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Chiappini A, Faccialà D, Novikova NI, Sardar S, D’Andrea C, Scavia G, Botta C, Virgili T. Enhancement of Photoluminescence Properties via Polymer Infiltration in a Colloidal Photonic Glass. Molecules 2024; 29:654. [PMID: 38338398 PMCID: PMC10856319 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29030654] [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: 12/27/2023] [Revised: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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Photonic glasses (PGs) based on the self-assembly of monosized nanoparticles can be an effective tool for realizing disordered structures capable of tailoring light diffusion due to the establishment of Mie resonances. In particular, the wavelength position of these resonances depends mainly on the morphology (dimension) and optical properties (refractive index) of the building blocks. In this study, we report the fabrication and optical characterization of photonic glasses obtained via a self-assembling technique. Furthermore, we have demonstrated that the infiltration of these systems with a green-emitting polymer enhances the properties of the polymer, resulting in a large increase in its photoluminescence quantum yield and a 3 ps growing time of the photoluminescence time decay Finally, the development of the aforementioned system can serve as a suitable low-cost platform for the realization of lasers and fluorescence-based bio-sensors.
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- Andrea Chiappini
- Istituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologia—CNR, IFN and FBK Photonics Unit, Via alla Cascata 56/c, Povo, 38123 Trento, Italy
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- Istituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologia—CNR, IFN, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy;
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- The Photon Factory and School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland 1142, New Zealand;
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy; (S.S.); (C.D.)
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy; (S.S.); (C.D.)
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- SCITEC—CNR, Via A. Corti, 20133 Milano, Italy; (G.S.); (C.B.)
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- SCITEC—CNR, Via A. Corti, 20133 Milano, Italy; (G.S.); (C.B.)
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- Istituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologia—CNR, IFN, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy;
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Rella AK, Subedi S, Trung LG, Kumar V, Kim S, Kang SW. Refractive Index-Adaptive Nanoporous Chiral Photonic Crystal Film for Chemical Detection Visualized via Selective Reflection. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2300309. [PMID: 36855329 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202300309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Revised: 02/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Photonic crystals (PC) are of great importance in technology, especially in optics and photonics. In general, the structural color of PCs responds to external stimuli primarily by changing their periodicity. Herein, the authors report on refractive index (RI) adaptive PCs. Cross-linked cholesteric films with interconnected nanopores exhibit a very low RI without light scattering. Transparent PC films with maximum reflectance in the ultravoilet (UV) region respond to various chemicals by changing the reflective color of the PC. The authors demonstrate its unique colorimetric chemical detections of hazardous organic liquids. Loading various chemicals into nanopores significantly shifts the structural color into the visible range depending on the chemical's RI. These results are unique in that the structural color of photonic films is mediated by RI changes rather than periodicity changes. In principle, nanoporous photonic crystal films can detect the RI of a chemical substance by its unique color. In contrast to volumetric changes, this sensing mechanism offers several advantages, including durability, excellent sensitivity, fast response time, and wide detection range. These results provide useful insight into stimulus-responsive PCs. The structural color of PC films can be effectively tuned by adjusting average RIs instead of changing periodicity.
