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Wei J, Yi Z, Yang L, Zhang L, Yang J, Qin M, Cao S. Photonic crystal gas sensors based on metal-organic frameworks and polymers. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2024; 16:4901-4916. [PMID: 38979999 DOI: 10.1039/d4ay00764f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/10/2024]
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A photonic crystal (PC) is an optical microstructure with an adjustable dielectric constant. The PC sensor was deemed a powerful tool for gas molecule detection due to its excellent sensitivity, stability, online use and tailorable optical performance. The detection signals are generated by monitoring the changes of the photonic band gap when the sensing behavior occurs. Recently, many efforts have been devoted to improving the PC sensor's detection performance and reducing technical costs by selecting and refining functional materials. In this case, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with a large specific surface, tunable structural properties and polymers with unique swelling properties have attracted increasingly attention. In this review, a systematic review of PC gas sensors based on MOFs and polymers was carried out for the first time. Firstly, the optical properties and gas sensing mechanism of PCs were briefly summarized. Secondly, a detailed discussion of the structural properties and rapid preparation methods of distributed Bragg reflectors (DBRs), opals and inverse opals (IOPCs) was presented. Thirdly, the recent advances in MOF, polymer and MOF/polymer-based PC sensors over the past few years were summarized. It should be noted that the sensitivity and selectivity enhancement strategy by appropriate material species selection, organic ligand functionalization, metal-ion doping, diverse functional material arrays, and multi-component compounding were analyzed in detail. Finally, prospects on PC gas sensors are given in terms of preparation methods, material functionalization and future applications.
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- Jianan Wei
- State Key Laboratory of NBC Protection for Civilian, Beijing, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of NBC Protection for Civilian, Beijing, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of NBC Protection for Civilian, Beijing, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of NBC Protection for Civilian, Beijing, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of NBC Protection for Civilian, Beijing, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of NBC Protection for Civilian, Beijing, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of NBC Protection for Civilian, Beijing, China.
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Ni Y, Jiang D, An X, Wang W, Xu F, Liu HW, Chen Z. Low-triggering-potential electrochemiluminescence based on mental-organic frameworks encapsulation of ruthenium for synthetic cathinone detection by coupling photonic crystal light-scattering signal amplification of covalent-organic frameworks. Anal Chim Acta 2024; 1312:342763. [PMID: 38834278 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2024.342763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2024] [Revised: 05/07/2024] [Accepted: 05/20/2024] [Indexed: 06/06/2024]
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Developing effective electrochemiluminescence (ECL) platforms is always an essential concern in highly sensitive bioanalysis. In this work, a low-triggering-potential ECL sensor was designed for detecting synthetic cathinone 3,4-methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV) based on a dual-signal amplification strategy. Initially, a probe was created by integrating Ruthenium into the hollow porphyrin-based MOF (PCN-222) structure to decrease the excitation potential and enhance ECL performance without external co-reaction accelerators. Additionally, for the first time, photonic crystals (PCs) assembled from covalent organic frameworks (COFs) were employed to amplify the ECL signal, thereby increasing the photon flux and the loading capacity of the ECL emitter to enhance sensitivity of the sensor. In the presence of the target MDPV, the aptamer labeled with Ferrocene (Fc) experienced conformational changes, causing Fc to approach the luminophore and resulting in ECL quenching. This effect was attributed to aptamer's conformational changes induced by the target, directly correlating with the target concentration. The constructed sensor showed good linearity with the target MDPV concentration, covering a dynamic range from 1.0 × 10-14 to 1.0 × 10-6 g/L and achieved an ultra-low detection limit of 4.79 × 10-15 g/L. This work employed dual amplification strategies to enhance ECL signals effectively, providing a novel method for developing highly responsive and bioactive sensors.
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- Yuan Ni
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China; Analysis and Testing Center, NERC Biomass of Changzhou University, Jiangsu, 213032, China
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- Institute of Forensic Science, Public Security Bureau of Jiangyin, Wuxi, 214431, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Materials Surface Science and Technology, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, 213164, China; Department of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Changzhou Second People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, 213164, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Materials Surface Science and Technology, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, 213164, China.
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Sandu I, Antohe I, Fleaca CT, Dumitrache F, Urzica I, Dumitru M. Shaping in the Third Direction: Colloidal Photonic Crystals with Quadratic Surfaces Self-Assembled by Hanging-Drop Method. Polymers (Basel) 2024; 16:1931. [PMID: 39000786 PMCID: PMC11243822 DOI: 10.3390/polym16131931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2024] [Revised: 07/01/2024] [Accepted: 07/04/2024] [Indexed: 07/17/2024] Open
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High-quality, 3D-shaped, SiO2 colloidal photonic crystals (ellipsoids, hyperboloids, and others) were fabricated by self-assembly. They possess a quadratic surface and are wide-angle-independent, direction-dependent, diffractive reflection crystals. Their size varies between 1 and 5 mm and can be achieved as mechanical-resistant, free-standing, thick (hundreds of ordered layers) objects. High-quality, 3D-shaped, polystyrene inverse-opal photonic superstructures (highly similar to diatom frustules) were synthesized by using an inside infiltration method as wide-angle-independent, reflective diffraction objects. They possess multiple reflection bands given by their special architecture (a torus on the top of an ellipsoid) and by their different sized holes (384 nm and 264 nm). Our hanging-drop self-assembly approach uses setups which deform the shape of an ordinary spherical drop; thus, the colloidal self-assembly takes place on a non-axisymmetric liquid/air interface. The deformed drop surface is a kind of topological interface which changes its shape in time, remaining as a quality template for the self-assembly process. Three-dimensional-shaped colloidal photonic crystals might be used as devices for future spectrophotometers, aspheric or freeform diffracting mirrors, or metasurfaces for experiments regarding space-time curvature analogy.
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- Ion Sandu
- Lasers Department, National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, 409 Atomistilor Street, 077125 Magurele, Romania; (I.S.); (I.A.); (C.T.F.); (F.D.); (I.U.)
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- Lasers Department, National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, 409 Atomistilor Street, 077125 Magurele, Romania; (I.S.); (I.A.); (C.T.F.); (F.D.); (I.U.)
- Romanian Academy of Scientists (AOSR), 54 Splaiul Independentei, 050094 Bucharest, Romania
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- Lasers Department, National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, 409 Atomistilor Street, 077125 Magurele, Romania; (I.S.); (I.A.); (C.T.F.); (F.D.); (I.U.)
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- Lasers Department, National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, 409 Atomistilor Street, 077125 Magurele, Romania; (I.S.); (I.A.); (C.T.F.); (F.D.); (I.U.)
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- Lasers Department, National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, 409 Atomistilor Street, 077125 Magurele, Romania; (I.S.); (I.A.); (C.T.F.); (F.D.); (I.U.)
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- Lasers Department, National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, 409 Atomistilor Street, 077125 Magurele, Romania; (I.S.); (I.A.); (C.T.F.); (F.D.); (I.U.)
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Wang H, Cheng Y, Zhu J, Zhang L. Photon Management Enabled by Opal and Inverse Opal Photonic Crystals: from Photocatalysis to Photoluminescence Regulation. Chempluschem 2024; 89:e202400002. [PMID: 38527947 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202400002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2024] [Revised: 03/24/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
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Light is a promising renewable energy source and can be converted into heat, electricity, and chemical energy. However, the efficiency of light-energy conversion is largely hindered by limited light-absorption coefficients and the low quantum yield of current-generation materials. Photonic crystals (PCs) can adjust the propagation and distribution of photons because of their unique periodic structures, which offers a compelling platform for photon management. The periodicity of materials with an alternating refractive index can be used to manipulate the dispersion of photons to generate the photonic bandgap (PBG), in which light is reflected. The slow photon effect, i. e., photon propagation at a reduced group velocity near the edges of the PBG, is widely regarded as another valuable optical property for manipulating light. Furthermore, multiple light scattering can increase the optical path, which is a vital optical property for PCs. Recently, the light reflected by PBG, the slow photon effect, and multiple light scattering have been exploited to improve light utilization efficiency in photoelectrochemistry, materials chemistry, and biomedicine to enhance light-energy conversion efficiency. In this review, the fabrication of opal or inverse opal PCs and the theory for improving the light utilization efficiency of photocatalysis, solar cells, and photoluminescence regulation are discussed. We envision photon management of opal or inverse opal PCs may provide a promising avenue for light-assisted applications to improve light-energy-conversion efficiency.
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- Hui Wang
- Key Lab of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion &, Storage of Ministry of Education (HUST), School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Key Lab of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion &, Storage of Ministry of Education (HUST), School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Key Lab of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion &, Storage of Ministry of Education (HUST), School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Key Lab of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion &, Storage of Ministry of Education (HUST), School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, 430074, China
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Li X, Yin Z, She Z, Wang Y, Khabibulla P, Kayumov J, Liu G, Zhou L, Zhu G. Structural Colored Fabric Based on Monodisperse Cu 2O Microspheres. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 17:3238. [PMID: 38998321 PMCID: PMC11243497 DOI: 10.3390/ma17133238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2024] [Revised: 06/24/2024] [Accepted: 06/27/2024] [Indexed: 07/14/2024]
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Structural-colored fabrics have been attracting much attention due to their eco-friendliness, dyelessness, and anti-fading properties. Monodisperse microspheres of metal, metal oxide, and semiconductors are promising materials for creating photonic crystals and structural colors owing to their high refractive indices. Herein, Cu2O microspheres were prepared by a two-step reduction method at room temperature; the size of Cu2O microspheres was controlled by changing the molar ratio of citrate to Cu2+; and the size of Cu2O microspheres was tuned from 275 nm to 190 nm. The Cu2O microsphere dispersions were prepared with the monodispersity of Cu2O microspheres. Furthermore, the effect of the concentration of Cu2O microsphere and poly(butyl acrylate) on the structural color was also evaluated. Finally, the stability of the structural color against friction and bending was also tested. The results demonstrated that the different structural colors of fabrics were achieved by adjusting the size of the Cu2O microsphere, and the color fastness of the structural color was improved by using poly(butyl acrylate) as the adhesive.
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- Xiaowen Li
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China; (X.L.); (Z.S.); (G.L.); (L.Z.)
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- College of Textile Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China; (Z.Y.); (Y.W.)
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China; (X.L.); (Z.S.); (G.L.); (L.Z.)
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- College of Textile Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China; (Z.Y.); (Y.W.)
- Zhejiang-Czech Joint Laboratory of Advanced Fiber Materials, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Department of Technology of Textile Industry Products, Namangan Institute of Engineering and Technology, 7, Kasansay Street, Namangan 160115, Uzbekistan;
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Samarkand State Architecture and Construction University, Samarkand 140143, Uzbekistan;
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China; (X.L.); (Z.S.); (G.L.); (L.Z.)
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China; (X.L.); (Z.S.); (G.L.); (L.Z.)
