Three-dimensional/two-dimensional photonic crystal hydrogels for biosensing

Autor: Ruixiang Liu, Zhongyu Cai, Ji-Jiang Wang, De’an Yang, Ran Li, Xiaoying Xu, Peiyan Shen, Yuqi Zhang
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 9:5840-5857
ISSN: 2050-7534
2050-7526
DOI: 10.1039/d1tc00830g
Popis: Photonic crystals (PCs) have attracted intense interest for sensing applications. Photonic crystal hydrogels (PCHs) consist of both periodic PCs and stimuli-responsive hydrogels, which can act as a sensing system for the detection of specific analytes. In PCHs, the hydrogel system undergoes volume phase transitions (VPT, swelling or shrinkage) upon exposure to external stimuli. The VPT of the hydrogel causes the photonic stopband of the PCs within the hydrogel to change, which shifts the Bragg diffraction peak wavelengths. Based on this sensing mechanism, a variety of PCH sensors that can respond to external stimuli, such as humidity, temperature, pH, hazardous chemicals and biological species, have been reported. In this review, we overview the response mechanism, preparation methods, and biosensing applications of three-dimensional (3D) and two-dimensional (2D) PCHs. 3D and 2D PCH biosensors are systematically summarized according to the types of the target analytes. At the end of this review, we also propose the prospects of PCHs in the field of biosensing.
Databáze: OpenAIRE