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- Avinash Kumar Rella
- Department of Nano Convergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, 54896, South Korea
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- Department of Nano Convergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, 54896, South Korea
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- Department of Nano Convergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, 54896, South Korea
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- Department of Nano Convergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, 54896, South Korea
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- Department of Nano Convergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, 54896, South Korea
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- Department of Nano Convergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, 54896, South Korea
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Xiong Y, Shepherd S, Tibbs J, Bacon A, Liu W, Akin LD, Ayupova T, Bhaskar S, Cunningham BT. Photonic Crystal Enhanced Fluorescence: A Review on Design Strategies and Applications. MICROMACHINES 2023; 14:668. [PMID: 36985075 PMCID: PMC10059769 DOI: 10.3390/mi14030668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2023] [Revised: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Nanoscale fluorescence emitters are efficient for measuring biomolecular interactions, but their utility for applications requiring single-unit observations is constrained by the need for large numerical aperture objectives, fluorescence intermittency, and poor photon collection efficiency resulting from omnidirectional emission. Photonic crystal (PC) structures hold promise to address the aforementioned challenges in fluorescence enhancement. In this review, we provide a broad overview of PCs by explaining their structures, design strategies, fabrication techniques, and sensing principles. Furthermore, we discuss recent applications of PC-enhanced fluorescence-based biosensors incorporated with emerging technologies, including nucleic acids sensing, protein detection, and steroid monitoring. Finally, we discuss current challenges associated with PC-enhanced fluorescence and provide an outlook for fluorescence enhancement with photonic-plasmonics coupling and their promise for point-of-care biosensing as well monitoring analytes of biological and environmental relevance. The review presents the transdisciplinary applications of PCs in the broad arena of fluorescence spectroscopy with broad applications in photo-plasmonics, life science research, materials chemistry, cancer diagnostics, and internet of things.
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- Yanyu Xiong
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Nick Holonyak Jr. Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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- Nick Holonyak Jr. Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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- Nick Holonyak Jr. Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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- Nick Holonyak Jr. Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Nick Holonyak Jr. Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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- Nick Holonyak Jr. Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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- Nick Holonyak Jr. Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Nick Holonyak Jr. Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Nick Holonyak Jr. Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Cancer Center at Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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Bhaskar S. Biosensing Technologies: A Focus Review on Recent Advancements in Surface Plasmon Coupled Emission. MICROMACHINES 2023; 14:mi14030574. [PMID: 36984981 PMCID: PMC10054051 DOI: 10.3390/mi14030574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2023] [Revised: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 02/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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In the past decade, novel nano-engineering protocols have been actively synergized with fluorescence spectroscopic techniques to yield higher intensity from radiating dipoles, through the process termed plasmon-enhanced fluorescence (PEF). Consequently, the limit of detection of analytes of interest has been dramatically improvised on account of higher sensitivity rendered by augmented fluorescence signals. Recently, metallic thin films sustaining surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) have been creatively hybridized with such PEF platforms to realize a substantial upsurge in the global collection efficiency in a judicious technology termed surface plasmon-coupled emission (SPCE). While the process parameters and conditions to realize optimum coupling efficiency between the radiating dipoles and the plasmon polaritons in SPCE framework have been extensively discussed, the utility of disruptive nano-engineering over the SPCE platform and analogous interfaces such as 'ferroplasmon-on-mirror (FPoM)' as well as an alternative technology termed 'photonic crystal-coupled emission (PCCE)' have been seldom reviewed. In light of these observations, in this focus review, the myriad nano-engineering protocols developed over the SPCE, FPoM and PCCE platform are succinctly captured, presenting an emphasis on the recently developed cryosoret nano-assembly technology for photo-plasmonic hotspot generation (first to fourth). These technologies and associated sensing platforms are expected to ameliorate the current biosensing modalities with better understanding of the biophysicochemical processes and related outcomes at advanced micro-nano-interfaces. This review is hence envisaged to present a broad overview of the latest developments in SPCE substrate design and development for interdisciplinary applications that are of relevance in environmental as well as biological heath monitoring.