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- College of Textile Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China; (Z.Y.); (Y.W.)
- Zhejiang-Czech Joint Laboratory of Advanced Fiber Materials, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Innovation Center of Advanced Textile Technology, Shaoxing 312000, China
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Shi G, Si L, Cai J, Jiang H, Liu Y, Luo W, Ma H, Guan J. Photonic Nanochains for Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Physiological Environment. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 14:964. [PMID: 38869588 PMCID: PMC11174108 DOI: 10.3390/nano14110964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2024] [Revised: 05/22/2024] [Accepted: 05/28/2024] [Indexed: 06/14/2024]
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Diabetes is a common disease that seriously endangers human health. Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) is important for the prevention and treatment of diabetes. Glucose-sensing photonic nanochains (PNCs) have the advantages of naked-eye colorimetric readouts, short response time and noninvasive detection of diabetes, showing immense potential in CGM systems. However, the developed PNCs cannot disperse in physiological environment at the pH of 7.4 because of their poor hydrophilicity. In this study, we report a new kind of PNCs that can continuously and reversibly detect the concentration of glucose (Cg) in physiological environment at the pH of 7.4. Polyacrylic acid (PAA) added to the preparation of PNCs forms hydrogen bonds with polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) in Fe3O4@PVP colloidal nanoparticles and the hydrophilic monomer N-2-hydroxyethyl acrylamide (HEAAm), which increases the content of PHEAAm in the polymer shell of prepared PNCs. Moreover, 4-(2-acrylamidoethylcarbamoyl)-3-fluorophenylboronic acid (AFPBA), with a relatively low pKa value, is used as the glucose-sensing monomer to further improve the hydrophilicity and glucose-sensing performances of PNCs. The obtained Fe3O4@(PVP-PAA)@poly(AFPBA-co-HEAAm) PNCs disperse in artificial serum and change color from yellow-green to red when Cg increases from 3.9 mM to 11.4 mM, showing application potential for straightforward CGM.
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- Gongpu Shi
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, International School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China; (G.S.); (L.S.); (H.J.); (Y.L.); (J.G.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, International School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China; (G.S.); (L.S.); (H.J.); (Y.L.); (J.G.)
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China;
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, International School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China; (G.S.); (L.S.); (H.J.); (Y.L.); (J.G.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, International School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China; (G.S.); (L.S.); (H.J.); (Y.L.); (J.G.)
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China;
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Science, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, International School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China; (G.S.); (L.S.); (H.J.); (Y.L.); (J.G.)
- Wuhan Institute of Photochemistry and Technology, 7 North Bingang Road, Wuhan 430083, China
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Pylarinou M, Sakellis E, Tsipas P, Gardelis S, Psycharis V, Dimoulas A, Stergiopoulos T, Likodimos V. Light concentration and electron transfer in plasmonic-photonic Ag,Au modified Mo-BiVO 4 inverse opal photoelectrocatalysts. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:10366-10376. [PMID: 38739078 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr06407g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2024]
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Plasmonic photocatalysis based on metal-semiconductor heterojunctions is considered a key strategy to evade the inherent limitations of poor light harvesting and charge separation of semiconductor photocatalysts. It can be profitably combined with three-dimensional photonic crystals (PCs) that offer an ideal scaffold for loading plasmonic nanoparticles and a unique architecture to intensify photon capture. In this work, Mo-doped BiVO4 inverse opals were applied as visible light-responsive photonic hosts of Ag and/or Au plasmonic nanoparticles in order to exploit the synergy of plasmonic and photonic amplification effects with interfacial charge transfer for the photoelectrocatalytic degradation of recalcitrant pharmaceutical contaminants under visible light. Photoelectrochemical evaluation indicated a major contribution from hot spot-assisted local field enhancement, most pronounced for Ag/Mo-BiVO4 PCs due to the spectral overlap of the localized surface plasmon resonance with the electronic absorption and blue-edge slow photon region of Mo-BiVO4 PCs, in contrast to weak plasmonic sensitization effects for the Au-modified PCs. The diverse band alignment at the metal-semiconductor interfaces resulted in the enhanced photoelectrocatalytic degradation of tetracycline broad spectrum antibiotic by Ag/Mo-BiVO4 and the refractory ibuprofen drug by (Ag,Au)/Mo-BiVO4, attributed to the enhanced charge separation by electron transfer toward Ag nanoparticles. Combination of visible light activated semiconductor PCs and plasmonic nanoparticles with suitable band alignment and photonic band gap may provide a versatile approach for the rational design of efficient plasmonic-photonic photoeletrocatalysts.
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- Martha Pylarinou
- Section of Condensed Matter Physics, Department of Physics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, University Campus, 15784, Greece.
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- Section of Condensed Matter Physics, Department of Physics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, University Campus, 15784, Greece.
- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, National Center for Scientific Research "Demokritos", 15341 Agia Paraskevi, Athens, Greece
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, National Center for Scientific Research "Demokritos", 15341 Agia Paraskevi, Athens, Greece
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- Section of Condensed Matter Physics, Department of Physics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, University Campus, 15784, Greece.
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, National Center for Scientific Research "Demokritos", 15341 Agia Paraskevi, Athens, Greece
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, National Center for Scientific Research "Demokritos", 15341 Agia Paraskevi, Athens, Greece
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, National Center for Scientific Research "Demokritos", 15341 Agia Paraskevi, Athens, Greece
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- Section of Condensed Matter Physics, Department of Physics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, University Campus, 15784, Greece.
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Zhou M, Hu Y, Qi C, Yang D, Huang S. Metal-organic framework photonic crystals with bidisperse particles-based brilliant structural colors and high optical transparency for elaborate anti-counterfeiting. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 662:774-785. [PMID: 38377696 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.02.086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2024] [Revised: 01/27/2024] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024]
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Photonic crystals (PCs) have attracted great interest and wide applications in displays, printing, anti-counterfeiting, etc. However, two main challenges significantly hinder their applications: 1) the tradeoff between high optical transparency across the whole visible range and brilliant colors requiring a large refractive index contrast (Δn), and 2) the way of regulating structural colors by altering tens of different sizes. To address these issues, a new type of metal-organic framework (MOF)-based transparent photonic crystal (TPC) has been fabricated through self-assembling MOF particles into three-dimensional ordered structures which were then infiltrated by polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS). Compared to conventional PCs, these TPCs exhibit 1) both brilliant forward iridescent structural colors and high transmittance (>75 %) across the whole visible spectra range, and 2) conveniently adjustable colors based on bidisperse particles. The unique color-generating mechanism of the light diffraction by each plane lattice and the small Δn between MOF particles and PDMS are the keys to TPCs' characteristics. Moreover, the prepared invisible anti-counterfeit labels can reversibly hide-reveal patterns with elaborate and exchangeable color contrast in a non-destructive way, showing potential applications in anti-counterfeiting, information encryption, and optical devices.
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- Mingjian Zhou
- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Alternative Technologies for Fine Chemicals Process, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing 312000, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Alternative Technologies for Fine Chemicals Process, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing 312000, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Alternative Technologies for Fine Chemicals Process, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing 312000, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Alternative Technologies for Fine Chemicals Process, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing 312000, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China.
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Tzadka S, Ureña Martin C, Toledo E, Yassin AAK, Pandey A, Le Saux G, Porgador A, Schvartzman M. A Novel Approach for Colloidal Lithography: From Dry Particle Assembly to High-Throughput Nanofabrication. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:17846-17856. [PMID: 38549366 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c18554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
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We introduce a novel approach for colloidal lithography based on the dry particle assembly into a dense monolayer on an elastomer, followed by mechanical transfer to a substrate of any material and curvature. This method can be implemented either manually or automatically and it produces large area patterns with the quality obtained by the state-of-the-art colloidal lithography at a very high throughput. We first demonstrated the fabrication of nanopatterns with a periodicity ranging between 200 nm and 2 μm. We then demonstrated two nanotechnological applications of this approach. The first one is antireflective structures, fabricated on silicon and sapphire, with different geometries including arrays of bumps and holes and adjusted for different spectral ranges. The second one is smart 3D nanostructures for mechanostimulation of T cells that are used for their effective proliferation, with potential application in cancer immunotherapy. This new approach unleashes the potential of bottom-up nanofabrication and paves the way for nanoscale devices and systems in numerous applications.
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- Sivan Tzadka
- Department of Materials Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel
- Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel
- Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel
- Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel
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- The Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Genetics Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel
- Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel
- Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel
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- The Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Genetics Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel
- Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel
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Zhang X, Lyu Q, Chen X, Li M, Zhang L, Zhu J. Colloidal Photonic Composites with a Long-Range Order by Hot-Pressing Polymer Brush-Grafted Silica Colloids. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024. [PMID: 38477047 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c00184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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Colloidal photonic composites (CPCs) are unique optical materials that combine flexible and responsive polymers with colloidal photonic crystals, and they have promising applications in colorful displays, optical anticounterfeiting, and visual sensors. However, conventional self-assembly strategies for constructing CPCs via solvent evaporation have faced limitations due to the meticulous regulation required during the evaporation process and typically long preparation durations. Here, we present an external force method to achieve a long-range ordered arrangement in CPCs by hot-pressing poly(2-[[(butylamino)carbonyl]oxy]ethyl acrylate (PBCOE)) brush-grafted silica colloidal particles (SiO2-g-PBCOE). We show that the hot-pressing conditions (i.e., temperature and pressure) and the silica volume fraction (φsilica) of the SiO2-g-PBCOE colloidal particles play crucial roles in determining their ordering and optical properties. By optimization of the hot-pressing temperature up to 100 °C and pressure of 5 MPa, a long-range ordered arrangement of SiO2-g-PBCOE colloidal particles with a φsilica of 20.3% can be achieved. For the effect of structural features, our findings reveal that SiO2-g-PBCOE colloidal particles featuring a higher φsilica are more prone to obtain a long-range ordered arrangement compared to a lower φsilica under hot-pressing conditions at relatively low temperature and pressure (50 °C and 5 MPa), which is mainly attributed to the chain entanglement and hydrogen bonding interactions induced by grafted longer polymer brushes, leading to additional energy inputs and weakening the ordering. Significantly, the critical φsilica (φc) of SiO2-g-PBCOE colloidal particles is discerned, strongly influencing the optical properties of the hot-pressed films. Specifically, a hot-pressed SiO2-g-PBCOE film with a critical φsilica of 29.3% displays enhanced optical properties characterized by intensified reflection peaks, narrowed full width at half-maximum (FWHM), and brilliant structural colors. Notably, in this work, we reveal the mechanism of hot-pressing-driven core-shell colloidal particle ordering and the key factors affecting the ordering of colloidal particles, i.e., chain entanglement and hydrogen-bonding interactions, which play a crucial role in obtaining CPCs with controllable structures. Moreover, angle-dependent structural color is observed in the hot-pressed SiO2-g-PBCOE film with a φsilica content of 29.3% due to the unique attributes of the highly ordered arrangement, while the films exhibit mechanochromic properties due to chain entanglement and hydrogen bonding interactions. This work provides valuable insights into the rapid construction of highly ordered CPCs and establishes a solid foundation for external force-assisted ordering of colloidal particles.
