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ArticleNature communications2025

Photoactuating artificial muscle from supramolecular assembly of an overcrowded alkene-derived molecular switch.

Adrien Combe, Shaoyu Chen, Gianni Pacella, Marc C A Stuart, John Y de Boer, Giuseppe Portale, Ben L Feringa

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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7 authors.

Adrien CombeCentre for System Chemistry, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0497-8236
Shaoyu ChenCentre for System Chemistry, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands. shaoyu.chen@polyu.edu.hk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3029-8568
Gianni PacellaMacromolecular Chemistry and New Polymeric Materials, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8462-4977
Marc C A StuartCentre for System Chemistry, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0667-6338
John Y de BoerCentre for System Chemistry, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Giuseppe PortaleMacromolecular Chemistry and New Polymeric Materials, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4903-3159
Ben L FeringaCentre for System Chemistry, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands. b.l.feringa@rug.nl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0588-8435

Funding

EC | EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020 | H2020 Priority Excellent Science | H2020 European Research Council (H2020 Excellent Science - European Research Council) 694345EC | Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020) 859416Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap (Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Netherlands) 024.001.035
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The amplification of molecular motion along length scales for macroscopic muscle-like functions, based on supramolecular polymers, provides attractive opportunities ranging from soft actuators to responsive biomedical materials. Taking the challenge to reveal dynamic assembly parameters governing muscle functions, we present the design of a photoswitch amphiphile based on an overcrowded alkene-derived core, and developed supramolecular artificial muscles. Going from molecular motor amphiphile (MA) to switch amphiphile (SA), taking advantage of high thermal stability of the switch core, a self-recovering of bent SA artificial muscle is observed in post-photoactuation without external intervention. Eliminating molecular motions in SA artificial muscle during the post-photoactuation and aging process enables us to identify correlations between dynamic assembly transformations and macroscopic actuating functions. These findings provide insights into photoactuation and subsequent self-recovery mechanisms from the aspect of dynamic assembly process, which offers new opportunities for developing amphiphile-based supramolecular artificial muscles.

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AlkenesArtificial OrgansMusclesPolymersSurface-Active AgentsAlkenesPolymersSurface-Active Agents

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