Color-Tunable Etalons Assembled from Poly (N-Isopropylacrylamide) Based Microgels
Photonic materials (PMs) that are capable of manipulating and controlling light in systems have immense potential for the computing and communications industries. These materials are formed by assembling components of differing refractive indices in a periodic array. Light then interacts with this a...
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| description | Photonic materials (PMs) that are capable of manipulating and controlling light in systems have immense potential for the computing and communications industries. These materials are formed by assembling components of differing refractive indices in a periodic array. Light then interacts with this assembly, which results in constructive and destructive interference, and hence color. While many three-dimensional PMs have been reported, and have the most potential for the applications mentioned above, one-dimensional PMs have a multitude of potential uses, e.g., light filtration. In this review, we focus on one-dimensional PMs; specifically poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) microgel based etalons. The etalons can be fabricated to exhibit a single bright color, and because the diameter of the microgels is dependent on temperature and pH, the mirror-mirror spacing can be dynamically tuned; therefore the etalon’s color is dynamically tunable. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a141683540e04c5b9401ccba5465c4e42022-12-22T02:47:28ZengMDPI AGPolymers2073-43602012-01-014113414910.3390/polym4010134Color-Tunable Etalons Assembled from Poly (N-Isopropylacrylamide) Based MicrogelsLiang HuMichael J. SerpePhotonic materials (PMs) that are capable of manipulating and controlling light in systems have immense potential for the computing and communications industries. These materials are formed by assembling components of differing refractive indices in a periodic array. Light then interacts with this assembly, which results in constructive and destructive interference, and hence color. While many three-dimensional PMs have been reported, and have the most potential for the applications mentioned above, one-dimensional PMs have a multitude of potential uses, e.g., light filtration. In this review, we focus on one-dimensional PMs; specifically poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) microgel based etalons. The etalons can be fabricated to exhibit a single bright color, and because the diameter of the microgels is dependent on temperature and pH, the mirror-mirror spacing can be dynamically tuned; therefore the etalon’s color is dynamically tunable.http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/4/1/134/poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) microgelsphotonic materialsetalonstimuli responsive polymerssensing |
| spellingShingle | Liang Hu Michael J. Serpe Color-Tunable Etalons Assembled from Poly (N-Isopropylacrylamide) Based Microgels Polymers poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) microgels photonic materials etalon stimuli responsive polymers sensing |
| title | Color-Tunable Etalons Assembled from Poly (N-Isopropylacrylamide) Based Microgels |
| title_full | Color-Tunable Etalons Assembled from Poly (N-Isopropylacrylamide) Based Microgels |
| title_fullStr | Color-Tunable Etalons Assembled from Poly (N-Isopropylacrylamide) Based Microgels |
| title_full_unstemmed | Color-Tunable Etalons Assembled from Poly (N-Isopropylacrylamide) Based Microgels |
| title_short | Color-Tunable Etalons Assembled from Poly (N-Isopropylacrylamide) Based Microgels |
| title_sort | color tunable etalons assembled from poly n isopropylacrylamide based microgels |
| topic | poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) microgels photonic materials etalon stimuli responsive polymers sensing |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/4/1/134/ |
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