Photoisomerization of the azobenzenes included in Langmuir-Blodgett films of cyclodextrins

Induced chirality of supramolecular assemblies of some amphiphiles with β-cyclodextrin through the interaction at the air/water interface

“…In addition, through the interaction between the molecules in the monolayer and the substance in the subphase, complicated molecular systems can be fabricated. Some of the molecular assemblies containing beta-cyclodextrin (β-CyD) have been fabricated using the LB technique [25][26][27][28][29]. In these works, amphiphilic β-CyD was used.…”

Photoresponsive liposomal nanohybrid cerasomes

“…It is likely that trans-to-cis isomerization is suppressed in the lipid membrane. 19 The closely-packed bilayer membranes with lack of free volume restrict isomerization of the azobenzene units. The concentration of cis-azobenzene was estimated as follows: [cis]% = 100(A 0 À A t )/A 0 , where A 0 and A t are the absorbance at the absorption maximum of azobenzene unit in the solution or the PRC before irradiation and at irradiation time t, respectively.…”

Preparation and photochemical behavior of polyfluorinated cationic azobenzene-titanoniobate intercalation compounds

“…A deviation from first-order kinetics was observed in the C 3 F 7 -azo + -TiNbO 5 intercalation hybrid thin film, whereas the corresponding reaction in solution proceeded according to first-order kinetics. 26,27 The thermal isomerization of C 3 F 7 -azo + in the interlayer space of the layered titanoniobate followed two separate first-order kinetic behaviors. It was faster in the initial stage with minor contribution smaller than 2% of the total conversion (k 1 ¼ 8.3 Â 10 À3 min À1 : see the inset of Fig.…”