The use of Pt(IV) complexes has been largely limited to chemotherapy. Here, the authors reveal that Pt(IV) complexes photolyze under 365 nm light and generate reactive species, and show that Pt(IV) complexes can act as photoinitiators for fabricating multifunctional hydrogels, and as photocrosslinkers for protein labeling and direct gelatin hydrogelation.
- Jiaqian Xu
- Qiyuan Zhou
- Guangyu Zhu
