Definitions
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- adjective nanotechnology, biotechnology Capable of being
photoswitched , orswitched by an optical signal.
Etymologies
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photo- + switchable
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Examples
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A photoswitchable optical highlighter, termed PS-CFP, derived by mutagenesis of a green fluorescent protein variant, has been observed to transition from cyan to green fluorescence upon illumination at 405 nanometers (note photoconversion of the central cell in Figures 6 (b) and 6 (e)).
Archive 2005-10-01 2005
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This is possible by taking advantage of new optical probes like photoswitchable fluorescent proteins and organic dyes and the latest developments of highly sensitive cameras.
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Chemie about their use of electron diffraction studies to observe a photoswitchable molecule in the process of 'switching ".
R&D Mag - News 2010
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