Two‐Photon‐Responsive Supramolecular Hydrogel for Controlling Materials Motion in Micrometer Space |
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Authors: | Tatsuyuki Yoshii Dr. Masato Ikeda Prof. Dr. Itaru Hamachi |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Kyoto 615‐8510, (Japan);2. Department of Biomolecular Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Gifu University, Gifu 501‐1193 (Japan);3. United Graduate School of Drug Discovery and Medical Information Sciences, Gifu University, Gifu 501‐1193 (Japan);4. Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), CREST, 5 Sanbancho, Chiyoda‐ku, Tokyo 102‐0075 (Japan) |
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Abstract: | Spatiotemporal control of fluidity inside a soft matrix by external stimuli allows real‐time manipulation of nano/micromaterials. In this study, we report a two‐photon‐responsive peptide‐based supramolecular hydrogel, the fluidity of which was dramatically controlled with high spatial resolution (10 μm×10 μm×10 μm). The off–on switching of the Brownian motion of nanobeads and chemotaxis of bacteria by two‐photon excitation was successfully demonstrated. |
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Keywords: | gels photochemistry self‐assembly supramolecular chemistry |
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