title: Bio-inspired fabrication of lotus leaf like membranes as fluorescent sensing materials.
abstract: A fluorescent organic small molecule, hexaphenylsilole (HPS), has been used as a sensing material, while a HPS/polymethyl methacrylate composite film with a lotus leaf like structure is prepared by a simple electrospin method. The film shows high stability and excellent sensitivity for the metal ions Fe(3+) and Hg(2+), respectively. The special surface morphology containing micro-/nanocomposite structure is attributed to the exhibition of these unusual properties.
authors.affiliation: Center for Molecular Science, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China.
authors.forename: Liping
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Heng
authors.forename: Xinyi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yongqiang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhai
authors.forename: Ben Zhong
authors.initials: BZ
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Tianxin
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D000070116:Lotus / Q000737:chemistry*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence