Highly Sensitive Mechanochromic Photonic Hydrogels with Fast Reversibility and Mechanical Stability

We present a fast and efficient strategy for the preparation of photonic hydrogels for compression and organic solvent sensing by the self-assembly of monodisperse carbon-encapsulated Fe3O4 nanoparticles (NPs). The hydrogel film was composed of acrylamide (AM) and cross-linker N,N′-methylenebis­(acr...

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Published in:Langmuir 2015-08, Vol.31 (31), p.8732-8737
Main Authors: Jia, Xiaolu, Wang, Jianying, Wang, Ke, Zhu, Jintao
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Language:English
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Summary:We present a fast and efficient strategy for the preparation of photonic hydrogels for compression and organic solvent sensing by the self-assembly of monodisperse carbon-encapsulated Fe3O4 nanoparticles (NPs). The hydrogel film was composed of acrylamide (AM) and cross-linker N,N′-methylenebis­(acrylamide) (BIS), and the formed 1D NPs chain structure can be fixed within the hydrogels under a magnetic field by in situ photopolymerization. The resulting photonic hydrogels display vivid structural color which can be tuned by pressing and organic solvent treatment. The 0.2 kPa compression applied to the photonic hydrogels can be detected by the 37 nm blue shift of a reflection peak. Importantly, the photonic hydrogels can recover to their original state (
ISSN:0743-7463
1520-5827
DOI:10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b02134