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Polydiacetylene Supramolecules in Electrospun Microfibers: Fabrication, Micropatterning, and Sensor Applications
Author(s) -
Chae S. K.,
Park H.,
Yoon J.,
Lee C. H.,
Ahn D. J.,
Kim J.M.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200602012
Subject(s) - microfiber , diacetylene , electrospinning , materials science , micropatterning , fabrication , nanotechnology , fiber , polymer , monomer , composite material , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
Polymer microfibers encapsulating polydiacetylene (PDA) supramolecules (see figure) are prepared by using the electrospinning technique. Randomly distributed diacetylene monomers are found to self‐assemble during fiber formation and enable the generation of blue‐colored PDA‐containing polymer fibers upon UV irradiation. Micropatterned images with a single fiber as well as the feasibility of a fiber‐based sensor are demonstrated.