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. 2017 Jan 23;7:41327. doi: 10.1038/srep41327

Figure 5. Graphic showing summary of light-induced dynamic shaping and division of azoTAB:PAA microarchitectures via substrate-mediated azobenzene photomechanics.

Figure 5

Irregular microparticles of trans-azoTAB:PAA (left side) in suspension or mounted on PEGylated glass substrates transform into hexagonal platelets of trans/cis-azoTAB:PAA under blue light. The latter reconfigure into multipodal microarchitectures of trans/cis-azoTAB:PAA on substrates of lower hydrophilicity. UV irradiation transforms the hexagonal platelets and multipodal structures into single hemispherical particles or clusters of cis-azoTAB:PAA, respectively.