Boosting the photo-switchability of double-responsive water-soluble polymers by incorporating arylazopyrazole dyes

René Steinbrecher, Peiran Zhang, Christine M. Papadakis, Peter Müller-Buschbaum, Andreas Taubert, André Laschewsky

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Abstract

Dual thermo- and light-responsive water-soluble copolymers that respond to exclusively non-invasive triggers are obtained by functionalising poly(N,N-dimethylacrylamide) with arylazopyrazole side chains. The light-induced E-Z (trans-Z) photo isomerisation of these dyes provides an exceptionally effective photo-switch, which can reversibly shift the LCST-type phase transition temperatures by almost 25 K.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1747-1750
Number of pages4
JournalChemical Communications
Volume60
Issue number13
DOIs
StatePublished - 22 Jan 2024

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