scholarly journals Photoinduced and Classical Sol-Gel Synthesis: Spectral and Photophysical Behavior of Silica Matrix Doped by Novel Fluorescent Dye Based on Boron Difluoride Complex

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 2743
Author(s):  
Jameelah Al-Harby ◽  
Haja Tar ◽  
Sadeq M. Al-Hazmy

The boron difluoride complex is known as an extraordinary class of fluorescent dyes, which has attracted research interest because of its excellent properties. This article reports the optical properties such as absorption, fluorescence, molar absorptivity, and photo-physical parameters like dipole moment, and oscillator strength of new fluorescent organic dye based on boron difluoride complex 2-(1-(difluoroboraneyl)-1,2-dihydroquinolin-2-yl)-2-(1-methylquinoxalin-2-ylidene) acetonitrile (DBDMA). The spectral characterization of the dye was measured in sol-gel glass, photosol-gel, and organic–inorganic matrices. The absorption and fluorescence properties of DBDMA in sol-gel glass matrices were compared with each other. Compared with the classical sol-gel, it was noticed that the photosol-gel matrix is the best one with immobilized DBDMA. In the latter, a large stokes shift was obtained (97 nm) and a high fluorescence quantum yield of 0.5. Special attention was paid to the addition of gold NPs into the hybrid material. The fluorescence emission intensity of the DBDMA with and without gold nanoparticles in different solid media is described, and that displayed organic–inorganic matrix behavior is the best host.

2021 ◽  
pp. 004051752199449
Author(s):  
Junheon Lee ◽  
Heejung Jun ◽  
Yasuhiro Kubota ◽  
Taekyeong Kim

Two halochromic red fluorescent dyes, whose chromophores are the same as Nile red, were synthesized by introducing dibutyl- and dihexyl-substituents for improving their affinity toward chemically resistant and hydrophobic fibers made of high molecular weight polyethylene. The optical properties of the two synthesized dyes (Dibutyl NR, Dihexyl NR) compared with Ethyl NR (Nile red), such as the maximum absorption, Stokes shift, molar absorption coefficient, and quantum yield, were almost the same. However, the most hydrophobic Dihexyl NR exhibited the best washability of the three dyes. It was shown that the change of both the color and the fluorescence emission properties can be achieved not only in a hydrochloric acid solution but also inside the polyethylenic fiber on exposure to the gaseous phase of hydrogen chloride even at very low concentrations. The sensing performance was maintained even after several repeats. The highly sensitive and visible fluorescent acid gas sensing textile sensor having washability and reusability was fabricated.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentin Smeets ◽  
Ludivine van den Biggelaar ◽  
Tarek Barakat ◽  
Eric M. Gaigneaux ◽  
Damien Debecker

Self-standing macrocellular titanosilicate monolith foams are obtained using a one-pot sol-gel route and show excellent performance in the epoxidation of cyclohexene. Thanks to the High Internal Phase Emulsion (HIPE) templating method, the materials feature a high void fraction, a hierarchically porous texture and good mechanical strength. Highly dispersed Ti species can be incorporated in tetrahedral coordination the silica matrix. These characteristics allow the obtained ‘SiTi(HIPE)’ materials to reach high catalytic turnover in the epoxidation of cyclohexene. The monoliths can advantageously be used to run the reaction in continuous flow mode.<br>


Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 1586
Author(s):  
Michelina Catauro ◽  
Pavel Šiler ◽  
Jiří Másilko ◽  
Roberta Risoluti ◽  
Stefano Vecchio Ciprioti

