Issue 48, 2020

Amorphous colloidal photonic crystals assembled by mesoporous silica particles for thin layer chromatography with high separation efficiency and colorimetric recognition

Abstract

Amorphous photonic crystals (APCs) assembled by mesoporous SiO2 particles were first used to develop thin layer chromatography (TLC) with high separation efficiency and convenient colorimetric recognition. The m-SiO2 APC film has a large number of micron-scale pores, which significantly accelerate the solvent diffusion and address the problem of the short-distance development. Meanwhile, the abundant mesopores in m-SiO2 particles intensify the adsorption–desorption between analytes and APC film. Although the critical micron-scale pores were introduced by the sacrifice of long-range ordered structure, the APC film still has uniform structural colors due to its short-range ordered structure. Therefore, the APC film retains the advantage of colorimetric recognition, where the loaded chemicals cause an increased refractive index and a structural-color change. Compared to traditional SiO2 gel TLC, the sample recognition in APC TLC was simplified because chemical compounds, which must be dyed, can be directly recognized now. Meanwhile, the separation resolution achieved by m-SiO2 APC TLC was also improved due to the enhancement of adsorption–desorption.

Graphical abstract: Amorphous colloidal photonic crystals assembled by mesoporous silica particles for thin layer chromatography with high separation efficiency and colorimetric recognition

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
29 Sept. 2020
Accepted
04 Nov. 2020
First published
05 Nov. 2020

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020,8, 17202-17210

Amorphous colloidal photonic crystals assembled by mesoporous silica particles for thin layer chromatography with high separation efficiency and colorimetric recognition

X. Zhang, Y. Ran, Q. Fu and J. Ge, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020, 8, 17202 DOI: 10.1039/D0TC04644B

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