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- Xiujuan Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology and Key Lab of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion & Storage of Ministry of Education (HUST), School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology and Key Lab of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion & Storage of Ministry of Education (HUST), School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology and Key Lab of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion & Storage of Ministry of Education (HUST), School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology and Key Lab of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion & Storage of Ministry of Education (HUST), School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology and Key Lab of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion & Storage of Ministry of Education (HUST), School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology and Key Lab of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion & Storage of Ministry of Education (HUST), School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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Siegwardt L, Glößner V, Boehm A, Schneider M, Gallei M. Poly(4-vinylpyridine) and Poly(methacrylic acid) Particle Architectures for pH-Responsive and Mechanochromic Opal Films. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:10722-10735. [PMID: 38350063 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c17974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2024]
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While stimuli-responsive structural colors are commonly found in nature, mimicking these in artificial materials is challenging. Dynamically switchable and tunable coloration, however, is in high demand in widespread fields of applications, including advanced display and monitoring technologies, smart sensing, and anticounterfeiting. This work reports a scalable protocol for the synthesis of tailor-made core-shell particles and subsequent processing to opal films with iridescent, pH-responsive, and mechanochromic structural color. Novel monodisperse core-shell architectures based on hard polystyrene core particles are synthesized via stepwise emulsion polymerization in a starved-feed mode. The incorporation of 4-vinylpyridine and methacrylic acid as functional comonomers in the soft particle shell facilitates pH-responsive swelling and deswelling. Mechanically stable and well-ordered colloidal crystal films are obtained by the self-assembly of the particles during processing with the powerful melt-shear organization technique. Thereby obtained opal films show Bragg-scattering at the colloidal crystalline structure and exhibit brilliant green-turquoise to blue-violet reflection colors, dependent on the angle of view and illumination. Upon changes in the pH value or mechanical deformation, the reflected wavelength shifts by more than 100 nm, leading to intriguing changes in the visible structural color. Excellent reversibility is achieved by the subsequent application of a convenient UV cross-linking strategy, corroborating the high application potential of these advanced functional materials.
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- Lukas Siegwardt
- Polymer Chemistry, Saarland University, Saarbrücken 66123, Germany
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- Polymer Chemistry, Saarland University, Saarbrücken 66123, Germany
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- Polymer Chemistry, Saarland University, Saarbrücken 66123, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacy, Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Saarland University, Saarbrücken 66123, Germany
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- Polymer Chemistry, Saarland University, Saarbrücken 66123, Germany
- Saarene, Saarland Center for Energy Materials and Sustainability, Saarbrücken 66123, Germany
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Hu Y, Tian Z, Ma D, Qi C, Yang D, Huang S. Smart colloidal photonic crystal sensors. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 324:103089. [PMID: 38306849 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2024.103089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Revised: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 12/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/04/2024]
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Smart colloidal photonic crystals (PCs) with stimuli-responsive periodic micro/nano-structures, photonic bandgaps, and structural colors have shown unique advantages (high sensitivity, visual readout, wireless characteristics, etc.) in sensing by outputting diverse structural colors and reflection signals. In this review, smart PC sensors are summarized according to their fabrications, structures, sensing mechanisms, and applications. The fabrications of colloidal PCs are mainly by self-assembling the well-defined nanoparticles into the periodical structure (supersaturation-, polymerization-, evaporation-, shear-, interaction-, and field-induced self-assembly process). Their structures can be divided into two groups: closely packed and non-closely packed nano-structures. The sensing mechanisms can be explained by Bragg's law, including the change in the effective refractive index, lattice constant, and the order degree. The sensing applications are detailly introduced according to the analytes of the target, including solvents, vapors, humidity, mechanical force, temperature, electrical field, magnetic field, pH, ions/molecules, and so on. Finally, the corresponding challenges and the future potential prospects of artificial smart colloidal PCs in the sensing field are discussed.
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- Yang Hu
- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Alternative Technologies for Fine Chemicals Process, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing 312000, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Alternative Technologies for Fine Chemicals Process, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing 312000, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Alternative Technologies for Fine Chemicals Process, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing 312000, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Alternative Technologies for Fine Chemicals Process, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing 312000, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Alternative Technologies for Fine Chemicals Process, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing 312000, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China..
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Kim M, Kim JB, Kim SH. Hyperreflective photonic crystals created by shearing colloidal dispersions at ultrahigh volume fraction. MICROSYSTEMS & NANOENGINEERING 2024; 10:21. [PMID: 38298552 PMCID: PMC10827709 DOI: 10.1038/s41378-024-00651-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Revised: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 11/26/2023] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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Colloidal crystallization serves as one of the most economic and scalable production methods for photonic crystals. However, insufficient optical performance, nonuniformity and low reproducibility remain challenges for advanced high-value applications. In this study, we optimally formulate a photocurable dispersion of silica particles and apply shear flow to unify the orientation of the colloidal crystals, ensuring high optical performance and uniformity. The silica particles experience strong repulsion at ultrahigh volume fractions of 50% but demonstrate low mobility, leading to polycrystalline structures. Applying shear flow to the dispersions allows the silica particles to rearrange into larger crystalline domains with a unidirectional orientation along the flow. This shear-induced structural change produces absolute reflectivity at the stopband as high as 90% and a high transparency of 90% at off-resonant wavelengths with minimal diffusive scattering. Furthermore, the strong interparticle repulsion ensures a uniform volume fraction of particles throughout the dispersion, reducing deviations in the optical properties. We intricately micropattern the photocurable dispersions using photolithography. Additionally, the photonic films and patterns can be stacked to form multiple layers, displaying mixed structural colors and multiple reflectance peaks without sacrificing reflectivity. These superior photonic materials hold promise for various optical applications, including optical components and anticounterfeiting patches.
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- Minji Kim
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, 34141 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, 34141 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, 34141 Republic of Korea
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Pan M, Shao H, Fan Y, Yang J, Liu J, Deng Z, Liu Z, Chen Z, Zhang J, Yi K, Su Y, Wang D, Deng X, Deng F. Superhydrophobic Surface-Assisted Preparation of Microspheres and Supraparticles and Their Applications. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2024; 16:68. [PMID: 38175452 PMCID: PMC10766899 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-023-01284-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 11/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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Superhydrophobic surface (SHS) has been well developed, as SHS renders the property of minimizing the water/solid contact interface. Water droplets deposited onto SHS with contact angles exceeding 150°, allow them to retain spherical shapes, and the low adhesion of SHS facilitates easy droplet collection when tilting the substrate. These characteristics make SHS suitable for a wide range of applications. One particularly promising application is the fabrication of microsphere and supraparticle materials. SHS offers a distinct advantage as a universal platform capable of providing customized services for a variety of microspheres and supraparticles. In this review, an overview of the strategies for fabricating microspheres and supraparticles with the aid of SHS, including cross-linking process, polymer melting, and droplet template evaporation methods, is first presented. Then, the applications of microspheres and supraparticles formed onto SHS are discussed in detail, for example, fabricating photonic devices with controllable structures and tunable structural colors, acting as catalysts with emerging or synergetic properties, being integrated into the biomedical field to construct the devices with different medicinal purposes, being utilized for inducing protein crystallization and detecting trace amounts of analytes. Finally, the perspective on future developments involved with this research field is given, along with some obstacles and opportunities.
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- Mengyao Pan
- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, People's Republic of China
- Shenzhen Institute for Advanced Study, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Shenzhen, 518110, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, People's Republic of China
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- Pharmaceutical Glass Co. Ltd, Zibo, 256100, People's Republic of China
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- Pharmaceutical Glass Co. Ltd, Zibo, 256100, People's Republic of China
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- Pharmaceutical Glass Co. Ltd, Zibo, 256100, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, People's Republic of China.
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- Shenzhen Institute for Advanced Study, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Shenzhen, 518110, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Nephropathy, School of Medicine, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.
- Department of Nephrology, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital Jinniu Hospital, Chengdu Jinniu District People's Hospital, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.
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Li X, Wang X, Wang Y, Hu M, Liu G, Chai L, Zhou L, Shao J, Li Y. Bionic Structural Coloration of Textiles Using the Synthetically Prepared Liquid Photonic Crystals. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2302550. [PMID: 37726238 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202302550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2023] [Revised: 05/13/2023] [Indexed: 09/21/2023]
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The structural coloration of textiles with bionic photonic crystals (PCs) is expected to become a critical approach to the ecological coloration of textiles. Rapid and large-area preparation of PC structurally colored textiles can be achieved via self-assembly of high mass fractions of liquid photonic crystals (LPCs). However, the rapid and large-scale manufacturing of LPCs remains a challenge. In this work, the pH regulator is added in the process of emulsion polymerization to solve the problem of phase transformation caused by the thermal decomposition of the initiator to produce H+ , directly achieving 40 wt.% PS nanospheres in the dispersion. Then oligomers and small-molecule salts are removed from the system via dialysis, and the pre-crystallized LPC system is efficiently prepared. Adjusting the particle size and the mass fraction of nanospheres is shown to be an efficient way to control the optical properties of LPCs. The rapid and large-area preparation of PC structural color fabric and the patterned PC structural color fabric with an iridescent effect is implemented by using LPCs as the assembly intermediate. By constructing the encapsulation layer on the surface of the PC structural color fabric, the consistency of high structural stability and high color saturation of the PC is realized.
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- Xinyang Li
- Engineering Research Center for Eco-Dyeing and Finishing of Textiles, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- Engineering Research Center for Eco-Dyeing and Finishing of Textiles, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- Engineering Research Center for Eco-Dyeing and Finishing of Textiles, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- Haining Green-Gard Textile Sci-Tech Co., Ltd., Jiaxing, 314408, China
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- Engineering Research Center for Eco-Dyeing and Finishing of Textiles, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- Engineering Research Center for Eco-Dyeing and Finishing of Textiles, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- Engineering Research Center for Eco-Dyeing and Finishing of Textiles, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- Engineering Research Center for Eco-Dyeing and Finishing of Textiles, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- Engineering Research Center for Eco-Dyeing and Finishing of Textiles, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
- School of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215127, China
- National Innovation Center of Advanced Dyeing & Finishing Technology, Taian, 271000, China
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Xu B, Hou M, Xu Q, Su J, Zhang H, Lu X, Ni Z. Non-iridescent Structurally Colored Pigments Based on CB@SiO 2@TiO 2 Core-Bishell Nanospheres with Enhanced Color Stability and Excellent Photocatalytic Activity. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:56138-56149. [PMID: 37983553 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c11219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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In recent years, artificial amorphous photonic structure (APS) materials with high color saturation and angle independence have been competitively reported. However, there is a lack of research into their functionalization and application in practical environments. Here, with practical applications in mind, we prepared APS pigments based on CB@SiO2@TiO2 core-bishell nanospheres and demonstrated high color saturation, enhanced color stability, and excellent photocatalytic activity. SiO2 effectively protected the carbon black particles from ablation during the calcination process. Paints composed of ethanol, ethyl cellulose (EC), and pigments could be spray-coated on any substrate to prepare a structurally colored coating without limitation. The coatings show good mechanical stability and photothermal stability. The color of the structurally colored pigments can be easily changed by adjusting the sizes of the CB@SiO2@TiO2 nanospheres. The photocatalytic activity of the pigments on formaldehyde (HCHO) and methylene blue (MB) solution and reaction kinetics of their degradation were studied by experiment. The results showed that the photocatalytic activity of the pigments increased with the increase of the TiO2 loading, and the degradation rate of HCHO reached 96.7% for 3 h and that of MB reached 97.9% for 60 min when the TiO2 shell thickness was 40 nm. The structurally colored pigments based on CB@SiO2@TiO2 nanospheres effectively solve the environmental problems caused by the application of pigments and have a promising future in the fields of color decoration, display, and painting.
