Optical Sensing Properties of New Innovative Materials: Interaction of Photoactive Copolymers with Fluorescent Nanoparticles to Create Light-Sensitive Hydrogel Films
Oscar G. Marambio, Tomás Valdés, Héctor Díaz, Rudy Martin-Trasancos, Julio Sánchez, Guadalupe del C. Pizarro
TL;DR
This paper explores new light-sensitive hydrogel films made from photoactive polymers and fluorescent nanoparticles for potential biological applications.
Contribution
The study introduces a novel one-step method to create porous-patterned hydrogel films using photoactive copolymers and quantum dots.
Findings
The films exhibit photoactive surfaces with blue and violet fluorescence under UV light.
SEM images show a porous structure due to synergistic interactions between components.
The films' properties are reversible due to molecular-level photoinduced transformations.
Abstract
This work investigates the use of two photoactive polymers, functionalized with quantum dots (QDs) (ZnS and CdTe/ZnS), to develop optical sensing hydrogel films through their interactions. It examines their responses to light stimulation for potential biological applications. The optical and morphological properties of the films were studied, revealing photoactive surfaces. The photoactive copolymers were synthesized based on poly(maleic anhydride-alt-2-methyl-2-butene), P(MAn-alt-2MB), and poly(maleic anhydride-alt-1-octadecene), P(MAn-alt-OD), by attaching the photochromic agent, 1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3,3-dimethylindoline-6-nitrobenzo pyran (SP). Subsequently, QD nanoparticles (ZnS or CdTe/ZnS NPs) were incorporated into the polymer solutions in the presence of a crosslinker agent, and were then spin-coated onto glass substrates under suitable conditions to produce porous-patterned…
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TopicsHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications · Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry · Polydiacetylene-based materials and applications