@article {49655,
	title = {Simultaneously mechanically flexible, photobending, and acidochromic cyanostilbene molecular crystals},
	journal = {Crystal Growth \& Design},
	volume = {25},
	year = {2024},
	month = {DEC},
	pages = {309-318},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {<p>
	Molecular crystals that respond to multiple stimuli are gaining significant attention for their potential in smart materials like actuators and sensors. However, imparting multiple stimuli-responsive properties to a single crystal remains a major challenge. Herein, we report two cyanostilbene derivative-based crystals 1 and 2, with various responses to stimuli such as mechanical stress, light, acid vapors, etc. Both crystals 1 and 2 demonstrated mechanical flexibility and reversible acidochromism. Additionally, crystal 1 also exhibited light-induced photobending, which is ascribed to Z to E photoisomerization. Detailed structure-property correlation was established to unravel distinct mechanical responses. The development of these multitasking crystals may find applications in multitasking actuators, anticounterfeiting materials, and more.</p>
},
	issn = {1528-7483},
	doi = {10.1021/acs.cgd.4c01341},
	author = {Parthasarathy, Thiyagaraj and Mishra, Manish Kumar and Bhattacharya, Biswajit and Emmerling, Franziska and Ghosh, Soumyajit}
}
@article {49297,
	title = {Structural basis for a two-dimensional flexible pharmaceutical solvate crystal: indomethacin methanol},
	journal = {CrystEngComm},
	volume = {26},
	year = {2024},
	month = {OCT},
	pages = {5694-5698},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {<p>
	We report the first two-dimensionally (2D) elastically bendable and twistable pharmaceutical-solvate crystal, indomethacin methanol. Its flexibility is due to interlocked packing and a structural buffer acting like isotropic interactions. For the first time, we utilized Raman spectroscopy on the two elastic faces of a bent crystal region, revealing the inhomogeneous molecular distribution in the crystal structure during bending and validating the mechanistic model of the 2D elastic crystal. We present the first 2D elastic pharmaceutical-solvate crystal and utilized Raman spectroscopy to reveal inhomogeneous lattice distribution during bending.</p>
},
	doi = {10.1039/d4ce00920g},
	author = {Bhowmik, Aritra and Bamane, Sanjivani and Mishra, Manish Kumar}
}
