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Fluorescent Protein Senses and Reports Mechanical Damage in Glass‐Fiber‐Reinforced Polymer Composites
Author(s) -
Makyła Katarzyna,
Müller Christoph,
Lörcher Samuel,
Winkler Thomas,
Nussbaumer Martin G.,
Eder Michaela,
Bruns Nico
Publication year - 2013
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.201205226
Subject(s) - materials science , composite material , fluorescence , glass fiber , polymer , fibre reinforced plastic , fiber , fluorescent protein , yellow fluorescent protein , layer (electronics) , green fluorescent protein , optics , biochemistry , chemistry , physics , gene
Yellow fluorescent protein (YFP) is used as a mechanoresponsive layer at the fiber/resin interface in glass‐fiber‐reinforced composites. The protein loses its fluorescence when subjected to mechanical stress. Within the material, it reports interfacial shear debonding and barely visible impact damage by a transition from a fluorescent to a non‐fluorescent state.