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- Bin Xu
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power Transmission and Control, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- College of Engineering, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, Linan 311300, China
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Li F, Song B, Luo R, Zhou Y, Xiong R, Zhang X, Xu W. Hierarchical Assembly of Patternable Chiroptical Biotextiles with Extreme Environment Stability. ACS NANO 2023; 17:22591-22600. [PMID: 37929926 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c06463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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Flexible photonic textiles constructed by sustainable cholesteric organization are very promising to achieve a combination of chiroptical structural colors, mechanical robustness, sustainability, and environment stability. However, the efficient assembly of well-ordered cholesteric nanoarchitectures on flexible textiles in a scalable and patternable manner remains a grand challenge. In this study, we develop an efficient and scalable approach to construct large area chiroptical biotextiles using renewable and bioenabled cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) as building blocks. This hierarchical assembly enables cholesteric photonic CNCs "cast" in situ, in a seamlessly tessellated design, onto topography-tailored textiles to form a strong interlocked multilayered structure. The resulting hierarchical architecture not only comprises strong photonic-photonic coupling to synergistically enhance the chiroptical properties with tunable wavelengths but also leads to impressive mechanical and optical stability against external mechanical forces and extreme environments. More importantly, through regulating the localized photonic band of the preformed chiroptical textiles by small molecules (e.g., water and glucose), customized colored patterns can be easily generated in large scale that are highly responsive to multistimuli, including chiral polarized light, view angle, and solvent. This chiroptical biotextile is a promising next-generation biomimetic photonic material for defense, aviation, and marine and aerospace special applications.
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- Fangling Li
- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute at Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute at Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, China
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Zhou M, Chen S, Wei B, Yang D, Ma D, Huang S. Hollow mesoporous cubic silica self-assembling into photonic crystals with rhombohedral lattices and vivid structural colors for anti-counterfeiting. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 650:313-321. [PMID: 37413865 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.06.202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2023] [Revised: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023]
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Colloidal photonic crystals (PCs) feature face-centered cubic (FCC) lattices since spherical particles are usually used as building blocks; however, constructing structural colors originating from PCs with non-FCC lattices is still a big challenge due to the difficulty in preparing non-spherical particles with tunable morphologies, sizes, uniformity, and surface properties and assembling them into ordered structures. Here, uniform, positively charged, and hollow mesoporous cubic silica particles (hmc-SiO2) with tunable sizes and shell thicknesses prepared by a template approach are used to self-assemble into PCs with rhombohedral lattice. The reflection wavelengths and structural colors of the PCs can be controlled by altering the sizes or the shell thicknesses of the hmc-SiO2. Additionally, photoluminescent PCs have been fabricated by taking the advantage of the click chemistry between amino silane and isothiocyanate of a commercial dye. The PC pattern achieved by a hand-writing way with the solution of the photoluminescent hmc-SiO2 instantly and reversibly shows the structural color under visible light but a different photoluminescent color under UV illumination, which is useful for anticounterfeiting and information encryption. The non-FCC structured and photoluminescent PCs will upgrade the basic understanding of the structural colors and facilitate their applications in optical devices, anti-counterfeiting, and so forth.
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- Mingjian Zhou
- School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China.
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Alternative Technologies for Fine Chemicals Process, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing 312000, PR China
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- School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China.
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Hu Y, Yu S, Wei B, Yang D, Ma D, Huang S. Stimulus-responsive nonclose-packed photonic crystals: fabrications and applications. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2023; 10:3895-3928. [PMID: 37448235 DOI: 10.1039/d3mh00877k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/15/2023]
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Stimulus-responsive photonic crystals (PCs) possessing unconventional nonclosely packed structures have received growing attention due to their unique capability of mimicking the active structural colors of natural organisms (for example, chameleons' mechanochromic properties). However, there is rarely any systematic review regarding the progress of nonclose-packed photonic crystals (NPCs), involving their fabrication, working mechanisms, and applications. Herein, a comprehensive review of the fundamental principles and practical fabrication strategies of one/two/three-dimensional NPCs is summarized from the perspective of designing nonclose-packed structures. Subsequently, responsive NPCs with exciting functions and working mechanisms are sorted and delineated according to their diverse responses to physical (force, temperature, magnetic, and electric fields), chemical (ions, pH, vapors, and solvents), and biological (glucose, organophosphate, creatinine, and bacteria) stimuli. We then systematically introduced and discussed the applications of NPCs in sensors, printing, anticounterfeiting, display, optical devices, etc. Finally, the current challenges and development prospects for NPCs are presented. This review not only concludes the design principle for NPCs but also provides a significant basis for the exploration of next-generation NPCs.
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- Yang Hu
- School of Materials and Energy, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China.
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- School of Materials and Energy, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China.
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- School of Materials and Energy, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China.
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- School of Materials and Energy, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China.
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Alternative Technologies for Fine Chemicals Process, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing 312000, P. R. China
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- School of Materials and Energy, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China.
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Hu S, Li Y, Dong B, Tang Z, Zhou B, Wang Y, Sun L, Xu L, Wang L, Zhang X, Alifu N, Sun L, Song H. Highly hydrostable and flexible opal photonic crystal film for enhanced up-conversion fluorescence sensor of COVID-19 antibody. Biosens Bioelectron 2023; 237:115484. [PMID: 37352761 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2023.115484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2023] [Revised: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/25/2023]
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Efficient detection of related markers is significant for the early screening of COVID-19. Near infrared (NIR) light excited up-conversion fluorescence probes are ideal for biosensing but limited by the low luminescence efficiency. In this work, a novel highly stable opal photonic crystal (OPC) structure was designed to provide an OPC effect for up-conversion fluorescence enhancement, and sensitive Novel Coronavirus IgG up-conversion FRET-based sensor was further constructed. For the problems of water stability and mechanical stability of polymer OPC which cannot be solved for a long time, polymer spray combined with a flipped OPC film strategy is presented. Fragmented size OPC film was firmly fixed by polymer modification layer, which gave large size OPC film great water stability, mechanical stability and bending performance without affecting the fluorescence enhancement property. On this basis, the up-conversion emission intensity was enhanced significantly, and fluorescence resonant energy transfer (FRET) based Novel Coronavirus IgG antibody sensor was constructed. Monolayer up-conversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) on the surface of the polydopamine (PDA)/OPC film can make the fluorescent signal more sensitive, and effectively reduce the detection limit. The test device integrating NIR excitation and mobile phone realized the visual fast detection, showing remarkable sensing performance for COVID-19 antibodies with the limit of detection (LOD) of 0.1 ng mL-1. This detection platform will provide a more effective tool for early detection of the novel coronavirus.
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- Songtao Hu
- State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun, 130012, PR China
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- Department of Oral Implantology, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun, 130012, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun, 130012, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun, 130012, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun, 130012, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun, 130012, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun, 130012, PR China
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- Department of Oral Implantology, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis, Prevention and Treatment of High Incidence Diseases in Central Asia School of Medical Engineering and Technology, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, 830011, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis, Prevention and Treatment of High Incidence Diseases in Central Asia School of Medical Engineering and Technology, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, 830011, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Pathobiology, Ministry of Education, Department of Pathophysiology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun, 130012, PR China.
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Yang S, Xiang H, Wang Y, Chen K, Gao W. Effect of Fabric Substrate and Introduction of Silk Fibroin on the Structural Color of Photonic Crystals. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:3551. [PMID: 37688177 PMCID: PMC10489924 DOI: 10.3390/polym15173551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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Monodispersed polystyrene (PS) particles were prepared and deposited onto various kinds of textile fabrics using a gravity sedimentation method. The monodispersed PS particles were self-assembled on fabrics to form a photonic crystal, which has an iridescent structural color. The structural color of fabrics was determined by the bandgaps of photonic crystals. Moreover, the effect of the fabric substrate, including the raw materials, base color, and fabric weave, etc., on the structural color of the photonic crystals was studied. Scanning electron microscopy and UV-vis spectrometry were adopted to characterize the structure and optical performance of photonic crystals. The results indicate that the silk fabric with a black base color and satin weave contribute to a bright and pure textile structural color. In order to solve the problem of low color fastness of the structural color on the fabric surface, silk fibroin (SF) was introduced to the PS microsphere solution. Results show that the addition of SF slightly affects the brightness of the structural color, while it has a certain reinforcing effect on the structural color fastness to rubbing and washing.
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- Shu Yang
- School of Textiles and Fashion, Shanghai University of Engineering and Science, Shanghai 201620, China; (H.X.); (Y.W.); (K.C.); (W.G.)
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Huang NN, Gao J, Sheng SZ, Shang QG, Xian ZY, Wang JL, Liu JW. Structural Design of Intelligent Reversible Two-Way Structural Color Films. NANO LETTERS 2023; 23:7389-7396. [PMID: 37498627 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c01788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/28/2023]
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Structural color always shows a reversible switch between reflection and transmission states when viewed from different angles, attracting increasing attention in display applications. However, this switching between reflection and transmission states of structural color suffers from the inherent lack of autonomous regulation, which is unmanageable in the case of different application scenarios. Here, we design an intelligent two-way structural color film which can reversibly change its color when applied with an extra stimulation such as voltage, heat signal, or light. A special structural feature contains a traditional photonic crystal film of polystyrene (PS) microspheres assembled by smart windows. Remarkably, our structural color film shows a prominent polarization sensitivity, and the angle dependence of the structural color broadens the gamut of display color demonstrated by both finite element theoretical analysis and experimental observation. Prospectively, this hierarchically designed film provides a promising pathway toward next-generation multicolor displays and smart windows.
