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Ultrasonic polymerization of CuO@PNIPAM and its temperature tuning glucose sensing behavior
Fang Chen1, Qi Cao2, Chen Dong1
1Research & Development Institute of Northwestern Polytechnical University in Shenzhen, ShenZhen 518097, PR China; The Key Laboratory of Space Applied Physics and Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710129, PR China.
Abstract:
The extraordinary high pressure and temperature produced during cavitation is crucial for ultrasonic sonochemistry. However, the cavitation effect is usually confined to a small zone nearby the ultrasonic horn, outside of which ultrasound produces much less effects on chemical reaction. In present work, in order to expand the range of effective zone and intensify the cavitation effect, N2 aeration was introduced to an ultrasonic polymerization process of CuO@PNIPAM in aqueous solution. By increasing the number of bubble nucleus gathered on the CuO surface and lowering the surface tension of the aqueous solution, the cavitation effect is intensified on the CuO surface within the whole reaction vessel, which benefits the covalently bonding between PNIPAM and CuO to a large degree and results in the formation of CuO@PNIPAM hybrid composite with excellent interfacial bonding. It is promising that the hybrid composite can be applied as temperature responsive glucose sensing platform with ON and OFF states due to the wettability change of PNIPAM versus temperature.
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