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Guest‐Responsive Reversible Swelling and Enhanced Fluorescence in a Super‐Absorbent, Dynamic Microporous Polymer
Author(s) -
Rao K. Venkata,
Mohapatra Sudip,
Maji Tapas Kumar,
George Subi J.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201103750
Subject(s) - microporous material , swelling , fluorescence , polymer , materials science , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , polymer science , composite material , optics , physics , engineering
A swell idea! The guest‐responsive reversible swelling and fluorescence enhancement of a dynamic, microporous polymer network is presented. Guest‐induced breathing of hydrophobic pores imparts multi‐functional properties, such as super‐absorbency, phase‐selective swelling of oil from water and encapsulation of C 60 (see figure), to this soft micro‐porous organic polymer.