Photochemical Reaction in Supramolecular Gels

doi:10.7517/j.issn.1674-0475.2015.01.049

Abstract

Abstract:

Photochemical reaction in supramolecular gels with photoactive groups is a special kind of reaction, which combines the superiority of supramolecular gels and photochemical reactions effectively to build new functional materials. Then, this kind of supramolecular gels will have a broad application prospects in optical information storage, optical switching devices, and so on. This article review the recent development of photochemical reaction in supramolecular gels, involved in the application in multiple-stimulus responsive gel, chiral optical switches and chiral synthesis.

Key words: supramolecular gels, photochemical reaction, photochromic reactions, photopolymerization, supramolecular chirality, self-assembly

WANG Xiufeng, YANG Dong, LIU Minghua. Photochemical Reaction in Supramolecular Gels[J]. Imaging Science and Photochemistry, 2015, 33(1): 49-66.

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