …

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

Photopharmacology is an attractive approach for achieving targeted drug action with the use
of light. In photopharmacology, molecular photoswitches are introduced into the structure of …

Synthetic photoswitches have been known for many years, but their usefulness in biology,
pharmacology, and medicine has only recently been systematically explored. Over the past …

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 …

Diarylethene (DAE) photoswitch is a new and promising family of photochromic molecules
and has shown superior performance as a smart trigger in stimulus‐responsive materials …

The ability to manipulate the structure and function of promising nanosystems via energy
input and external stimuli is emerging as an attractive paradigm for develo** …

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

A journey into the nano-world: The ability to design, use and control motor-like functions at
the molecular level sets the stage for numerous dynamic molecular systems. In his Nobel …