photoresponsive
Activated by light
Photoresponsive describes materials or systems that react to light—changing shape, color, conductivity, or other properties when exposed to certain wavelengths.
The term appears most often in chemistry and materials science: photoresponsive polymers, photoresponsive drug delivery systems.
In biology, photoresponsive describes organisms or cells that respond to light stimuli.
Light-activated reaction acceleration
- photoinducedCaused by light absorption
- photochemicalCaused by light radiation
- wavelengthSpatial repetition interval
- ultravioletWavelengths shorter than violet
infrared · fluorescence · luminescence · photoreduction · absorption · chromophore
Growth response to illumination
- chlorophyllLight-harvesting plant pigment
- stomataMicroscopic plant pores
- auxinsPlant growth hormones
- heliotropismPlant sun-tracking behavior
circadian · diurnal · photoreceptor · chromophore · photosensitivity · pigments · leaves · stems
Light-to-electricity converting
- photodetectorLight-to-electricity conversion device
- photodiodeLight-to-current semiconductor
- phototransistorLight-sensitive amplifying component
- electrochromicChanges hue via electricity
Changes shade with light
- photoreactiveActivated by light
- photoresistLight-sensitive polymer coating
- photodegradableBroken down by light
- hydrogelWater-swollen polymer structure
Healing through light exposure
- photoactivatedTriggered by light
- light-sensitiveResponsive to radiant energy
- photobiomodulationTherapeutic cellular light exposure
- drug-deliveryAdministering medicine to body
photocatalysis
Light-activated reaction acceleration
- photoinducedCaused by light absorption
- photochemicalCaused by light radiation
- wavelengthSpatial repetition interval
ultraviolet · infrared · fluorescence · luminescence · photoreduction · absorption · chromophore
phototropism
Growth response to illumination
- chlorophyllLight-harvesting plant pigment
- stomataMicroscopic plant pores
- auxinsPlant growth hormones
heliotropism · circadian · diurnal · photoreceptor · chromophore · photosensitivity · pigments · leaves · stems · flora
photovoltaic
Light-to-electricity converting
- photodetectorLight-to-electricity conversion device
- photodiodeLight-to-current semiconductor
- phototransistorLight-sensitive amplifying component
photochromic
Changes shade with light
- photoreactiveActivated by light
- photoresistLight-sensitive polymer coating
- photodegradableBroken down by light
phototherapy
Healing through light exposure
- photoactivatedTriggered by light
- light-sensitiveResponsive to radiant energy
- photobiomodulationTherapeutic cellular light exposure
photoresponsivestatic
Without motion or change
unreactive · inert · passive · unchanging
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