Polymer composites with smart optical properties
- 27 January 2011
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Soft Matter
- Vol. 7 (8), 3689-3700
- https://doi.org/10.1039/c0sm01038c
Abstract
In this review we describe several examples concerning the attractive properties of smart polymer composites containing aggregachromic dyes of different nature and structure. The dye–polymer interphase interactions depend on the equilibrium between the aggregated and the isolated forms of chromophores dispersed within the polymer matrix. Such interactions are easily perturbed by external solicitations like mechanical or thermal stresses, which induce a clear and rapid change in the composite’s optical properties both in absorption and in emission. These new stimuli-responsive composite materials therefore appear promising for the development of smart and intelligent polymer devices for sensing and safety applications.Keywords
This publication has 97 references indexed in Scilit:
- Stress Sensing in Polycaprolactone Films via an Embedded Photochromic CompoundACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2010
- Electrical conductivity manipulation and switching phenomena of poly(p-phenylenebenzobisthiazole) thin film by doping processJournal of Materials Chemistry, 2009
- Luminescent nanocomposites containing CdS nanoparticles dispersed into vinyl alcohol based polymersReactive and Functional Polymers, 2008
- Absorption and Emission Dichroism of Polyethylene Films with Molecularly Dispersed Push‐Pull TerthiophenesMacromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 2004
- Dielectric and Fluorescent Probes To Investigate Glass Transition, Melt, and Crystallization in PolyolefinsMacromolecules, 2004
- Artificial opals prepared by melt compressionPolymer, 2003
- Surface patterning and biological evaluation of semi‐interpenetrated poly(HEMA)/poly(alkyl β‐malolactonate)sMacromolecular Symposia, 2003
- New Terthiophene Derivatives for Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polyethylene-Based Absorption PolarizersMacromolecules, 2001
- Diffraction of Visible Light by Ordered Monodisperse Silica−Poly(methyl acrylate) Composite FilmsChemistry of Materials, 1996
- Excimer fluorescence as a molecular probe of blend miscibility. 3. Effect of molecular weight of the host matrixMacromolecules, 1981