Merging of a Supramolecular Ligand with a Switchable Luminophore - Light-Responsiveness, Photophysics and Bioimaging

Jan Balszuweit1, Paul Stahl2, Victoria Cappellari3

  • 1Faculty of Chemistry (Organic Chemistry), Center of Medical Biotechnology (ZMB) and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstr. 7, 45117, Essen, Germany.

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