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  • noun Plural form of photoswitch.

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Examples

  • Neil Branda and colleagues point out that such "photoswitches" - light-sensitive materials that undergo photoreactions - have been available for years.

    THE MEDICAL NEWS 2010

  • Neil Branda and colleagues point out that such "photoswitches" -- light-sensitive materials that undergo photoreactions - have been available for years.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • Neil Branda and colleagues point out that such "photoswitches" -- light-sensitive materials that undergo photoreactions -- have been available for years.

    Medindia Health News 2009

  • Their technique involves introducing light-sensing molecules, or "photoswitches," into retinas that have lost photoreceptor cells.

    And Tomorrow's Winners Will Be... Chris Gay 2010

  • The photoswitches can be used to control the activity of proteins in the eye that are essential to transmitting information from the outside world to the brain in normal vision.

    And Tomorrow's Winners Will Be... Chris Gay 2010

  • Light-sensitive photoswitches could restore sight to those with macular degeneration

    Science, Tech, Politics 2006

  • A possible new therapy involves inserting photoswitches into surviving retinal cells, giving them the gift of sight.

    Science, Tech, Politics 2006

  • The study demonstrates that photoswitches may have great potential in turning photodynamic therapy on and off, and for other applications in medicine and research, they indicate.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • The study demonstrates that photoswitches may have great potential in turning photodynamic therapy on and off, and for other applications in medicine and research, they indicate.

    THE MEDICAL NEWS 2010

  • The study demonstrates that photoswitches may have great potential in turning photodynamic therapy on and off, and for other applications in medicine and research, they indicate.

    innovations-report 2009

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