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Ying Zou1, Tao Yi, Shuzhang Xiao
1Department of Chemistry and Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, PR China.
Journal of the American Chemical Society
|November 1, 2008
Abstract:
This communication reports a unique example of water-soluble and fluorescent-switchable amphiphilic diarylethene. This compound performs stable vesicle aggregation in water and shows aggregation-dependent emission in its open form. The fluorescence can be effectively switched by alternating between UV and visible light irradiation. This compound thus can stain KB cells for switchable living cell imaging with excellent resistance to fatigue.