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- Seemesh Bhaskar
- Nick Holonyak Jr. Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory (HMNTL), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA;
- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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Sayed FA, Elsayed HA, Mehaney A, Eissa MF, Aly AH. A doped-polymer based porous silicon photonic crystal sensor for the detection of gamma-ray radiation. RSC Adv 2023; 13:3123-3138. [PMID: 36756394 PMCID: PMC9851373 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra07637c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 01/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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In this research, a theoretical investigation of the one-dimensional defective photonic crystals is considered for the detection of gamma-ray radiation. Each unit cell of the considered one-dimensional photonic crystals (1D PhCs) is composed of two layers designed from porous silicon infiltrated by poly-vinyl alcohol polymer doped with crystal violet (CV) and carbol fuchsine (CF) dyes (doped-polymer) with different porosity. In addition, a single layer of doped-polymer is included in the middle of the designed 1D PhCs to stimulate the localization of a distinct resonant wavelength through the photonic band gap. In particular, the appearance of this resonant mode represents the backbone of our study towards the detection of γ-ray radiation with doses from 0 to 70 Gy. The Bruggeman's effective medium equation, the fitted experimental data to the refractive index of the doped-polymer, and the Transfers Matrix Method (TMM) serve as the mainstay of our theoretical treatment. The numerical findings provide significant contributions to some of the governing parameters such as the thicknesses of the considered materials on the performance of the presented sensor, the effect of incidence angle and the porosity of the considered materials on the resonance wavelength. In this regard, at optimum values of these parameters the sensitivity, quality factor, signal-to-noise ratio, detection limit, sensor resolution, and figure of merit that are obtained are 205.7906 nm RIU-1, 9380.483, 49.315, 2.05 × 10-5 RIU, 3.27 × 10-5, and 2429.31 RIU-1, respectively. Therefore, we believe that the suggested design could be of significant interest in many industrial, medical, and scientific applications.
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- Fatma A. Sayed
- TH-PPM Group, Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef UniversityBeni-Suef62521Egypt
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- TH-PPM Group, Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef UniversityBeni-Suef62521Egypt
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- TH-PPM Group, Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University Beni-Suef 62521 Egypt
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- TH-PPM Group, Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef UniversityBeni-Suef62521Egypt
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- TH-PPM Group, Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef UniversityBeni-Suef62521Egypt
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Structural color has been regarded as an ideal alternative to pigments because of the advantages of environmental friendliness, resistance to fading, and dynamic regulation. Responsive structural color can give real-time visible feedback to external stimuli and thus has great prospects in many applications, such as displays, sensing, anticounterfeiting, information storage, and healthcare monitoring. In this Perspective, we elucidate basic concepts, controllable fabrications, and promising applications of responsive structural colors. In particular, we systematically summarize the general regulation mode of all kinds of responsive structural color systems. First, we introduce the basic chromogenic structures as well as the regulation modes of responsive structural color. Second, we present the fabrication methods of patterned structural color. Then, the promising applications of responsive structural color systems are highlighted in detail. Finally, we present the existing challenges and future perspectives on responsive structural colors.
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- Xiaoyu Hou
- Key Laboratory of Green Printing, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049 Beijing, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Printing, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049 Beijing, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Printing, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049 Beijing, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Printing, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049 Beijing, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Mold of the Ministry of Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450002, P.R. China
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Cao Y, Liu G, Zheng B, Wang X, Li H, Wang G, Zhao L, Wang Y. A sulfamethoxazole molecularly imprinted two-dimensional photonic crystal hydrogel sensor. SOFT MATTER 2021; 17:4969-4978. [PMID: 33899903 DOI: 10.1039/d1sm00176k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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In this paper, a molecularly imprinted two-dimensional photonic crystal hydrogel sensor (SMZ-MIPCH) for the sensitive and label-free recognition of sulfamethoxazole (SMZ) was prepared. The SMZ-MIPCH sensor response performance was investigated via measuring the diameter of the Debye ring (D). When the SMZ-MIPCH sensor recognized SMZ, the diameter of the Debye ring gradually decreased and the particle spacing (d) of the photonic crystals gradually increased. As the SMZ concentration increased from 0 to 10-4 mol L-1, the diameter decreased by 15.2 mm and the corresponding particle spacing increased by 131 nm. As the diffraction peak wavelength of the sensor gradually red-shifted, the color changed from blue to green and finally to orange-red. A good linear relationship was found between the variation of the particle spacing (Δd) and the value of the logarithm of the SMZ concentration (lg c) in the range from 10-16 mol L-1 to 10-10 mol L-1. The limit of detection of the SMZ-MIPCH sensor is 10-16 mol L-1. In the presence of analogues of SMZ, such as sulfisoxazole, sulfadiazine, and sulfamethazine, the diameter changed only slightly, indicating that the SMZ-MIPCH sensor had specific recognition abilities for SMZ. The SMZ-MIPCH sensor has the advantages of high sensitivity, specific recognition, and naked eye detection, and it can be used for the detection of SMZ in water samples.
