Just published in @natcomms.nature.com! We developed a photoswitch amphiphile that self-assembles in water. In presence of cations, this amphiphile forms a hydrogel that bends like muscle under UV-light and self-recovers without any external stimulus. @feringalab.bsky.social
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Photoactuating artificial muscle from supramolecular assembly of an overcrowded alkene-derived molecular switch - Nature Communications
The amplification of molecular motion along length scales for macroscopic muscle-like functions provides attractive opportunities ranging from soft actuators to responsive biomedical materials. Here, ...