Stimuli-responsive assemblies for sensing applications

• Author(s) / Creator(s)

  • Li, Xue
  • Serpe, Michael J.
  • Gao, Yongfeng

• Poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) (pNIPAm)-based hydrogels and hydrogel particles (microgels) have been extensively studied since their discovery a number of decades ago. While their utility seems to have no limit, this feature article is focused on their development and application for sensing small molecules, macromolecules, and biomolecules. We highlight hydrogel/microgel-based photonic materials that have order in one, two, or three dimensions, which exhibit optical properties that depend on the presence and concentration of various analytes. A particular focus is put on one-dimensional materials developed in the Serpe Group

• Date created

  2016

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Stimuli-Responsive Polymers
  • Etalons
  • Optical Sensing
  • Photonic Materials
  • Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-Based Microgels

• Type of Item

  Article (Published)

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/R35X25S39

• License

  Attribution-NonCommerical-ShareALike 4.0 International