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Wang L, Li Q. Photochromism into nanosystems: towards lighting up the future nanoworld. Chem Soc Rev 2018; 47:1044-1097. [PMID: 29251304 DOI: 10.1039/c7cs00630f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 312] [Impact Index Per Article: 52.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The ability to manipulate the structure and function of promising nanosystems via energy input and external stimuli is emerging as an attractive paradigm for developing reconfigurable and programmable nanomaterials and multifunctional devices. Light stimulus manifestly represents a preferred external physical and chemical tool for in situ remote command of the functional attributes of nanomaterials and nanosystems due to its unique advantages of high spatial and temporal resolution and digital controllability. Photochromic moieties are known to undergo reversible photochemical transformations between different states with distinct properties, which have been extensively introduced into various functional nanosystems such as nanomachines, nanoparticles, nanoelectronics, supramolecular nanoassemblies, and biological nanosystems. The integration of photochromism into these nanosystems has endowed the resultant nanostructures or advanced materials with intriguing photoresponsive behaviors and more sophisticated functions. In this Review, we provide an account of the recent advancements in reversible photocontrol of the structures and functions of photochromic nanosystems and their applications. The important design concepts of such truly advanced materials are discussed, their fabrication methods are emphasized, and their applications are highlighted. The Review is concluded by briefly outlining the challenges that need to be addressed and the opportunities that can be tapped into. We hope that the review of the flourishing and vibrant topic with myriad possibilities would shine light on exploring the future nanoworld by encouraging and opening the windows to meaningful multidisciplinary cooperation of engineers from different backgrounds and scientists from the fields such as chemistry, physics, engineering, biology, nanotechnology and materials science.
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- Ling Wang
- Liquid Crystal Institute and Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242, USA.
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Liu J, Liu H, Pu S. A highly selective diarylethene-based fluorescent sensor for respective recognition of Zn2+ and F−. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2016.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Cui S, Tang Y, Pu S. A highly selective fluorescent sensor for Al3+ based on a new diarylethene with a 3-hydroxy-2-naphthohydrazide unit. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra18068j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A novel diarylethene with a 3-hydroxy-2-naphthohydrazide unit was synthesized. It exhibited multi-responsive properties when triggered by lights, base/acid and metal ions. Moreover, the diarylethene could be used as a fluorescent sensor for Al3+.
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- Shiqiang Cui
- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Organic Chemistry
- Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University
- Nanchang
- PR China
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Organic Chemistry
- Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University
- Nanchang
- PR China
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Organic Chemistry
- Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University
- Nanchang
- PR China
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Zhang Y, Zhang K, Wang J, Tian Z, Li ADQ. Photoswitchable fluorescent nanoparticles and their emerging applications. NANOSCALE 2015; 7:19342-19357. [PMID: 26445313 DOI: 10.1039/c5nr05436b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Although fluorescence offers ultrasensitivity, real-world applications of fluorescence techniques encounter many practical problems. As a noninvasive means to investigate biomolecular mechanisms, pathways, and regulations in living cells, the intrinsic heterogeneity and inherent complexity of biological samples always generates optical interferences such as autofluorescence. Therefore, innovative fluorescence technologies are needed to enhance measurement reliability while not compromising sensitivity. In this review, we present current strategies that use photoswitchable nanoparticles to address these real-world challenges. The unique feature in these photoswitchable nanoparticles is that fundamental molecular photoswitches are playing the critical role of fluorescence modulation rather than traditional methods like modulating the light source. As a result, new innovative technologies that have recently emerged include super-resolution imaging, frequency-domain imaging, antiphase dual-color correlation, etc. Some of these methods improve imaging resolution down to the nanometer level, while others boost the detection sensitivity by orders of magnitude and confirm the nanoparticle probes unambiguously. These enhancements, which are not possible with non-photoswitching molecular probes, are the central topics of this review.
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- Yuanlin Zhang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), Beijing 100049, P. R. China.
