Spiropyran-based polymeric vesicles: preparation and photochromic properties

Chuan-Qun Huang; Ying Wang; Chun-Yan Hong; Cai-Yuan Pan

doi:10.1002/marc.201100197

Spiropyran-based polymeric vesicles: preparation and photochromic properties

Macromol Rapid Commun. 2011 Aug 3;32(15):1174-9. doi: 10.1002/marc.201100197. Epub 2011 Jun 10.

Authors

Chuan-Qun Huang¹, Ying Wang, Chun-Yan Hong, Cai-Yuan Pan

Affiliation

¹ Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, People's Republic of China.

PMID: 21661071
DOI: 10.1002/marc.201100197

Abstract

A direct access to photochromic polymeric vesicles was demonstrated via polymerization-induced self-assembly and reorganization (PISR). The resulting vesicles displayed interesting photochromic behaviors different from that of their free polymer chains in DMF, and the vesicles exhibited stronger fluorescence and excellent photostability due to confinement of conformational flexibility of the polymer chains in aggregates.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Benzopyrans / chemistry*
Chemistry, Organic
Fluorescence
Indoles / chemistry*
Nitro Compounds / chemistry*
Polymerization
Polymers / chemical synthesis*
Polymers / chemistry

Substances

Benzopyrans
Indoles
Nitro Compounds
Polymers
spiropyran