Supportive Literature
A Photoactivable Microfluidic Device for Heavy Metal Ion Extraction Dissertation
- Jintana Nammoonnoy Dissertation from 2010. Shows previous spiropyran work in the Remcho lab
Photon-Controlled Phase Partitioning of Spiropyrans
- Rosario et al describe the creation of a spiropyran derivative. We are following their experimental methods to synthesize our spiropyrans.
Photon-Modulated Wettability Changes on Spiropyran-Coated Surfaces
- Rosario et al describe the creation of a photocapillary. They made use of a two step modification to separate each spiropyran with nonpolar tert-butyldiphenylsilyl groups.
- Shiraishi et al describe the fuctionalization of gold nanoparticles with a thiol terminated spiropyran dye. Seems like a simple method, however it takes 30min for large (~300nm) aggregates for form and then 90min for the aggregates to break up.
Spiropyran Polymeric Microcapillary Coatings for Photodetection of Solvent Polarity
- Florea et al describe solvent effects on spiropyran derivatives. The group developed a colormetric method for determining solvent polarity. The open form presents a blue shift in solvents on increasing polarity.
Synergy of Different Fluorescent Enhancement Effects on Spiropyran Appended onto Cellulose
- Weiguo Tian and Jintao Tian describe a method of creating spiropyran paper.
Dynamics of a photochromic spiropyran under aqueous conditions
- The dynamics of a water soluble spiropyran is investigated by means of femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy in the visible and infrared spectral range revealing an ultrafast reversible switching behavior under aqueous conditions with a high fatigue resistance
- By modifying the surface of nanoporous alumina membranes using mixtures of a photochromic spiropyran and hydrophobic molecules, it is possible to control the admission of water into the membrane using light.
Lotus Effect Amplifies Light-Induced Contact Angle Switching
- A rough surface morphology is shown to significantly amplify the light-induced change in water contact angle of a photoresponsive surface.
Intramolecular Interactions in Photochromic Spiropyran-Merocyanine Polymers
- Methacrylate, acrylate, and styrene polymers with photochromic spiropyran side groups connected to the main chains through spacers of various lengths were prepared by free radical polymerization.
- We describe use of argon plasma to generate reactive hydroxyl moieties at the surface of polystyrene microtiter plates
Hydrophilized and Functionalized Microtiter Plates
Structural Analysis of Spiropyran Polymers using ATR Spectroscopy