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- Yunlei Cao
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710129, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710129, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710129, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710129, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710129, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710129, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710129, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710129, P. R. China.
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Detection of chlorantraniliprole residues in tomato using field-deployable MIP photonic sensors. Mikrochim Acta 2021; 188:70. [PMID: 33547550 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-021-04731-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2020] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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A photonic sensor based on inversed opal molecular imprinted polymer (MIP) film to detect the presence of chlorantraniliprole (CHL) residue in tomatoes was developed. Acrylic acid was polymerized in the presence of CHL inside the structure of a colloidal crystal, followed by etching of the colloids and CHL elution. Colloidal crystals and MIP films were characterized by scanning electron microscopy and FT-IR, confirming the inner structure and chemical structure of the material. MIP films supported on polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) slides were incubated in aqueous solutions of the pesticide and in blended tomato samples. The MIP sensor displayed shifts of the peak wavelength of the reflection spectra in the visible range when incubated in CHL concentrations between 0.5 and 10 μg L-1, while almost no peak displacement was observed for non-imprinted (NIP) films. Whole tomatoes were blended into a liquid and spiked with CHL; the sensor was able to detect CHL residues down to 0.5 μg kg-1, significantly below the tolerance level established by the US Environmental Protection Agency of 1.4 mg kg-1. Stable values were reached after about 30-min incubation in test samples. Control samples (unspiked processed tomatoes) produced peak shifts both in MIP and NIP films; however, this matrix effect did not affect the detection of CHL in the spiked samples. These promising results support the application of photonic MIP sensors as an economical and field-deployable screening tool for the detection of CHL in crops.
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Vercauteren R, Leprince A, Mahillon J, Francis LA. Porous Silicon Biosensor for the Detection of Bacteria through Their Lysate. BIOSENSORS 2021; 11:27. [PMID: 33498536 PMCID: PMC7909573 DOI: 10.3390/bios11020027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2020] [Revised: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 01/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Porous silicon (PSi) has been widely used as a biosensor in recent years due to its large surface area and its optical properties. Most PSi biosensors consist in close-ended porous layers, and, because of the diffusion-limited infiltration of the analyte, they lack sensitivity and speed of response. In order to overcome these shortcomings, PSi membranes (PSiMs) have been fabricated using electrochemical etching and standard microfabrication techniques. In this work, PSiMs have been used for the optical detection of Bacillus cereus lysate. Before detection, the bacteria are selectively lysed by PlyB221, an endolysin encoded by the bacteriophage Deep-Blue targeting B. cereus. The detection relies on the infiltration of bacterial lysate inside the membrane, which induces a shift of the effective optical thickness. The biosensor was able to detect a B. cereus bacterial lysate, with an initial bacteria concentration of 105 colony forming units per mL (CFU/mL), in only 1 h. This proof-of-concept also illustrates the specificity of the lysis before detection. Not only does this detection platform enable the fast detection of bacteria, but the same technique can be extended to other bacteria using selective lysis, as demonstrated by the detection of Staphylococcus epidermidis, selectively lysed by lysostaphin.
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- Roselien Vercauteren
- Electrical Engineering Department, Institute of Information and Communication Technologies Electronics and Applied Mathematics, UCLouvain, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium;
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- Laboratory of Food and Environmental Microbiology, Earth and Life Institute, UCLouvain, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium; (A.L.); (J.M.)
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- Laboratory of Food and Environmental Microbiology, Earth and Life Institute, UCLouvain, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium; (A.L.); (J.M.)
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- Electrical Engineering Department, Institute of Information and Communication Technologies Electronics and Applied Mathematics, UCLouvain, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium;
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Brahma R, Baruah JB. Intrinsic structural features of coordination polymers make an impact on dye selectivity. CrystEngComm 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1ce00481f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Differences in hydrogen-bonded assembly help in recognition of dyes.
