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Dissipative and Autonomous Square‐Wave Self‐Oscillation of a Macroscopic Hybrid Self‐Assembly under Continuous Light Irradiation

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“Life” as a dynamic supramolecular system created through constructive approach

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Polymer based sustained drug delivery to the ocular posterior segment: barriers and future opportunities for the treatment of neovascular pathologies

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Photocontrol of Clustering, Retaining, and Releasing of Microbeads Concomitant with Phototransformation of Supramolecular Architecture of Amphiphilic Diarylethene

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Locomotion and Transformation of Underwater Micrometer-Sized Molecular Aggregates under Chemical Stimuli

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Light‐Driven Flipping of Azobenzene Assemblies—Sparse Crystal Structures and Responsive Behaviour to Polarised Light

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Emergent Complexity in a Light-Driven Self-Oscillatory Crystal: A Molecular Perspective on Autonomous Behavior and Stimulus-Modulated Motion

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