Tuning Fluorescent Response of Nanoscale Film With Polymer Grafting

• DOI: 10.1002/marc.201100658
• Publication Date: 2011-12-24T23:48:29Z
• Authors: Marius Chyasnavic...; Volodymyr Tsyalko...; Bogdan Zdyrko; Igor Luzinov
• Keywords: Polymethacrylic Acids; Rhodamines; Surface Properties; 02 engineering and technology; 0210 nano-technology; Fluorescence; Fluorescent Dyes; Nanostructures

AbstractAn effective method for tuning fluorescent response of an ultrathin (5 nm) polymer film, which can be used for generation of sensing arrays, is reported. This method is distinctive in that the modification of the optical response is achieved with polymer grafting of a non‐fluorescent polymer to a fluorescent film. Using this approach, a number of films demonstrating different fluorescent emission when exposed to solvent vapors were synthesized.