https://www.shucongli.com/tag/photoswitches/photoswitchesWowchemy (https://wowchemy.com)en-usThu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.shucongli.com/media/icon_hu04e153f13ac32ec4b71d90a8542309ed_54383_512x512_fill_lanczos_center_3.pnghttps://www.shucongli.com/tag/photoswitches/https://www.shucongli.com/project/spiropyran/Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.shucongli.com/project/spiropyran/<p>Photoswitches provide a molecular route to materials that can respond, adapt, and reconfigure under light. This project explores how light-responsive molecular units, such as spiropyrans, can be incorporated into soft polymer networks to regulate swelling, mechanics, and environmental response.</p> <p>By connecting molecular photoisomerization to network-scale material behavior, photoswitchable hydrogels offer design principles for adaptive soft materials, optical control, and stimuli-responsive actuation.</p>