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Red and Near‐Infrared Light‐Cleavable Polymers
Author(s) -
Zeng Xiaolong,
Zhou Xuechang,
Wu Si
Publication year - 2018
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.201800034
Subject(s) - polymer , photodissociation , infrared , drug delivery , nanotechnology , materials science , red light , chemistry , polymer science , photochemistry , optics , organic chemistry , biology , physics , botany
Photocleavable polymers have attracted much attention in drug delivery, photopatterning, and controlling cell behavior. Photolysis is usually induced by UV light. However, UV light cannot penetrate deeply into biological tissue and may damage biological components. Therefore, conventional UV‐light‐cleavable polymers are problematic for deep‐tissue biomedical applications. In this feature article, red and near‐infrared light‐cleavable polymers are reviewed, and their potential applications are highlighted. The remaining challenges in the field of photocleavable polymers are discussed.