A smart pH-switchable luminescent hydrogel

Here we report a novel example of a luminescent hydrogel, which is formed from silent individual molecules simply by altering the pH of the system. Formation of the emissive nanostructure is fully and repeatedly reversible. This hydrogel, with switchable luminescence, can potentially be used as a na...

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Published inChemical communications (Cambridge, England) Vol. 51; no. 20; pp. 4168 - 4171
Main Authors Zhang, Chunqiu, Li, Yiwei, Xue, Xiangdong, Chu, Pengfei, Liu, Chang, Yang, Keni, Jiang, Yonggang, Chen, Wei-Qiang, Zou, Guozhang, Liang, Xing-Jie
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 11.03.2015
Subjects
chemical compounds
chemical reactions
Emissivity
Ethylenes - chemistry
Formations
Hydrogels
Hydrogels - chemistry
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Luminescence
nanomaterials
Nanostructure
Nanostructures - chemistry
Peptides - chemistry
Sensors
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Summary:Here we report a novel example of a luminescent hydrogel, which is formed from silent individual molecules simply by altering the pH of the system. Formation of the emissive nanostructure is fully and repeatedly reversible. This hydrogel, with switchable luminescence, can potentially be used as a nano pH sensor.
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ISSN:1359-7345
1364-548X
1364-548X
DOI:10.1039/C4CC09861G