Reversible Sensing Technologies Using Upcycled TPEE: Crafting pH and Light Responsive Materials towards Sustainable Monitoring
Multiresponsive materials with reversible and durable characteristics are indispensable because of their promising applications in environmental change detections. To fabricate multiresponsive materials in mass production, however, complex reactions and impractical situations are often involved. Her...
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Published in | Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) Vol. 20; no. 28; pp. e2400491 - n/a |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Germany
Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
01.07.2024
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Summary: | Multiresponsive materials with reversible and durable characteristics are indispensable because of their promising applications in environmental change detections. To fabricate multiresponsive materials in mass production, however, complex reactions and impractical situations are often involved. Herein, a dual responsive (light and pH) spiropyran‐based smart sensor fabricated by a simple layer‐by‐layer (LbL) assembly process from upcycled thermoplastic polyester elastomer (TPEE) materials derived from recycled polyethylene terephthalate (r‐PET) is proposed. Positively charged chitosan solutions and negatively charged merocyanine‐COOH (MC‐COOH) solutions are employed in the LbL assembly technique, forming the chitosan‐spiropyran deposited TPEE (TPEE‐CH‐SP) film. Upon UV irradiation, the spiropyran‐COOH (SP‐COOH) molecules on the TPEE‐CH‐SP film undergo the ring‐opening isomerization, along with an apparent color change from colorless to purple, to transform into the MC‐COOH molecules. By further exposing the TPEE‐CH‐MC film to hydrogen chloride (HCl) and nitric acid (HNO3) vapors, the MC‐COOH molecules can be transformed into protonated merocyanine‐COOH (MCH‐COOH) with the simultaneous color change from purple to yellow.
A dual responsive (light and pH) spiropyran‐based smart sensor is fabricated by a simple layer‐by‐layer (LbL) assembly process from upcycled thermoplastic polyester elastomer (TPEE) materials derived from recycled polyethylene terephthalate (r‐PET). Positively charged chitosan solutions and negatively charged merocyanine‐COOH (MC‐COOH) solutions are employed in the LbL assembly technique, forming the chitosan‐spiropyran deposited TPEE (TPEE‐CH‐SP) film. |
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ISSN: | 1613-6810 1613-6829 1613-6829 |
DOI: | 10.1002/smll.202400491 |