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Nishiyama K, Watanabe Y, Harada T, Kamada K, Kawai H. Generation of amplified spontaneous emission from rare-earth complexes dispersed in phenol + AOT self-assembled organogels. J Mol Liq 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2014.05.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Zhang C, Pu S, Sun Z, Fan C, Liu G. Highly Sensitive and Selective Fluorescent Sensor for Zinc Ion Based on a New Diarylethene with a Thiocarbamide Unit. J Phys Chem B 2015; 119:4673-82. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.5b01390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Congcong Zhang
- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Jiangxi Science & Technology Normal University, Nanchang 330013, P. R. China
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Jiangxi Science & Technology Normal University, Nanchang 330013, P. R. China
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Jiangxi Science & Technology Normal University, Nanchang 330013, P. R. China
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Jiangxi Science & Technology Normal University, Nanchang 330013, P. R. China
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Jiangxi Science & Technology Normal University, Nanchang 330013, P. R. China
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Irie M, Fukaminato T, Matsuda K, Kobatake S. Photochromism of Diarylethene Molecules and Crystals: Memories, Switches, and Actuators. Chem Rev 2014; 114:12174-277. [DOI: 10.1021/cr500249p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1755] [Impact Index Per Article: 175.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Masahiro Irie
- Research
Center for Smart Molecules, Rikkyo University, Nishi-Ikebukuro 3-34-1, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan
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- Research
Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, N20, W10, Kita-ku,
Sapporo 001-0020, Japan
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- Department
of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of
Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department
of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka City University, Sugimoto 3-3-138, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8585, Japan
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Katsube S, Harada T, Umecky T, Takamuku T, Kaji T, Hiramoto M, Katsumoto Y, Nishiyama K. Structures of Naphthol–AOT Self-assembly Organogels and Their Applications to Dispersing Media of Rare-earth Complexes. CHEM LETT 2014. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.140766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saga University
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saga University
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Bonifazi EL, Edelsztein VC, Menéndez GO, Samaniego López C, Spagnuolo CC, Di Chenna PH. Versatile supramolecular organogel with outstanding stability toward aqueous interfaces. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2014; 6:8933-8936. [PMID: 24912100 DOI: 10.1021/am5010656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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In this communication, we report on a novel and versatile low-molecular-weight organogelator. The methanolic gel exhibits an exceptional water-enhanced stability as evidenced by a 30 °C increase in Tg with up to 10%v/v of water. This atypical property not observed with other solvents makes of this supramolecular gel a highly stable matrix compatible with aqueous interfaces. As a proof of principle we present the sensing performance of a symmetric tricarbocyanine fluorophore bearing a Zn(II)chelator unit. The system retained its remarkable physical integrity for a long period of time opening new possibilities for other organic-aqueous interface applications.
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- Evelyn L Bonifazi
- CIHIDECAR-CONICET, Departamento Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, and ‡UMYMFOR-CONICET, Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, , Universidad de Buenos Aires , 3er piso, pabellón II, Cdad. Universitaria, C1428EGA Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Balamurugan S, Yeap GY, Mahmood WAK, Tan PL, Cheong KY. Thermal and photo reversible gel–sol transition of azobenzene based liquid crystalline organogel. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2013.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Babu SS, Praveen VK, Ajayaghosh A. Functional π-gelators and their applications. Chem Rev 2014; 114:1973-2129. [PMID: 24400783 DOI: 10.1021/cr400195e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1220] [Impact Index Per Article: 122.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Sukumaran Santhosh Babu
- Photosciences and Photonics Group, Chemical Sciences and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST) , Trivandrum 695019, India
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Li YK, Jiang MW, Wang L, Guo CG, Xu Y, Wang CQ. Heat-Induced Supramolecular Organogels Composed of α-Cyclodextrin and “Jellyfish-Like” β-Cyclodextrin-Poly(ε-caprolactone). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/polb.23372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Ya-Kun Li
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 People's Republic of China
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Edelsztein VC, Mac Cormack AS, Ciarlantini M, Di Chenna PH. Self-assembly of 2,3-dihydroxycholestane steroids into supramolecular organogels as a soft template for the in-situ generation of silicate nanomaterials. Beilstein J Org Chem 2013; 9:1826-36. [PMID: 24062849 PMCID: PMC3778393 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.9.213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2013] [Accepted: 08/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Supramolecular gels are an important and interesting class of soft materials that show great potential for many applications. Most of them have been discovered serendipitously, and understanding the supramolecular self-assembly that leads to the formation of the gel superstructure is the key to the directed design of new organogels. We report herein the organogelating property of four stereoisomers of the simple steroid 2,3-dihydroxycholestane. Only the isomer with the trans-diaxial hydroxy groups had the ability to gelate a broad variety of liquids and, thus, to be a super-organogelator for hydrocarbons. The scope of solvent gelation was analysed with regard to two solvent parameters, namely the Kamlet-Taft and the Hansen solubility parameters. The best correlation was observed with the Hansen approach that revealed the existence of two clear gelation zones. We propose a general model of self-assembly through multiple intermolecular hydrogen bonds between the 1,2-dihydroxy system, which is based on experimental data and computational simulations revealing the importance of the di-axial orientation of the hydroxy groups for the one-dimensional self-assembly. Under controlled conditions, the fibrillar superstructure of the organogel was successfully used as a template for the in-situ sol-gel polymerization of tetraethoxysilane and the further preparation of silica nanotubes. We propose that the driving forces for templating are hydrogen bonding and electrostatic interactions between the anionic silicate intermediate species and the self-assembled fibrillar network.
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- Valeria C Edelsztein
- Departamento de Química Orgánica and UMYMFOR (CONICET-FCEN), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón II, Buenos Aires, C1428EGA, Argentina
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Díaz SA, Giordano L, Azcárate JC, Jovin TM, Jares-Erijman EA. Quantum Dots as Templates for Self-Assembly of Photoswitchable Polymers: Small, Dual-Color Nanoparticles Capable of Facile Photomodulation. J Am Chem Soc 2013; 135:3208-17. [DOI: 10.1021/ja3117813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Sebastián A. Díaz
- Laboratory of Cellular Dynamics, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Am
Fassberg 11, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
- Departamento de Química
Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, CIHIDECAR, CONICET, 1428
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Cellular Dynamics, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Am
Fassberg 11, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Instituto
de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas
Teóricas y Aplicadas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, CONICET, La Plata,
Argentina
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- Laboratory of Cellular Dynamics, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Am
Fassberg 11, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Departamento de Química
Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, CIHIDECAR, CONICET, 1428
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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