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- Ning-Ning Huang
- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Innovative Materials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, People's Republic of China
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Liu X, Liu J, Wei B, Yang D, Luo L, Ma D, Huang S. Bio-Inspired Highly Brilliant Structural Colors and Derived Photonic Superstructures for Information Encryption and Fluorescence Enhancement. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2302240. [PMID: 37330657 PMCID: PMC10460858 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202302240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Inspired by the brilliant and tunable structural colors based on the large refractive index contrast (Δn) and non-close-packing structures of chameleon skins, ZnS-silica photonic crystals (PCs) with highly saturated and adjustable colors are fabricated. Due to the large Δn and non-close-packing structure, ZnS-silica PCs show 1) intense reflectance (maximal: 90%), wide photonic bandgaps, and large peak areas, 2.6-7.6, 1.6, and 4.0 times higher than those of silica PCs, respectively; 2) tunable colors by simply adjusting the volume fraction of particles with the same size, more convenient than the conventional way of altering particle sizes; and 3) a relatively low threshold of PC's thickness (57 µm) possessing maximal reflectance compared to that (>200 µm) of the silica PCs. Benefiting from the core-shell structure of the particles, various derived photonic superstructures are fabricated by co-assembling ZnS-silica and silica particles into PCs or by selectively etching silica or ZnS of ZnS-silica/silica and ZnS-silica PCs. A new information encryption technique is developed based on the unique reversible "disorder-order" switch of water-responsive photonic superstructures. Additionally, ZnS-silica PCs are ideal candidates for enhancing fluorescence (approximately tenfold), approximately six times higher than that of silica PC.
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- Xiaoru Liu
- School of Materials and EnergySchool of Physics and Optoelectric EngineeringGuangzhou Key Laboratory of Low‐Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage DevicesGuangdong University of TechnologyGuangzhou510006P. R. China
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- School of Materials and EnergySchool of Physics and Optoelectric EngineeringGuangzhou Key Laboratory of Low‐Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage DevicesGuangdong University of TechnologyGuangzhou510006P. R. China
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- School of Materials and EnergySchool of Physics and Optoelectric EngineeringGuangzhou Key Laboratory of Low‐Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage DevicesGuangdong University of TechnologyGuangzhou510006P. R. China
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- School of Materials and EnergySchool of Physics and Optoelectric EngineeringGuangzhou Key Laboratory of Low‐Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage DevicesGuangdong University of TechnologyGuangzhou510006P. R. China
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- School of Materials and EnergySchool of Physics and Optoelectric EngineeringGuangzhou Key Laboratory of Low‐Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage DevicesGuangdong University of TechnologyGuangzhou510006P. R. China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Alternative Technologies for Fine Chemicals ProcessShaoxing UniversityShaoxing312000P. R. China
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- School of Materials and EnergySchool of Physics and Optoelectric EngineeringGuangzhou Key Laboratory of Low‐Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage DevicesGuangdong University of TechnologyGuangzhou510006P. R. China
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Fan Q, Li Z, Wu C, Yin Y. Magnetically Induced Anisotropic Interaction in Colloidal Assembly. PRECISION CHEMISTRY 2023; 1:272-298. [PMID: 37529717 PMCID: PMC10389807 DOI: 10.1021/prechem.3c00012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Revised: 05/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 08/03/2023]
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The wide accessibility to nanostructures with high uniformity and controllable sizes and morphologies provides great opportunities for creating complex superstructures with unique functionalities. Employing anisotropic nanostructures as the building blocks significantly enriches the superstructural phases, while their orientational control for obtaining long-range orders has remained a significant challenge. One solution is to introduce magnetic components into the anisotropic nanostructures to enable precise control of their orientations and positions in the superstructures by manipulating magnetic interactions. Recognizing the importance of magnetic anisotropy in colloidal assembly, we provide here an overview of magnetic field-guided self-assembly of magnetic nanoparticles with typical anisotropic shapes, including rods, cubes, plates, and peanuts. The Review starts with discussing the magnetic energy of nanoparticles, appreciating the vital roles of magneto-crystalline and shape anisotropies in determining the easy magnetization direction of the anisotropic nanostructures. It then introduces superstructures assembled from various magnetic building blocks and summarizes their unique properties and intriguing applications. It concludes with a discussion of remaining challenges and an outlook of future research opportunities that the magnetic assembly strategy may offer for colloidal assembly.
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- Qingsong Fan
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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Rafique B, Ullah Khan R, Sarfraz Rizvi A, Irfan M, Murtaza G, Qiu L, Xue M, Meng Z. Creatinine Imprinted Photonic Crystals Hydrogel Sensor. ARAB J CHEM 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2023.104684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
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Lourdu Madanu T, Chaabane L, Mouchet SR, Deparis O, Su BL. Manipulating multi-spectral slow photons in bilayer inverse opal TiO 2@BiVO 4 composites for highly enhanced visible light photocatalysis. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 647:233-245. [PMID: 37253292 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.05.124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Revised: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Manipulation of light has been proved to be a promising strategy to increase light harvesting in solar-to-chemical energy conversion, especially in photocatalysis. Inverse opal (IO) photonic structures are highly promising for light manipulation as their periodic dielectric structures enable them to slow down light and localize it within the structure, thereby improving light harvesting and photocatalytic efficiency. However, slow photons are confined to narrow wavelength ranges and hence limit the amount of energy that can be captured through light manipulation. To address this challenge, we synthesized bilayer IO TiO2@BiVO4 structures that manifested two distinct stop band gap (SBG) peaks, arising from different pore sizes in each layer, with slow photons available at either edge of each SBG. In addition, we achieved precise control over the frequencies of these multi-spectral slow photons through pore size and incidence angle variations, that enabled us to tune their wavelengths to the electronic absorption of the photocatalyst for optimal light utilization in aqueous phase visible light photocatalysis. This first proof of concept involving multi-spectral slow photon utilization enabled us to achieve up to 8.5 times and 2.2 times higher photocatalytic efficiencies than the corresponding non-structured and monolayer IO photocatalysts respectively. Through this work, we have successfully and significantly improved light harvesting efficiency in slow photon-assisted photocatalysis, the principles of which can be extended to other light harvesting applications.
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- Thomas Lourdu Madanu
- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials Chemistry (CMI), University of Namur, Rue de Bruxelles, 61, 5000 Namur, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials Chemistry (CMI), University of Namur, Rue de Bruxelles, 61, 5000 Namur, Belgium
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- Solid-State Physics Laboratory (LPS) & Namur Institute of Structured Matter (NISM), University of Namur, Rue de Bruxelles, 61, 5000 Namur, Belgium; School of Physics, University of Exeter, Physics Building, Stocker Road, Exeter EX4 4QL, UK
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- Solid-State Physics Laboratory (LPS) & Namur Institute of Structured Matter (NISM), University of Namur, Rue de Bruxelles, 61, 5000 Namur, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials Chemistry (CMI), University of Namur, Rue de Bruxelles, 61, 5000 Namur, Belgium; State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Material Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, China.
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Yu S, Shao Y, Qiu Q, Cheng Y, Qing R, Wang CF, Chen S, Xu C. Photo-and thermo-regulation by photonic crystals for extended longevity of C. elegans. Mech Ageing Dev 2023; 212:111819. [PMID: 37120065 DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2023.111819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Revised: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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Methods allowing light energy to be modulated in a controllable fashion are potentially important for finding the correlation between light-related environmental factors and aging-related lifespan. Here, we report photo- and thermo-regulation based on photonic crystals (PCs) for extended longevity of C. elegans. We show that PCs can function as a regulator of visible spectrum to tune photonic energy received by C.elegans. We provide direct evidence that lifespan depends on photonic energy, and the use of PCs reflecting blue light (440-537nm) gives 8.3% increasement in lifespan. We demonstrate that the exposure to modulated light alleviates photo-oxidative stress and unfolded-protein response. We realize reflective passive cooling temperature using PCs, and favorable low temperature could be created for worms to extend lifespan. This work offers a new path based on PCs to resist negative effects light and temperature for longevity, provides an available platform for studying the role of light in aging.
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- Shuzhen Yu
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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Cheddah S, Xia Z, Wang Y, Yan C. Effect of Hydrophobic Moieties on the Assembly of Silica Particles into Colloidal Crystals. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:5655-5669. [PMID: 37021773 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c03155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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To boost the implementation of colloidal crystals (CCs) in separation science, the effects of the most common chromatographic reversed phases, that is, butyl and octadecyl, on the assembly of silica particles into CCs and on the optical properties of CCs are investigated. Interestingly, particle surface modification can cause phase separation during sedimentation because the assembly is highly sensitive to minute changes in surface characteristics. Solvent-induced surface charge generation through acid-base interactions of acidic residual silanol groups with the solvent is enough to promote colloidal crystallization of modified silica particles. In addition, solvation forces at small interparticle distances are also involved in colloidal assembly. The characterization of CCs formed during sedimentation or via evaporative assembly revealed that C4 particles can form CCs more easily than C18 particles because of their low hydrophobicity; the latter can only form CCs in tetrahydrofuran when C18 chains with a high bonding density have extra hydroxyl side groups. These groups can only be hydrolyzed from trifunctional octadecyl silane but not from a monofunctional one. Moreover, after evaporative assembly, CCs formed from particles with different surface moieties exhibit different lattice spacings because their surface hydrophobicity and chemical heterogeneity can modulate interparticle interactions during the two main stages of assembly: the wet stage of crystal growth and the late stage of nano dewetting (evaporation of interparticle solvent bridges). Finally, short, alkyl-modified CCs were effectively assembled inside silica capillaries with a 100 μm inner diameter, laying the foundation for future chromatographic separation using capillary columns.
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- Soumia Cheddah
- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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Roemling LJ, Bleyer G, Goerlitzer ESA, Onishchukov G, Vogel N. Quantitative Optical and Structural Comparison of 3D and (2+1)D Colloidal Photonic Crystals. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:5211-5221. [PMID: 36989210 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c00293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Colloidal crystals are excellent model systems to study self-assembly and structural coloration because their periodicities coincide with the wavelength range of visible light. Different assembly methods inherently introduce characteristic defects and irregularities, even with nearly monodisperse colloidal particles. Here, we investigate how these imperfections influence the structural coloration by comparing two techniques to obtain colloidal crystals. 3D colloidal crystals produced by convective assembly are well-ordered and periodically arranged but show microscopic cracks. (2+1)D colloidal crystals fabricated by stacking individual monolayers show a decreased hexagonal order and limited crystal registration between single monolayers in the z-direction. We investigate the optical properties of both systems by comparing identical numbers of layers using correlative microspectroscopy. These measurements show that the less ordered (2+1)D colloidal crystals exhibit higher reflected light intensities. Macroscopic reflection integrating all angles shows that the reflected light intensity levels out with an increasing number of layers, whereas incoherent scattering increases. Although both types of colloidal crystal show similar angle-dependent color shifts in specular reflection, the less-ordered structure of the (2+1)D colloidal crystal scatters light within a larger angular range under diffusive illumination. Our results suggest that structural coloration is surprisingly robust toward local defects and irregularities.
