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Light-switchable anchors on magnetized biomorphic microcarriers
Julian Opel1, Lisa-Catherine Rosenbaum2, Julian Brunner3
1Physical Chemistry, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstrasse 10, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany. helmut.coelfen@uni-konstanz.de and Laboratorio de Estudios Cristalográficos, Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra (CSIC-UGR), Avenida de las Palmeras No. 4, E-18100 Armilla, Granada, Spain. juanmanuel.garcia@csic.es.
Abstract:
Microcarriers with the ability to release and catch substances are highly desired metamaterials and difficult to obtain. Herein, we report a straightforward strategy to synthesize these materials by combining silica-biomorphs with mesocrystals. An easy access to microcarrier hulls with covalently bound spiropyrans as light-switchable anchor points is presented.

