Figure 1.

Illustrative diagram of photo‐induced Ziapin2 isomerization. a) Molecular structure of Ziapin2 and representation of its isomerization reaction. b) The optomechanical action of Ziapin2 when sitting in the lipid membrane. In the trans elongated form, Ziapin2 is able to dimerize within the lipid membrane, leading to a decrease in the thickness and an increase in the membrane capacitance. On the other side, illumination with cyan light (470 nm) triggers Ziapin2 isomerization into its cis bent form, an effect that disrupts the dimers and leads to an increase in the thickness and a decrease of the membrane capacitance.^{[ 22} , ²³ , ²⁴ , ²⁵ , ^{26 ]}