点击化学合成具有聚集诱导荧光特性的双响应性聚合物凝胶

Click-Formed Polymer Gels with Aggregation-Induced Emission and Dual Stimuli-Responsive Behaviors

本文合成了巯基功能化的四苯基乙烯并利用thiol-ene点击化学合成得到聚合物凝胶.基于四苯基乙烯的聚集诱导发光特性,聚合物凝胶的合成过程可以通过四苯基乙烯荧光发射性能的变化进行监测.此外,由于凝胶的还原和酸性环境响应性,在二硫苏糖醇和三氟乙酸存在下,凝胶的荧光发射会被猝灭,这种双重刺激响应性使其在荧光传感成像、癌症诊断和自愈合材料方面具有潜在的应用价值.

Stimuli-responsive polymer gels have recently attracted great attention due to their heat/solvent resistance,dimensional stability,and unique sensitivity to external stimuli.In this work,we synthesized thiol-functionalized tetraphenylethylene(TPE)and constructed polymer gels through thiol-ene click reaction.The synthetic process of the polymer gels could be monitored by fluorescence emission of TPE moieties based on aggregation-induced emission mechanism.In addition,due to the dual redox-and acid responsiveness of the polymer gels,in the presence of dithiothreitol and trifluoroacetic acid,fluorescence quenching of the polymer gels can be observed.This stimuli-responsive characteristics endows the polymer gels with potential applications in fluorescent sensing and imaging,cancer diagnosis and selfhealing materials.