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- Rinki Brahma
- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
- Guwahati – 781 039
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
- Guwahati – 781 039
- India
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Chiappini A, Pasquardini L, Bossi AM. Molecular Imprinted Polymers Coupled to Photonic Structures in Biosensors: The State of Art. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 20:E5069. [PMID: 32906637 PMCID: PMC7570731 DOI: 10.3390/s20185069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2020] [Revised: 08/25/2020] [Accepted: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Optical sensing, taking advantage of the variety of available optical structures, is a rapidly expanding area. Over recent years, whispering gallery mode resonators, photonic crystals, optical waveguides, optical fibers and surface plasmon resonance have been exploited to devise different optical sensing configurations. In the present review, we report on the state of the art of optical sensing devices based on the aforementioned optical structures and on synthetic receptors prepared by means of the molecular imprinting technology. Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) are polymeric receptors, cheap and robust, with high affinity and selectivity, prepared by a template assisted synthesis. The state of the art of the MIP functionalized optical structures is critically discussed, highlighting the key progresses that enabled the achievement of improved sensing performances, the merits and the limits both in MIP synthetic strategies and in MIP coupling.
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- Andrea Chiappini
- Institute of Photonics and Nanotechnologies (IFN-CNR) CSMFO Laboratory and Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK) Photonics Unit, via alla Cascata 56/C, 38123 Povo Trento, Italy;
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Cà Vignal 1, Strada Le Grazie 15, 37134 Verona, Italy
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Piszter G, Kertész K, Bálint Z, Biró LP. Stability and Selective Vapor Sensing of Structurally Colored Lepidopteran Wings Under Humid Conditions. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 20:E3258. [PMID: 32521640 PMCID: PMC7308987 DOI: 10.3390/s20113258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2020] [Revised: 06/04/2020] [Accepted: 06/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Biological photonic nanoarchitectures are capable of rapidly and chemically selectively sensing volatile organic compounds due to changing color when exposed to such vapors. Here, stability and the vapor sensing properties of butterfly and moth wings were investigated by optical spectroscopy in the presence of water vapor. It was shown that repeated 30 s vapor exposures over 50 min did not change the resulting optical response signal in a time-dependent manner, and after 5-min exposures the sensor preserved its initial properties. Time-dependent response signals were shown to be species-specific, and by using five test substances they were also shown to be substance-specific. The latter was also evaluated using principal component analysis, which showed that the time-dependent optical responses can be used for real-time analysis of the vapors. It was demonstrated that the capability to detect volatile organic compounds was preserved in the presence of water vapor: high-intensity color change signals with short response times were measured in 25% relative humidity, similar to the one-component case; therefore, our results can contribute to the development of biological photonic nanoarchitecture-based vapor detectors for real-world applications, like living and working environments.
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- Gábor Piszter
- Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, P.O. Box 49, H-1525 Budapest, Hungary; (K.K.); (L.P.B.)
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- Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, P.O. Box 49, H-1525 Budapest, Hungary; (K.K.); (L.P.B.)
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- Hungarian Natural History Museum, 13 Baross St., H-1088 Budapest, Hungary;
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- Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, P.O. Box 49, H-1525 Budapest, Hungary; (K.K.); (L.P.B.)
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Zhang L, Li M, Lyu Q, Zhu J. Bioinspired structural color nanocomposites with healable capability. Polym Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py01096k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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This minireview summarizes the recent development of healable structural color nanocomposites from the perspective of the construction strategies.
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- Lianbin Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage of Ministry of Education (HUST)
- and State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mold Technology
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)
- Wuhan 430074
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage of Ministry of Education (HUST)
- and State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mold Technology
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)
- Wuhan 430074
- China
| | - Quanqian Lyu
- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage of Ministry of Education (HUST)
- and State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mold Technology
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)
- Wuhan 430074
- China
| | - Jintao Zhu
- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage of Ministry of Education (HUST)
- and State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mold Technology
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)
- Wuhan 430074
- China
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