Photo-driven pulsating vesicles from self-assembled lipid-like azopolymers

Jinhua Hu; Hui Yu; Leong Huat Gan; Xiao Hu

doi:10.1039/c1sm06495a

Photo-driven pulsating vesicles from self-assembled lipid-like azopolymers

Jinhua Hu, Hui Yu, Leong Huat Gan, Xiao Hu^*

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Nanyang Technological University

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Abstract

A unique respiring behavior of artificial cells based on self-assembled vesicles of photo-responsive azobenzene-endcapped polyethylene glycol (Azo-PEGs) was reported. The extraordinarily large change in vesicle size originates from an isomerization-driven molecular assembly upon UV-Vis irradiation cycles, and is associated with substantial transmembrane solvent transportation. The actual mechanism is believed to be complex although it is clear that the azobenzene groups act as photo-trigger which allows a large amount of water being repeatedly pumped in or out of the vesicles by visible or UV irradiation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	11345-11350
Number of pages	6
Journal	Soft Matter
Volume	7
Issue number	24
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c1sm06495a
Publication status	Published - Dec 21 2011
Externally published	Yes

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