Umfassende Darstellung des neuen Bereichs der molekularen Photoschalter: chemische Klassen, Anwendungen für die Materialwissenschaft und biologische Systeme. Ein unverzichtbares Nachschlagewerk für alle, die in diesem interdisziplinären Bereich arbeiten.

ForewordINTRODUCTION: Interplay of Light and Matter1. Photophysical Properties of Molecular Photoswitches2. Computational Methods and PhotochromismPART I: Chemical Classes of Molecular Photoswitches3. Azobenzenes: The Quest for Visible Light Triggering4. Diazocines - Bridged Azobenzenes with Unusual Properties5. Arylazoheterocycles6. Arylhydrazones7. Spiropyrans - Molecules with Multiple Facets8. Diarylethenes9. Fulgides and Fulgimides10. Dihydropyrene/Cyclophanediene11. Chiroptical Molecular Switches12. Stilbenes Revisited13. Indigoids14. Dono-Acceptor Stenhouse Adducts15. Photochromic Imines16. Norbornadiene/Quadricyclane (NBD/QC) and Conversion of Solar Energy17. Dihydroazulene/Vinylheptafulvene (DHA/VHF) and Molecular Electronics18. Other Emerging Switches19. Photochromism of Coordination Compounds20. Catalysis with Molecular SwitchesPART II: Materials Based on Molecular Photoswitches21. Multinary Molecular Switches and their Applications22. Light-Induced Solid-to-Liquid Transitions of Photochromic Materials23. Rapid Switching and Holographx24. Photoswitchable Ion Receptors25. Molecular Switches in Liquid Crystalline Polymer Actuator26. Photochromism in Liquid Crystals27. Superresolution Microscopy with Photoswitchable Fluorophores28. Photochromic Nanoparticles: From Fluorescence to Assembly29. Photochromism and Mechanical Performance of Diarylethene Molecular Crystals30. Light-Triggered Metal-Organic Frameworks31. Molecular Switches and Motors in 2D Assemblies32. Light-Driven Molecular Machines33. Photochromic Molecular Logic DevicesPART III: Photomodulation of Biological Systems34. In Vivo Applications of Photoswitchable Bioactive Compounds35. Photopharmacology of Antibiotic Agents36. Photoswitchable Cytotoxins37. Photopharmacology of G-Protein-Coupled Receptors38. Photoswitching of Ion Channels39. Photochromic Oligonucleotides40. Photochromic Peptides and Peptoids41. Photochromic Saccharides42. Light-Propelled Muscles and Photoregulation of Motor Proteins43. Computational Design of Photochromic Proteins