Photocontrolled Molecular Recognition for Materials Applications

该提案描述了新分子的发展，这些分子以可逆的方式相互作用，形成“智能”材料，通过以有用的方式改变其物理性质来对外部刺激的应用做出反应。我们在这一领域研究的长期目标是；1)通过合理地改变构成它们的潜在分子设计来创造特定的聚合物（塑料，橡胶）材料特性，2)使用特定的刺激以确定的方式控制材料特性-特别是在这个提议中，我们打算使用光和热来可逆地诱导我们制造的材料特性的变化（例如从固体转换为粘性液体，然后再转换回来）。3)寻找方法来实现1)和2)既简单又廉价。

The proposal describes the development of new molecules that interact with each other in a reversible manner to form "smart" materials that react to the application of external stimuli by changing their physical properties in useful ways. The long term goals of our research in this area are; 1) the creation of particular polymer (plastics, rubbers) materials properties through rational changes to the underlying molecular designs that compose them, 2) the use of particular stimuli to control the materials properties in defined ways - specifically in this proposal we intend to use light and heat to reversibly induce changes (e.g. switching from a solid to viscous liquid and back again) in the properties of the materials we make, 3) developing ways to achieve 1) and 2) both simply and inexpensively.