title: Synthesis and photoluminescence study of molecularly imprinted polymers appended onto CdSe/ZnS core-shells.
abstract: The Photoluminescence of quantum dots have been found to be a useful tool for the detection of small to medium sized analyte molecules in a host-guest environment. By the incorporation of quantum dots into molecularly imprinted polymers, which can offer shape and selectivity, the former can respond by quenching the photoluminescence emission upon template binding. In this work host polymers were synthesized and cased into thin films using functional monomers such as methacrylic acid (MAA), CdSe/ZnS core-shell derivatized with 4-vinyl pyridine and ethylene glycol dimethacrylic acid (EGDMA) as a cross-linker. The intensity of photoluminescence emission is detected upon analyte binding.
authors.affiliation: Union Chemical Laboratories, Department of Polymer Technology, Industrial Technology Research Institute, 321 Kuang Fu Road, Section 2, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan, ROC. jim_lin@itri.org.tw
authors.forename: Chin I
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Abraham K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.forename: Chao Kang
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Yu Der
authors.initials: YD
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D019187:Cadmium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D002110:Caffeine / Q000032:analysis*; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible / Q000737:chemistry; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D008163:Luminescent Measurements / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D010777:Photochemistry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D045663:Quantum Dots; D018036:Selenium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D013440:Sulfides / Q000737:chemistry*; D014159:Transducers; D017967:Zinc Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D019187:Cadmium Compounds; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D018036:Selenium Compounds; D013440:Sulfides; D017967:Zinc Compounds; D002110:Caffeine; C058667:cadmium selenide; C031238:zinc sulfide