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Sensors 2011, 11(11), 10372-10387; doi:10.3390/s111110372
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Fabrication and Characterization of Electrospun Semiconductor Nanoparticle—Polyelectrolyte Ultra-Fine Fiber Composites for Sensing Applications
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Received: 27 September 2011; in revised form: 21 October 2011 / Accepted: 24 October 2011 / Published: 31 October 2011
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sensing with Quantum Dots)
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Abstract: Fluorescent composite fibrous assembles of nanoparticle-polyelectrolyte fibers are useful multifunctional materials, utilized in filtration, sensing and tissue engineering applications, with the added benefits of improved mechanical, electrical or structural characteristics over the individual components. Composite fibrous mats were prepared by electrospinning aqueous solutions of 6 wt% poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) loaded with 0.15 and 0.20% v/v, carboxyl functionalized CdSe/ZnS nanoparticles (SNPs). The resulting fluorescent composite fibrous mats exhibits recoverable quenching when exposed to high humidity. The sensor response is sensitive to water concentration and is attributed to the change in the local charges around the SNPs due to deprotonation of the carboxylic acids on the SNPs and the surrounding polymer matrix.
Keywords: composite-nanofibers; polyelectrolytes; electrospinning; nano-effects
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Atchison, J.S.; Schauer, C.L. Fabrication and Characterization of Electrospun Semiconductor Nanoparticle—Polyelectrolyte Ultra-Fine Fiber Composites for Sensing Applications. Sensors 2011, 11, 10372-10387.
AMA StyleAtchison JS, Schauer CL. Fabrication and Characterization of Electrospun Semiconductor Nanoparticle—Polyelectrolyte Ultra-Fine Fiber Composites for Sensing Applications. Sensors. 2011; 11(11):10372-10387.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAtchison, Jennifer S.; Schauer, Caroline L. 2011. "Fabrication and Characterization of Electrospun Semiconductor Nanoparticle—Polyelectrolyte Ultra-Fine Fiber Composites for Sensing Applications." Sensors 11, no. 11: 10372-10387.