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- Lukas J Roemling
- Institute of Particle Technology, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Particle Technology, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Particle Technology, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Particle Technology, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Particle Technology, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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Lemago HH, Addin FS, Kárajz DA, Igricz T, Parditka B, Erdélyi Z, Hessz D, Szilágyi IM. Synthesis of TiO 2/Al 2O 3 Double-Layer Inverse Opal by Thermal and Plasma-Assisted Atomic Layer Deposition for Photocatalytic Applications. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:1314. [PMID: 37110896 PMCID: PMC10141218 DOI: 10.3390/nano13081314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2023] [Revised: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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In comparison to conventional nano-infiltration approaches, the atomic layer deposition (ALD) technology exhibits greater potential in the fabrication of inverse opals (IOs) for photocatalysts. In this study, TiO2 IO and ultra-thin films of Al2O3 on IO were successfully deposited using thermal or plasma-assisted ALD and vertical layer deposition from a polystyrene (PS) opal template. SEM/EDX, XRD, Raman, TG/DTG/DTA-MS, PL spectroscopy, and UV Vis spectroscopy were used for the characterization of the nanocomposites. The results showed that the highly ordered opal crystal microstructure had a face-centered cubic (FCC) orientation. The proposed annealing temperature efficiently removed the template, leaving the anatase phase IO, which provided a small contraction in the spheres. In comparison to TiO2/Al2O3 plasma ALD, TiO2/Al2O3 thermal ALD has a better interfacial charge interaction of photoexcited electron-hole pairs in the valence band hole to restrain recombination, resulting in a broad spectrum with a peak in the green region. This was demonstrated by PL. Strong absorption bands were also found in the UV regions, including increased absorption due to slow photons and a narrow optical band gap in the visible region. The results from the photocatalytic activity of the samples show decolorization rates of 35.4%, 24.7%, and 14.8%, for TiO2, TiO2/Al2O3 thermal, and TiO2/Al2O3 plasma IO ALD samples, respectively. Our results showed that ultra-thin amorphous ALD-grown Al2O3 layers have considerable photocatalytic activity. The Al2O3 thin film grown by thermal ALD has a more ordered structure compared to the one prepared by plasma ALD, which explains its higher photocatalytic activity. The declined photocatalytic activity of the combined layers was observed due to the reduced electron tunneling effect resulting from the thinness of Al2O3.
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- Hamsasew Hankebo Lemago
- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Műegyetem rkp. 3., H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Műegyetem rkp. 3., H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Műegyetem rkp. 3., H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Műegyetem rkp. 3., H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Solid-State Physics, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Debrecen, H-4002 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Solid-State Physics, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Debrecen, H-4002 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Physical Chemistry and Materials Science, Faculty of Chemical and Bioengineering, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Műegyetem rkp. 3., H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
- MTA-BME Lendület Quantum Chemistry Research Group, Műegyetem rkp. 3., H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Műegyetem rkp. 3., H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
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Stein A. Achieving Functionality and Multifunctionality through Bulk and Interfacial Structuring of Colloidal-Crystal-Templated Materials. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:2890-2910. [PMID: 36757136 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c03297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Over the past 25 years, the field of colloidal crystal templating of inverse opal or three-dimensionally ordered macroporous (3DOM) structures has made tremendous progress. The degree of structural control over multiple length scales, understanding of mechanical properties, and complexity of systems in which 3DOM materials are a component have increased substantially. In addition, we are now seeing applications of 3DOM materials that make use of multiple features of their architecture at the same time. This Feature Article focuses on the different properties of 3DOM materials that provide functionality, including a relatively large surface area, the interconnectedness of the pores and the resulting good accessibility of the internal surface, the nanostructured features of the walls, the structural hierarchy and periodicity, well-defined surface roughness, and relative mechanical robustness at low density. It provides representative examples that illustrate the properties of interest related to applications including energy storage and conversion systems, sensors, catalysts, sorbents, photonics, actuators, and biomedical materials or devices.
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- Andreas Stein
- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, 207 Pleasant Street SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0431, United States
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Peng W, Lin S, Guan D, Chen Y, Wu H, Cao L, Huang Y, Li F. Cactus-Inspired Photonic Crystal Chip for Attomolar Fluorescence Multi-analysis. Anal Chem 2023; 95:2047-2053. [PMID: 36625729 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c04729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Automation and efficiency requirements of environmental monitoring are the pursuit of spontaneous sampling and ultrasensitivity for current sensory systems or detection apparatuses. In this work, inspired by cactus hierarchical structures, we develop a cactus-inspired photonic crystal chip to integrate spontaneous droplet sampling and fluorescence enhancement for sensitive multi-analyte detection. A conical hydrophilic pattern on hydrophobic surfaces can give rise to unidirectional Laplace pressure, which drives droplet transport to the assigned photonic crystal site. The nanostructure of photonic crystals has bigger capillarity to drive the droplet wetting uniformly into the photonic crystal matrix while performing prominent fluorescence enhancement by their photonic bandgap. A low to attomolar (2.24 × 10-19 M) fluorescence limit of detection (LOD) sensitivity can be achieved by the synergy of spontaneous droplet sampling and fluorescence enhancement. Focused on eutrophic water problems and algae pollution monitoring, a femtomolar (1.83 × 10-15 M) LOD and identification of various microcystins in urban environmental water can be achieved. The suitable integration of the unidirectional droplet transport by Laplace pressure and fluorescence enhancement by photonic crystals can achieve the spontaneous sampling and signal enhancement for ultratrace detections and sample survey of environmental monitoring and disease diagnosis.
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- Wenjing Peng
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Supramolecular Coordination Materials and Applications, School of Physical Education, Jinan University, Guangzhou510632, China
- Key Laboratory of Green Printing, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100190, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Supramolecular Coordination Materials and Applications, School of Physical Education, Jinan University, Guangzhou510632, China
- Key Laboratory of Green Printing, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100190, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Supramolecular Coordination Materials and Applications, School of Physical Education, Jinan University, Guangzhou510632, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Supramolecular Coordination Materials and Applications, School of Physical Education, Jinan University, Guangzhou510632, China
- Key Laboratory of Green Printing, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100190, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Supramolecular Coordination Materials and Applications, School of Physical Education, Jinan University, Guangzhou510632, China
- Key Laboratory of Green Printing, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100190, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Supramolecular Coordination Materials and Applications, School of Physical Education, Jinan University, Guangzhou510632, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Printing, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100190, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Supramolecular Coordination Materials and Applications, School of Physical Education, Jinan University, Guangzhou510632, China
- Key Laboratory of Green Printing, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100190, PR China
- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou450001, China
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Xie X, Zhang Z, Jiang Q, Zheng S, Yun Y, Wu H, Li C, Tian F, Su M, Li F. A Rainbow Structural Color by Stretchable Photonic Crystal for Saccharide Identification. ACS NANO 2022; 16:20094-20099. [PMID: 36314922 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c08708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Photonic crystals (PCs) with fascinating structural color nanomaterials present effectively spontaneous emission modulation and selectively optical signal amplification. Stretchability or elasticity could enable the feasible tunability for structural colors. Aimed at the regulation of structural colors, we endeavored to achieve the PC nanomatrix evolution and optical property during stretching. In this work, a rainbow structural color by stretchable PCs was exploited to provide abundant optical information for multianalyte recognition. The finite element analysis proved the electric field distribution in the PC matrix, which completely matched with the phenomenon of the measured PC spectra. By simply employing analysis of the multistate PC during stretching, the mono PC matrix chip can differentially enhance fluorescence signals in broad spectral regions, resulting in diverse sensing information for high-efficiency multianalysis. The stretchable PC chip can facilely discriminate 14 similar structured saccharides with a minimum concentration of 10-7 M using only one fluorescence complex. Furthermore, saccharides in different concentrations, mixtures, and real samples (beverages and sweets) also can be successfully distinguished. The exploration on fluorescent stretch dependence behavior of the photonic crystal contributes the biomatching optical platform for wearable devices, dynamic environment, clinical, or health monitoring auxiliary.
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- Xinyuan Xie
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Supramolecular Coordination Materials and Applications, Su Bingtian Center for Speed Research and Training, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Materials and Interfacial Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Supramolecular Coordination Materials and Applications, Su Bingtian Center for Speed Research and Training, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Supramolecular Coordination Materials and Applications, Su Bingtian Center for Speed Research and Training, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Supramolecular Coordination Materials and Applications, Su Bingtian Center for Speed Research and Training, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Printing, CAS Research/Education Centre for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Supramolecular Coordination Materials and Applications, Su Bingtian Center for Speed Research and Training, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Graduate School of Medical School, Department of Orthopedics, the Fourth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Phomera Metamaterials Inc., Guangdong 510535, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Printing, CAS Research/Education Centre for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Supramolecular Coordination Materials and Applications, Su Bingtian Center for Speed Research and Training, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
- Key Laboratory of Green Printing, CAS Research/Education Centre for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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Xue J, Yin X, Xue L, Zhang C, Dong S, Yang L, Fang Y, Li Y, Li L, Cui J. Self-growing photonic composites with programmable colors and mechanical properties. Nat Commun 2022; 13:7823. [PMID: 36535934 PMCID: PMC9763393 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-35555-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Many organisms produce stunning optical displays based on structural color instead of pigmentation. This structural or photonic color is achieved through the interaction of light with intricate micro-/nano-structures, which are "grown" from strong, sustainable biological materials such as chitin, keratin, and cellulose. In contrast, current synthetic structural colored materials are usually brittle, inert, and produced via energy-intensive processes, posing significant challenges to their practical uses. Inspired by the brilliantly colored peacock feathers which selectively grow keratin-based photonic structures with different photonic bandgaps, we develop a self-growing photonic composite system in which the photonic bandgaps and hence the coloration can be easily tuned. This is achieved via the selective growth of the polymer matrix with polymerizable compounds as feeding materials in a silica nanosphere-polymer composite system, thus effectively modulating the photonic bandgaps without compromising nanostructural order. Such strategy not only allows the material system to continuously vary its colors and patterns in an on-demand manner, but also endows it with many appealing properties, including flexibility, toughness, self-healing ability, and reshaping capability. As this innovative self-growing method is simple, inexpensive, versatile, and scalable, we foresee its significant potential in meeting many emerging requirements for various applications of structural color materials.
