Photochromic diarylethenes were deemed to be one of the most promising molecular building blocks tot photoresponsive materials. This review gives a brief summary to the recent progress of studies of diarylethenes in s...Photochromic diarylethenes were deemed to be one of the most promising molecular building blocks tot photoresponsive materials. This review gives a brief summary to the recent progress of studies of diarylethenes in supramolecular systems, focusing on their applications in biological systems, photoresponsive mechanical materials and photoresponsive chemosensors. ~ 2015 Chinese Chemical Society and Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21372165, 21321061 and 21402129)State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering (No. sklpme20142-06)Comprehensive Training Platform of Specialized Laboratory, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University for financial support
文摘Photochromic diarylethenes were deemed to be one of the most promising molecular building blocks tot photoresponsive materials. This review gives a brief summary to the recent progress of studies of diarylethenes in supramolecular systems, focusing on their applications in biological systems, photoresponsive mechanical materials and photoresponsive chemosensors. ~ 2015 Chinese Chemical Society and Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences.