ReviewNature communications2026
Multistate photoswitches beyond on and off.
Review in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
What it found
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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
2 citing papers in PubMed.
- Carbon Quantum Dots as a Luminescent Platform for Photoswitchable Bioactive Hybrids: Tuning Butyrylcholinesterase Inhibition Through Functional Group Engineering.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Fluorescence resonance energy transfer between isomers of molecular photoswitches.Nature communications · 2026Article
Corrections and comments
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Authors and funding
3 authors.
Funding
Abstract
Molecular photoswitches are compounds that undergo isomerization between at least two distinct states upon light irradiation, accompanied by pronounced changes in their physicochemical properties. The incorporation of photoswitches into material systems enables light-triggered switching of material properties. Multistate photoswitches are attracting considerable attention because of their manipulation of light-controllable states and wider application when compared to traditional binary photoswitches. In this Perspective, we discuss the rapidly advancing field of multistate photoswitches, exploring the evolution of the field, fundamental principles, key design strategies, representative examples, diverse emerging applications, as well as the current challenges and future research directions.
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