The present study investigated the structure, morphology, thermal behavior, and bacterial growth analysis of novel three-component hybrid materials synthesized by the sol-gel method. The inorganic silica matrix was weakly bonded to the network of two organic components: a well-known polymer such as polyethylene glycol (PEG, average molar mass of about 4000 g/mol), and an antioxidant constituted by chlorogenic acid (CGA). In particular, a first series was made by a 50 wt% PEG-based (CGA-free) silica hybrid along with two 50 wt% PEG-based hybrids containing 10 and 20 wt% of CGA (denoted as SP50, SP50C10 and SP50C20, respectively). A second series contained a fixed amount of CGA (20 wt%) in silica-based hybrids: one was the PEG-free material (SC20) and the other two contained 12 and 50 wt% of PEG, respectively (SP12C20 and SP50C20, respectively), being the latter already included in the first series. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns and scanning electron microscope (SEM) images of freshly prepared materials confirmed that all the materials were amorphous and homogeneous regardless of the content of PEG or CGA. The thermogravimetric (TG) analysis revealed a higher water content was adsorbed into the two component hybrids (SP50 and SC20) because of the availability of a larger number of H-bonds to be formed with water with respect to those of silica/PEG/CGA (SPC), where silica matrix was involved in these bonds with both organic components. Conversely, the PEG-rich materials (SP50C10 and SP50C20, both with 50 wt% of the polymer) retained a lower content of water. Decomposition of PEG and CGA occurred in almost the same temperature interval regardless of the content of each organic component. The antibacterial properties of the SiO2/PEG/CGA hybrid materials were studied in pellets using either Escherichia coli and Enterococcus faecalis, respectively. Excellent antibacterial activity was found against both bacteria regardless of the amount of polymer in the hybrids.


1998 ◽  
Vol 519 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Bergogne ◽  
S. Fennouh ◽  
J. Livage ◽  
C. Roux

AbstractBioencapsulation in sol-gel materials has been widely studied during the past decade. Trapped species appear to retain their bioactivity in the porous silica matrix. Small analytes can diffuse through the pores allowing bioreactions to be performed in-situ, inside the sol-gel glass. A wide range of biomolecules and micro-organisms have been encapsulated. The catalytic activity of enzymes is used for the realization of biosensors or bioreactors. Antibody-antigen recognition has been shown to be feasible within sol-gel matrices. Trapped antibodies bind specifically the corresponding haptens and can be used for the detection of traces of chemicals. Even whole cells are now encapsulated without any alteration of their cellular organization. They can be used for the production of chemicals or as antigens for immunoassays.


2004 ◽  
Vol 49 (18) ◽  
pp. 1911-1913
Author(s):  
Jun Tang ◽  
Chuang Du ◽  
Xiaoqiang Yu ◽  
Guo Zhang ◽  
Ce Wang

2003 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 557-562 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo José Nassar ◽  
Katia Jorge Ciuffi ◽  
Sidney José Lima Ribeiro ◽  
Younes Messaddeq

2008 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 861-866 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bilsen Tural ◽  
Macit Özenbaş ◽  
Selçuk Atalay ◽  
Mürvet Volkan

Fe2O3–SiO2 nanocomposites were prepared by a sol–gel method using various evaporation surface to volume (S/V) ratios ranging from 0.03 to 0.2. The Fe2O3–SiO2 sols were gelated at various temperatures ranging from 50 °C to 70 °C, and subsequently they were calcined in air at 400 °C for 4 hours. The structure and the magnetic properties of the prepared Fe2O3–SiO2 nanocomposites were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), differential thermal analysis (DTA), and vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) measurements. The gelation temperature of the Fe2O3–SiO2 sols influenced strongly the particle size and crystallinity of the maghemite nanoparticles. It was observed that the particle size of maghemite nanoparticles increased with the increasing of the gelation temperature of the sols, which may be due to the agglomeration of the maghemite particles at elevated temperatures inside the microporosity of the silica matrix during the gelation process, and the subsequent calcination of these gels at 400 °C resulted in the formation of large size iron oxide particles. Magnetization studies at temperatures of 10, 195, and 300 K showed superparamagnetic behavior for all the nanocomposites prepared using the evaporation surface to volume ratio (S/V) of 0.1, 0.2, 0.09, and 0.08. The saturation magnetization, Ms, values measured at 10K were 5.5, 8.5, and 9.5 emu/g, for the samples gelated at 50, 60, and 70 °C, respectively. At the gelation temperature of 70 °C, γ-Fe2O3 crystalline superparamagnetic nanoparticles with the particle size of 9±2 nm were formed in 12 hours for the samples prepared at the S/V ratio of 0.2.


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