Journal
MOLECULES
Volume 25, Issue 16, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules25163751
Keywords
cellulose acetate; rhodamine B hydrazide; optical sensing; membrane; fibers
Funding
- Project Enhanced-MUMs [H2020-MSCA-IF-800317]
- National Research Council (CNR-Italy)-Academy of Scientific Research & Technology (ASRT-Egypt) Bilateral Cooperation Project FLUO-NanoFAB
- Italian CNR (project PHEEL)
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In this work, different materials were fabricated from cellulose acetate, loaded with rhodamine B hydrazide and tested as Cu(II) optical sensor. We prepared membranes displaying a sub-micron porous structure using the phase inversion technique, clusters of fibers with varying diameter depending on the preparation procedure using electrospinning, and casted films presenting a smooth non porous structure. Loading of rhodamine B hydrazide on the fabrics after their production was found to be the best procedure to ensure the stability of the dye in the polymeric materials. Absorption and emission analysis of the solid substrates revealed the presence of the dye on the porous fabrics and allowed to choose the most suited materials and loading conditions to test their response towards Cu(II) ions. Reaction of the loaded rhodamine B hydrazide with Cu(II) was confirmed by absorption and emission spectroscopies and by confocal fluorescence imaging, through detection of the product rhodamine B. The results point to promising sensing applications of the prepared composite materials.
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