Ion-permselective polyelectrolyte multilayer membrane installed with a pH-sensitive oxazine switch.
This paper describes a pH-responsive multilayer film composed of two layered components, namely poly(allylamine hydrochloride) (PAH) and a copolymer of acrylic acid and [1,3]oxazine-modified acrylate (POA). The oxazine ring is an acidochromic chromophore and opens to form either cationic 3H-indolium or anionic hemiaminal in a pH-dependent manner. This structural transition was used to generate a net positive or negative charge on the membrane for selective ion permeation. Interestingly, the reversible oxazine ring opening and closing proceeded smoothly without significant steric hindrance in the multilayer film comprising 10 PAH/POA bilayers. The pH-responsive permselectivity for cationic and anionic probe molecules was demonstrated using a POA monolayer film adsorbed electrostatically onto an amino-functionalized ITO electrode. The origin of the excellent ion-transport selectivity in the 1 nm ultrathin POA membrane is discussed in terms of alternating charges of the aromatic amphoteric group, oxazine, in the polyeletrolyte membrane.
Pennakalathil
Jousheed
J
Department of Chemistry, University of Incheon, 12-1 Songdo-dong Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 406-772, Korea.
Kim
Tae-Hyun
TH
Kim
Kyuwon
K
Woo
Kyoungja
K
Park
Jong-Ku
JK
Hong
Jong-Dal
JD
D004566:Electrodes; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008956:Models, Chemical; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010078:Oxazines / Q000737:chemistry*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*
D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D010078:Oxazines; D011108:Polymers