Multistimuli sensing with memory and feedback function using photoswitchable proteins and coordination chemistry (B04)

• Subject Area: Biological and Biomimetic Chemistry
• Term: since 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 433682494

We will develop a molecular toolbox of multistimuli responsive crosslinks in hydrogels that can sense and integrate different stimuli as inputs (different colours of visible light, redox, pH and metal ions) and respond to them following a chemically coded logic. We will explore how such hydrogels can develop memory for previous inputs and use intrinsically generated signals to generate feedback. The integration of different molecular building blocks that react to multiple stimuli and their interplay will provide the basis of molecular level information processing within hydrogels.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1459: Intelligent matter: From responsive to adaptive nanosystems
• Applicant Institution: Universität Münster
• Project Head: Professorin Dr. Seraphine Wegner