Smart photopharmacological agents: LaVO4:Eu3+@Vinyl Phosphonate combining luminescence imaging and photoswitchable butyrylcholinesterase inhibition

The combination of photoswitchability and bioactivity in one compound provides interesting opportunities for photopharmacology. Here, we report a hybrid compound that in addition allows for its visual localization. It is the first demonstration of its kind and it even shows high photoswitchability. The multifunctional nanomaterial hybrid, which we present, is composed of luminescent LaVO