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A composite hydrogels-based photonic crystal multi-sensor
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A composite hydrogels-based photonic crystal multi-sensor

Cheng Chen, Zhigang Zhu, Xiangrong Zhu, Wei Yu, Mingju Liu, Qiaoqiao Ge and Wei-Heng Shih
Materials Research Express, v 2(4), p46201
16 Apr 2015

Abstract

hydrogel interpenetrating network photonic crystal sensor
A facile route to prepare stimuli-sensitive poly(vinyl alcohol) poly(acrylic acid) (PVA PAA) gelated crystalline colloidal array photonic crystal material was developed. PVA was physically gelated by utilizing an ethanol-assisted method, the resulting hydrogel crystal composite film was then functionalized with PAA to form an interpenetrating hydrogel film. This sensor film is able to efficiently diffract the visible light and rapidly respond to various environmental stimuli such as solvent, pH and strain, and the accompanying structural color shift can be repeatedly changed and easily distinguished by naked eye.

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