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RSC ADVANCES
Volume 7, Issue 53, Pages 33061-33067Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c7ra03794e
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- JSPS [16H06118]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [16H06118] Funding Source: KAKEN
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Spiropyran-functionalizedpoly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) Forcespinningr fibers were fabricated using a fiber making machine of our own design, employing 10,30,30-trimethyl-6-nitrospiro[1(2H)-benzopyran2,2'-indoline] (6-nitro BIPS) as the spiropyran. The effects of the polymer solution concentration (and hence the viscosity), the spinneret rotational rate, and the internal needle diameter on the formation and morphology of the fibers were examined, using scanning electron microscopy. A rotational speed of 3000 rpm and an internal nozzle diameter of 0.35 mm (23 G) in conjunction with a polymer concentration of 15 wt% produced 6-nitro BIPS/PMMA Forcespinning fibers having a smooth morphology with no beads. The photochromic properties of the resultant fibers were characterized by reflectance spectroscopy using the Kubelka-Munk function, fluorescence excitation emission matrix (EEM) analysis, and Raman spectroscopy. The thermal decoloration dynamics of the 6-nitro BIPS in the PMMA fibers were in good agreement with the properties observed in films. These results suggest that 6-nitro BIPS and other spiropyran dyes have significant potential as probes to assess the structures of micro/nanofibers.
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