Issue 8, 2011

Polymer composites with smart optical properties

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 dyepolymer 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.

Graphical abstract: Polymer composites with smart optical properties

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
21 Sep 2010
Accepted
26 Nov 2010
First published
27 Jan 2011

Soft Matter, 2011,7, 3689-3700

Polymer composites with smart optical properties

A. Pucci, R. Bizzarri and G. Ruggeri, Soft Matter, 2011, 7, 3689 DOI: 10.1039/C0SM01038C

To request permission to reproduce material from this article, please go to the Copyright Clearance Center request page.

If you are an author contributing to an RSC publication, you do not need to request permission provided correct acknowledgement is given.

If you are the author of this article, you do not need to request permission to reproduce figures and diagrams provided correct acknowledgement is given. If you want to reproduce the whole article in a third-party publication (excluding your thesis/dissertation for which permission is not required) please go to the Copyright Clearance Center request page.

Read more about how to correctly acknowledge RSC content.

Social activity

Spotlight

Advertisements