Abstract
A solution displaying photocontrolled transparent–opaque transition was prepared through combination of a thermosensitive polymer, poly(N-(3-ethoxypropyl)acrylamide) (PEPAAm), with α-cyclodextrin (α-CD) and a water-soluble azobenzene compound, Azo-Py+. α-CD increased the cloud point of an aqueous solution of PEPAAm through formation of inclusion complexes between α-CD and the side groups of PEPAAm. After Azo-Py+ was added, the cloud point of the solution decreased because most of the α-CD formed complexes with Azo-Py+. The concentration of free α-CD was changed by photocontrolled inclusion of Azo-Py+ in α-CD or exclusion of Azo-Py+ from α-CD, allowing the cloud point of PEPAAm/α-CD/Azo-Py+ solution to be changed up and down. Consequently, the transparent–opaque transition of this solution was realised by alternating irradiation with UV and visible light at 38°C.
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