Preparation of Giant Vesicles Exhibiting Visible-light-induced Morphological ChangesMasanari Hirahara 1, Akira Tsukamoto 2, Hiroki Goto 1, Shigeru Tada 2, Masayuki Yagi 3, Yasushi Umemura 1
1Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Applied Science, National Defense Academy of Japan, 2Department of Applied Physics, School of Applied Science, National Defense Academy of Japan, 3Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University
The synthesis of ruthenium complex surfactants exhibiting photoisomerization in giant vesicles is described. The preparation and light irradiation of the giant vesicles are also described.