[Shohei Saito] Luminescent Molecular Force Probes for Rheology and Mechanobiology

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Shohei Saito

Shohei Saito

Chemistry Department, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University
Associate Professor
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Force mapping at molecular scale is an important technology in rheology and mechanobiology. Flexible and aromatic photoactive (FLAP) system has been developed as luminescent molecular force probe, which shows force-responsive conformational change with fluorescence color conversion in a real-time and reversible manner. The FLAP molecules are useful for visualizing the stress concentration in polymer films and understanding the force transduction in biological systems.

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