Light-modulation of gel stiffness: a glyconucleoside based bolaamphiphile as a photo-cleavable low molecular weight gelator

Photo-cleavable glyconucleoside bolaamphiphiles containing a nitrophenyl unit feature gelation abilities in aqueous media. The stiffness of the resulting gels can be modulated upon light irradiation thanks to the photocleavage reaction of nitrophenyl moieties. A photo-cleavable glyconucleoside bolaamphiphile (GNBAhv) featuring a nitrophenyl unit is reported. The stiffness of the GNBAhv based gels can be modulated upon light irradiation.

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This article presents a photo-cleavable glyconucleoside bolaamphiphile with a nitrophenyl unit, which can form gels in aqueous media. The stiffness of the gels based on this glyconucleoside bolaamphiphile can be modulated through light irradiation.