Poly(butyl cyanoacrylate) nanoparticle containing an organic photoCORM.

Carbon monoxide (CO) is a gasotransmitter, which has shown therapeutic effects in recent studies. Photo carbon monoxide releasing molecules (PhotoCORMs) allow the delivery of CO to be controlled by light. In this work, a new organic photoCORM DK4 is studied.

Facile Synthesis and Photoactivity of Merocyanine-Photoacid Polymers.

In recent years, merocyanine photoacids have been utilized to control various chemical processes using visible light and have found applications in materials, energy, and biomedical areas. Molecular merocyanine photoacids are commonly used in the previous works. Covalently linking the photoacids to polymers improves their compatibility with different media, avoids leakage problems, and allows a localized proton concentration to be produced.