Reversible Optical Activity Inversion
This gel undergoes gel-to-gel transformations with reversible inversion of optical activity between superhelical and single-helical structures, bypassing the sol phase entirely while maintaining macroscopic stability.
Li, Jingjing · Jianhong, Wang · Du, Huachuan · Xu, Fan · Meskers, Stefan C.J. · Yudong, Li · Wijker, Stefan · Peng, Yu · Vantomme, Ghislaine · Song, Jian · Meijer, E. W.
Journal of the American Chemical Society 2025
Reversible inversion of optical activity
Direct gel-to-gel transformation without passing through a sol phase
Macroscopic stability maintained during transformations
Controlled switching of optical activity under autonomous pH regulation