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- Title
pH and Thermo Dual‐Responsive Fluorescent Hydrogel Actuator.
- Authors
Wu, Bao‐Yi; Le, Xiao‐Xia; Jian, Yu‐Kun; Lu, Wei; Yang, Zhen‐Yu; Zheng, Zhi‐Kun; Théato, Patrick; Zhang, Jia‐Wei; Zhang, Afang; Chen, Tao
- Abstract
As one of the most important smart materials, fluorescent hydrogel actuators can produce both color and shape changes under external stimuli. In the present work, an effective approach to develop a novel fluorescent hydrogel actuator with pH and thermo dual responsiveness is proposed. Through incorporating pH‐responsive perylene tetracarboxylic acid (PTCA), which is a typical fluorescent moiety with aggregation‐caused quenching (ACQ) effect, into an anisotropic poly(N‐isopropylacrylamide)–polyacrylamide (PNIPAm‐PAAm) structure, the obtained hydrogel exhibits stable thermoresponsive shape deformation and switchable fluorescence performance upon a pH trigger. Therefore, fluorescence‐quenching‐based and actuation‐based information can be revealed when exposed to UV light and immersed into warm water, respectively. Moreover, the thermoresponsive actuating behavior can be applied to further hide the fluorescence‐quenching‐based images. The present work may provide new insights into the design and preparation of novel stimuli‐responsive hydrogel actuators. A novel fluorescent hydrogel with Janus structure is fabricated. The hydrogel exhibits pH‐responsive fluorescence and thermally induced actuating behaviors, which may provide new insights into the design and fabrication of novel intelligent materials.
- Subjects
HYDROGEN-ion concentration; FLUORESCENCE; HYDROGELS; ACTUATORS; CARBOXYLIC acids
- Publication
Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 2019, Vol 40, Issue 4, pN.PAG
- ISSN
1022-1336
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/marc.201800648