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- Juan Xue
- grid.54549.390000 0004 0369 4060Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, No. 5, Section 2, North Jianshe Road, Chengdu, Sichuan 610057 P. R. China ,grid.54549.390000 0004 0369 4060Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Huzhou, 313001 P. R. China
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- grid.54549.390000 0004 0369 4060Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, No. 5, Section 2, North Jianshe Road, Chengdu, Sichuan 610057 P. R. China
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- grid.25879.310000 0004 1936 8972Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 19104 USA
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- grid.54549.390000 0004 0369 4060Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, No. 5, Section 2, North Jianshe Road, Chengdu, Sichuan 610057 P. R. China
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- grid.54549.390000 0004 0369 4060Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, No. 5, Section 2, North Jianshe Road, Chengdu, Sichuan 610057 P. R. China
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- grid.54549.390000 0004 0369 4060Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, No. 5, Section 2, North Jianshe Road, Chengdu, Sichuan 610057 P. R. China
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- grid.54549.390000 0004 0369 4060Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, No. 5, Section 2, North Jianshe Road, Chengdu, Sichuan 610057 P. R. China
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- grid.54549.390000 0004 0369 4060Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, No. 5, Section 2, North Jianshe Road, Chengdu, Sichuan 610057 P. R. China
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- grid.438526.e0000 0001 0694 4940Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 635 Prices Fork Rd, Blacksburg, VA 24060 USA
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- grid.54549.390000 0004 0369 4060Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, No. 5, Section 2, North Jianshe Road, Chengdu, Sichuan 610057 P. R. China ,grid.54549.390000 0004 0369 4060Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Huzhou, 313001 P. R. China
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Sato M. Two-Dimensional Structures Formed by Triblock Patchy Particles with Two Different Patches. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:15404-15412. [PMID: 36446728 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c02699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Two-dimensional structures formed by spherical triblock patchy particles are examined by performing Monte Carlo simulations. In the model, the triblock patchy particles have two different types of patches at the polar positions. The patch sizes are different from each other, and the attractive interaction acts only between the same types of patches. The particles translate on a flat plane and rotate three-dimensionally. When varying the two patch sizes, the pressure, and interaction energy, various structures are observed. When the difference between two patch sizes is small, kagome lattices, hexagonal structures, and two-dimensional dodecagonal quasi-crystal structures are observed. When the difference between two patch sizes is large, chain-like structures are created. With lower temperature, sparse structures such as ring-like structures form.
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- Masahide Sato
- Emerging Media Initiative, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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Li M, Lyu Q, Peng B, Chen X, Zhang L, Zhu J. Bioinspired Colloidal Photonic Composites: Fabrications and Emerging Applications. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2110488. [PMID: 35263465 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202110488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2021] [Revised: 03/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Organisms in nature have evolved unique structural colors and stimuli-responsive functions for camouflage, warning, and communication over millions of years, which are essential to their survival in harsh conditions. Inspired by these characteristics, colloidal photonic composites (CPCs) composed of colloidal photonic crystals embedded in the polymeric matrix are artificially prepared and show great promise in applications. This review focuses on the summary of building blocks, i.e., colloidal particles and polymeric matrices, and constructive strategies from the perspective of designing CPCs with robust performance and specific functionality. Furthermore, their state-of-the-art applications are also discussed, including colorful coatings, anti-counterfeiting, and regulation of photoluminescence, especially in the field of visualized sensing. Finally, current challenges and potential for future developments in this field are discussed. The purpose of this review is not only to clarify the design principle for artificial CPCs but also to serve as a roadmap for the exploration of next-generation photonic materials.
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- Miaomiao Li
- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die and Mould Technology and Key Lab of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage of Ministry of Education (HUST), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die and Mould Technology and Key Lab of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage of Ministry of Education (HUST), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die and Mould Technology and Key Lab of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage of Ministry of Education (HUST), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die and Mould Technology and Key Lab of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage of Ministry of Education (HUST), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die and Mould Technology and Key Lab of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage of Ministry of Education (HUST), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die and Mould Technology and Key Lab of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage of Ministry of Education (HUST), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, 430074, China
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Wenderoth S, Bleyer G, Endres J, Prieschl J, Vogel N, Wintzheimer S, Mandel K. Spray-Dried Photonic Balls with a Disordered/Ordered Hybrid Structure for Shear-Stress Indication. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2203068. [PMID: 36253136 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202203068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Revised: 09/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Optical microscale shear-stress indicator particles are of interest for the in situ recording of localized forces, e.g., during 3D printing or smart skins in robotic applications. Recently developed particle systems are based on optical responses enabled by integrated organic dyes. They thus suffer from potential chemical instability and cross-sensitivities toward humidity or temperature. These drawbacks can be circumvented using photonic balls as shear-stress indicator particles, which employ structural color as the element to record forces. Here, such photonic balls are prepared from silica and iron oxide nanoparticles via the scalable and fast spray-drying technique. Process parameters to create photonic balls with a disordered core and an ordered particle structure toward the exterior of the supraparticles are reported. This hybrid disordered-ordered structure is responsible for a color loss of the indicator particles during shear-stress application because of irreversible structural destruction. By adjusting the primary silica particle sizes, nearly all colors of the visible spectrum can be achieved and the sensitivity of the response to shear stress can be adjusted.
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- Sarah Wenderoth
- Chair of Chemical Technology of Materials Synthesis, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, Röntgenring 11, D97070, Würzburg, Germany
- Fraunhofer-Institute for Silicate Research ISC, Neunerplatz 2, D97082, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute of Particle Technology, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Cauerstrasse 4, D91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Chair of Chemical Technology of Materials Synthesis, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, Röntgenring 11, D97070, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Egerlandstrasse 1, D91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Particle Technology, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Cauerstrasse 4, D91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Fraunhofer-Institute for Silicate Research ISC, Neunerplatz 2, D97082, Würzburg, Germany
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Egerlandstrasse 1, D91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Fraunhofer-Institute for Silicate Research ISC, Neunerplatz 2, D97082, Würzburg, Germany
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Egerlandstrasse 1, D91058, Erlangen, Germany
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Li N, Chen Z, Wang Y, Chen Y, Yang S, Hu J, Wei J. Ultraviolet-magnetic response multicolored janus colloidal photonic crystal beads for information coding. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.129918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Qin T, Hong Y, Han D, Li S, Ning B, Li Z, Wang J, Bai J, Gao Z, Peng Y. Aptamer-based photonic crystals enable ultra-trace detection of staphylococcal enterotoxin B without labels. Food Chem 2022; 391:133271. [PMID: 35623283 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.133271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Revised: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) is one of the most common serotypes in staphylococcal food-poisoning cases. A rapid, sensitive, and simple method for SEB detection is crucial for public health. A photonic crystal (PC) sensing material for label-free detection of ultra-trace SEB was proposed in this study. Gold nanoparticle-doped silica microspheres were stacked to form an opal PC through self-assembly, and SEB aptamers, as the recognition element, were modified onto the PC. When the target protein of SEB came in contact with the PC sensing material, the reflection peak intensity of PCs decreased accordingly. The detection range was 1 × 10-6 to 1 ng mL-1, and the detection limit was 0.103 × 10-6 ng mL-1. Furthermore, the PC sensing material had great specificity and accuracy, which can be used for real sample monitoring. This PC sensing material achieved ultra-sensitive detection, which did not involve complicated preparation processes and reporter labelling.
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- Tianyue Qin
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Risk Assessment and Control Technology for Environment and Food Safety, Tianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin 300050, PR China; Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, 288 Nanjing Road, Heping District, Tianjin 300020, PR China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Risk Assessment and Control Technology for Environment and Food Safety, Tianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin 300050, PR China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Risk Assessment and Control Technology for Environment and Food Safety, Tianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin 300050, PR China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Risk Assessment and Control Technology for Environment and Food Safety, Tianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin 300050, PR China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Risk Assessment and Control Technology for Environment and Food Safety, Tianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin 300050, PR China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Risk Assessment and Control Technology for Environment and Food Safety, Tianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin 300050, PR China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Risk Assessment and Control Technology for Environment and Food Safety, Tianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin 300050, PR China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Risk Assessment and Control Technology for Environment and Food Safety, Tianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin 300050, PR China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Risk Assessment and Control Technology for Environment and Food Safety, Tianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin 300050, PR China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Risk Assessment and Control Technology for Environment and Food Safety, Tianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin 300050, PR China.
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Gao J, Tian W, Zhang H, Wang S. Engineered inverse opal structured semiconductors for solar light-driven environmental catalysis. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:14341-14367. [PMID: 36148646 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr03924a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Inverse opal (IO) macroporous semiconductor materials with unique physicochemical advantages have been widely used in solar-related environmental areas. In this minireview, we first summarize the synthetic methods of IO materials, emphasizing the two-step and three-step approaches, with the typical physicochemical properties being compared where applicable. We subsequently discuss the application of IO semiconductors (e.g., TiO2, ZnO, g-C3N4) in various photo-related environmental techniques, including photo- and photoelectro-catalytic organic pollutant degradation in water, optical sensors for environmental monitoring, and water disinfection. The engineering strategies of these hierarchical structures for optimizing the activities for different catalytic reactions are discussed, ranging from heterojunction construction, cocatalyst loading, and heteroatom doping, to surface defect construction. Structure-activity relationships are established correspondingly. With a systematic understanding of the unique properties and catalytic activities, this review is expected to orient the design and structure optimization of IO semiconductor materials for photo-related performance improvement in various environmental techniques. Finally, the challenges of emerging IO structured semiconductors and future development directions are proposed.
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- Junxian Gao
- School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China
- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia.
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Li M, Li ZW, Lyu Q, Peng B, Zhong R, Zhao M, Xiong B, Yi GR, Zhang L, Zhu J. Structure-Tunable Construction of Colloidal Photonic Composites via Kinetically Controlled Supramolecular Crosslinking. Macromolecules 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c01339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Miaomiao Li
- Key Lab of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage of Ministry of Education (HUST), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Key Lab of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
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- Key Lab of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage of Ministry of Education (HUST), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Lab of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage of Ministry of Education (HUST), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Lab of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage of Ministry of Education (HUST), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Lab of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage of Ministry of Education (HUST), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Lab of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage of Ministry of Education (HUST), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Key Lab of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage of Ministry of Education (HUST), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Lab of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage of Ministry of Education (HUST), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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Liu K, Ding H, Li S, Niu Y, Zeng Y, Zhang J, Du X, Gu Z. 3D printing colloidal crystal microstructures via sacrificial-scaffold-mediated two-photon lithography. Nat Commun 2022; 13:4563. [PMID: 35931721 PMCID: PMC9355982 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32317-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The orderly arrangement of nanomaterials’ tiny units at the nanometer-scale accounts for a substantial part of their remarkable properties. Maintaining this orderness and meanwhile endowing the nanomaterials with highly precise and free-designed 3D micro architectures will open an exciting prospect for various novel applications. In this paper, we developed a sacrificial-scaffold-mediated two-photon lithography (TPL) strategy that enables the fabrication of complex 3D colloidal crystal microstructures with orderly-arranged nanoparticles inside. We show that, with the help of a degradable hydrogel scaffold, the disturbance effect of the femtosecond laser to the nanoparticle self-assembling could be overcome. Therefore, hydrogel-state and solid-state colloidal crystal microstructures with diverse compositions, free-designed geometries and variable structural colors could be easily fabricated. This enables the possibility to create novel colloidal crystal microsensing systems that have not been achieved before. Colloidal crystals are widely applied in the fabrication of optoelectronic devices, but realizing freedom of design, such as in 3D printing, in colloidal crystal fabrication remains challenging. Here, the authors demonstrate a sacrificial-scaffold-mediated two-photon lithography strategy that enables the fabrication of complex 3D colloidal crystal microstructures with orderly arranged nanoparticles in the bulk.
