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Spiropyran‐Based Polymeric Vesicles: Preparation and Photochromic Properties
Author(s) -
Huang ChuanQun,
Wang Ying,
Hong ChunYan,
Pan CaiYuan
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
macromolecular rapid communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.348
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1521-3927
pISSN - 1022-1336
DOI - 10.1002/marc.201100197
Subject(s) - photochromism , spiropyran , vesicle , polymer , polymerization , fluorescence , flexibility (engineering) , polymer chemistry , materials science , chemistry , photochemistry , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , membrane , optics , biochemistry , physics , statistics , mathematics
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.