Observation of interfacial damage in a silk‐epoxy composite, using hyperspectral and fluorescence lifetime imaging of a simple mechanoresponsive fluorescent probe
Polymer composites are found throughout the world both natural and artificial in origin. In the vast majority of applications, composites serve as structural support or reinforcement roles. Demand for lightweight tough composites is growing in multiple application spaces such as areospace, biomateri...
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| author | Woodcock, J Beams, R Davis, C Chen, N Stranick, S Shah, D Vollrath, F Gilman, J |
| author_facet | Woodcock, J Beams, R Davis, C Chen, N Stranick, S Shah, D Vollrath, F Gilman, J |
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| description | Polymer composites are found throughout the world both natural and artificial in origin. In the vast majority of applications, composites serve as structural support or reinforcement roles. Demand for lightweight tough composites is growing in multiple application spaces such as areospace, biomaterials, and infrastructure with physical properties as diverse as the applications. The unifying component in all composites is the presence of an interphase. Many measurement techniques and measurement tools have been developed for the study of this crucial region in composite materials. Many of these methods are great for the measurment and study of bulk properties or model systems. However, development of methods that permit the direct observation of interactions at the interphase during applied stress are needed. Here we employ fluorescence lifetime imaging and hyperspectral imaging to observe activation of a fluorogenic dye at the composite interface as a result of applied stress. The advantages of this sytem include commercial availability of the dye precursor, and simple one-pot functionalization. The attachment of the dye at the interface is easily monitored through emission wavelength shifts and fluorescence lifetime variations. Interfacial mechano-responsive dyes have potential for both fundamental studies as well as industrial use as a structural health monitoring tool. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:9fd86333-adcb-49a4-b227-a187bf5049672022-03-27T02:01:07ZObservation of interfacial damage in a silk‐epoxy composite, using hyperspectral and fluorescence lifetime imaging of a simple mechanoresponsive fluorescent probeJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:9fd86333-adcb-49a4-b227-a187bf504967Symplectic Elements at OxfordWiley2017Woodcock, JBeams, RDavis, CChen, NStranick, SShah, DVollrath, FGilman, JPolymer composites are found throughout the world both natural and artificial in origin. In the vast majority of applications, composites serve as structural support or reinforcement roles. Demand for lightweight tough composites is growing in multiple application spaces such as areospace, biomaterials, and infrastructure with physical properties as diverse as the applications. The unifying component in all composites is the presence of an interphase. Many measurement techniques and measurement tools have been developed for the study of this crucial region in composite materials. Many of these methods are great for the measurment and study of bulk properties or model systems. However, development of methods that permit the direct observation of interactions at the interphase during applied stress are needed. Here we employ fluorescence lifetime imaging and hyperspectral imaging to observe activation of a fluorogenic dye at the composite interface as a result of applied stress. The advantages of this sytem include commercial availability of the dye precursor, and simple one-pot functionalization. The attachment of the dye at the interface is easily monitored through emission wavelength shifts and fluorescence lifetime variations. Interfacial mechano-responsive dyes have potential for both fundamental studies as well as industrial use as a structural health monitoring tool. |
| spellingShingle | Woodcock, J Beams, R Davis, C Chen, N Stranick, S Shah, D Vollrath, F Gilman, J Observation of interfacial damage in a silk‐epoxy composite, using hyperspectral and fluorescence lifetime imaging of a simple mechanoresponsive fluorescent probe |
| title | Observation of interfacial damage in a silk‐epoxy composite, using hyperspectral and fluorescence lifetime imaging of a simple mechanoresponsive fluorescent probe |
| title_full | Observation of interfacial damage in a silk‐epoxy composite, using hyperspectral and fluorescence lifetime imaging of a simple mechanoresponsive fluorescent probe |
| title_fullStr | Observation of interfacial damage in a silk‐epoxy composite, using hyperspectral and fluorescence lifetime imaging of a simple mechanoresponsive fluorescent probe |
| title_full_unstemmed | Observation of interfacial damage in a silk‐epoxy composite, using hyperspectral and fluorescence lifetime imaging of a simple mechanoresponsive fluorescent probe |
| title_short | Observation of interfacial damage in a silk‐epoxy composite, using hyperspectral and fluorescence lifetime imaging of a simple mechanoresponsive fluorescent probe |
| title_sort | observation of interfacial damage in a silk epoxy composite using hyperspectral and fluorescence lifetime imaging of a simple mechanoresponsive fluorescent probe |
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