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- Keliang Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.
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Bu X, Bai H. Recent Progress of Bio-inspired Camouflage Materials: From Visible to Infrared Range. Chem Res Chin Univ 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s40242-022-2170-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Welling TAJ, Grau-Carbonell A, Watanabe K, Nagao D, de Graaf J, van Huis MA, van Blaaderen A. Frequency-controlled electrophoretic mobility of a particle within a porous, hollow shell. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 627:761-773. [PMID: 35878466 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.07.091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2022] [Revised: 07/07/2022] [Accepted: 07/15/2022] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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The unique properties of yolk-shell or rattle-type particles make them promising candidates for applications ranging from switchable photonic crystals, to catalysts, to sensors. To realize many of these applications it is important to gain control over the dynamics of the core particle independently of the shell. HYPOTHESIS The core particle may be manipulated by an AC electric field with rich frequency-dependent behavior. EXPERIMENTS Here, we explore the frequency-dependent dynamic electrophoretic mobility of a charged core particle within a charged, porous shell in AC electric fields both experimentally using liquid-phase electron microscopy and numerically via the finite-element method. These calculations solve the Poisson-Nernst-Planck-Stokes equations, where the core particle moves according to the hydrodynamic and electric forces acting on it. FINDINGS In experiments the core exhibited three frequency-dependent regimes of field-driven motion: (i) parallel to the field, (ii) diffusive in a plane orthogonal to the field, and (iii) unbiased random motion. The transitions between the three observed regimes can be explained by the level of matching between the time required to establish ionic gradients in the shell and the period of the AC field. We further investigated the effect of shell porosity, ionic strength, and inner-shell radius. The former strongly impacted the core's behavior by attenuating the field inside the shell. Our results provide physical understanding on how the behavior of yolk-shell particles may be tuned, thereby enhancing their potential for use as building blocks for switchable photonic crystals.
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- Tom A J Welling
- Soft Condensed Matter, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Princetonplein 1, 3584 CC Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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- Soft Condensed Matter, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Princetonplein 1, 3584 CC Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-07 Aoba, Aramaki-aza, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8579, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-07 Aoba, Aramaki-aza, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8579, Japan
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- Institute for Theoretical Physics, Center for Extreme Matter and Emergent Phenomena, Utrecht University, Princetonplein 5, 3584 CC Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Soft Condensed Matter, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Princetonplein 1, 3584 CC Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Soft Condensed Matter, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Princetonplein 1, 3584 CC Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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Factors Influencing Recognition Capability of Inverse Opal Structured Photonic Crystal Sensors. CRYSTALS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/cryst12060859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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Nowadays, many kinds of colloidal photonic crystal (PC) sensors with inverse opal (IO) structures have been developed. However, there are few systematic studies on the factors influencing their recognition capability and responsiveness capability. In this paper, the relationships between recognition capability of IO structured PC sensors and all the parameters in Bragg–Snell’s law have been explored. In addition, research on the recognition ability of PC sensors typically focuses only on the refractive index difference between the identified substances. Herein, we define two concepts, namely the absolute refractive index difference and the relative refractive index difference, and prove that the recognition ability not only relies on the absolute refractive index between the identified substances, but also on the relative refractive index. Bragg–Snell’s law analysis confirms that the responsiveness capability is directly proportional to the void size of the IO structure, which is also confirmed by the finite difference time domain (FDTD) method. It is believed that these systematic studies have important guiding significance for creating advanced IO structured PC sensors.
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Sun YW, Li ZW, Chen ZQ, Zhu YL, Sun ZY. Colloidal cubic diamond photonic crystals through cooperative self-assembly. SOFT MATTER 2022; 18:2654-2662. [PMID: 35311843 DOI: 10.1039/d1sm01770e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Colloidal cubic diamond crystals with low-coordinated and staggered structures could display a wide photonic bandgap at low refractive index contrasts, which makes them extremely valuable for photonic applications. However, self-assembly of cubic diamond crystals using simple colloidal building blocks is still considerably challenging, due to their low packing fraction and mechanical instability. Here we propose a new strategy for constructing colloidal cubic diamond crystals through cooperative self-assembly of surface-anisotropic triblock Janus colloids and isotropic colloidal spheres into superlattices. In self-assembly, cooperativity is achieved by tuning the interaction and particle size ratio of colloidal building blocks. The pyrochlore lattice formed by self-assembly of triblock Janus colloids acts as a soft template to direct the packing of colloidal spheres into cubic diamond lattices. Numerical simulations show that this cooperative self-assembly strategy works well in a large range of particle size ratio of these two species. Moreover, photonic band structure calculations reveal that the resulting cubic diamond lattices exhibit wide and complete photonic bandgaps and the width and frequency of the bandgaps can also be easily adjusted by tuning the particle size ratio. Our work will open up a promising avenue toward photonic bandgap materials by cooperative self-assembly employing surface-anisotropic Janus or patchy colloids as a soft template.
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- Yu-Wei Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China.
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China.
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China.
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China.
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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Meng Z, Wu Y, Ren J, Li X, Zhang S, Wu S. Upconversion Nanoparticle-Integrated Bilayer Inverse Opal Photonic Crystal Film for the Triple Anticounterfeiting. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:12562-12570. [PMID: 35230796 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c25059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Optical anticounterfeiting plays a vital role in information security because it can be recognized by the naked eye and is difficult to imitate. Herein, a hydrophilic modified upconversion nanoparticle (M-UCNP)-integrated bilayer inverse opal photonic crystal (IOPC) film was designed in which the luminescent M-UCNPs were deposited on the surface of the optimized bilayer structure with double photonic stop bands. The structure which can modulate light to produce structural colors can also enhance the upconversion luminescence (UCL) to improve the anticounterfeiting effect synergistically. On the one hand, the reflection colors from green to blue were observed in the specular angles on the front (540-layer) of the film. Meanwhile, the scattering colors under nonspecular angles from red to blue on the back (808-layer) appeared in the natural light. On the other hand, the bilayer structure in which the 808-layer functions as a "secondary excitation source" to improve the intensity of the excitation light on M-UCNPs and the 540-layer reflects the emission light of the M-UCNPs to enhance the UCL intensity endows the film with good night vision ability. Finally, the dual-mode structural colors and enhanced UCL of the patterned film work together to realize triple anticounterfeiting in banknotes.
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- Zhipeng Meng
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- Institute of Photoelectronic Thin Film Devices and Technology, Solar Energy Conversion Center, Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic Thin Film Devices and Technology of Tianjin, Engineering Research Center of Thin Film Photoelectronic Technology of Ministry of Education, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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Hu Y, Wei B, Yang D, Ma D, Huang S. Chameleon-Inspired Brilliant and Sensitive Mechano-Chromic Photonic Skins for Self-Reporting the Strains of Earthworms. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:11672-11680. [PMID: 35226808 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c00561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The skins of chameleons have attracted growing interest because they have sensitive mechano-chromic properties and bright colors due to the large surface-to-surface distances (Ds-s) between neighboring particles and contrast of the refractive index (Δn), respectively. Inspired by these, artificial mechano-chromic photonic skins (MPSs) mimicking those of chameleons were fabricated by the large Δn and Ds-s. The fabrication is considerably simple and efficient based on the self-assembly strategy using commercial chemicals and materials. The reflectance of MPSs depends on the value of Δn, which can be greatly increased to 70% with a Δn of 0.035, leading to their brilliant colors. Because of the large Ds-s, the MPSs possess outstanding mechano-chromic performances, including a large maximal (Δλ = 205 nm) and effective (Δλe = 184 nm) tuning range of the reflection wavelength, high sensitivity (368), fast responsiveness (2.2 nm/ms), good stabilities (>1 year), and reversibility (>100 times). Based on these advantages, MPSs have been used for self-reporting the strain of earthworms by outputting diverse colors during the peristaltic process, indicating the great potential of the MPSs as visual sensors and optical coatings.
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- Yang Hu
- School of Materials and Energy, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Materials and Energy, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Materials and Energy, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Alternative Technologies for Fine Chemicals Process, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing 312000, PR China
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- School of Materials and Energy, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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Lyu Q, Li M, Zhang L, Zhu J. Bioinspired Supramolecular Photonic Composites: Construction and Emerging Applications. Macromol Rapid Commun 2022; 43:e2100867. [PMID: 35255176 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202100867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Revised: 01/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Natural organisms have evolved fascinating structural colors to survive in complex natural environments. Artificial photonic composites developed by imitating the structural colors of organisms have been applied in displaying, sensing, biomedicine, and many other fields. As emerging materials, photonic composites mediated by supramolecular chemistry, namely, supramolecular photonic composites, have been designed and constructed to meet emerging application needs and challenges. This feature article mainly introduces the constructive strategies, properties, and applications of supramolecular photonic composites. First, constructive strategies of supramolecular photonic composites are summarized, including the introduction of supramolecular polymers into colloidal photonic array templates, co-assembly of colloidal particles (CPs) with supramolecular polymers, self-assembly of soft CPs, and compounding photonic elastomers with functional substances via supramolecular interactions. Supramolecular interactions endow photonic composites with attractive properties, such as stimuli-responsiveness and healability. Subsequently, the unique optical and mechanical properties of supramolecular photonic composites are summarized, and their applications in emerging fields, such as colorful coatings, real-time and visual motion monitoring, and biochemical sensors, are introduced. Finally, challenges and perspectives in supramolecular photonic composites are discussed. This feature article provides general strategies and considerations for the design of photonic materials based on supramolecular chemistry. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Quanqian Lyu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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Xu C, Huang C, Yang D, Luo L, Huang S. Photo-Luminescent Photonic Crystals for Anti-Counterfeiting. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:7320-7326. [PMID: 35252722 PMCID: PMC8892486 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c07150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2021] [Accepted: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The conventional photonic crystals (PCs) are usually prepared by the self-assembly of silica or polystyrene particles. However, their applications are limited significantly due to the lack of the functions of the building blocks. Here, a new kind of photo-luminescent photonic crystals (PLPCs) with brilliant PL and structural colors were prepared by the self-assembly of dye-doped silica particles. The PL and structural colors of PCs can be well-controlled by altering the species of dyes and the size of the particles, respectively. Based on these advantages, PLPC patterns with encrypted information were fabricated through the combination of PLPCs and PCs with similar structural colors but diverse PL colors. These patterns can reversibly hide and display the encrypted information under sunlight and UV illumination, respectively. This work paves a new way for constructing functional PCs and will promote their applications in anti-counterfeiting, smart labels, and optical devices.
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