title: Structuration of pH-responsive fluorescent molecules on surfaces by soft lithographic techniques.
abstract: Two different soft lithographic techniques (LCW and microCP) have been successfully used for the structuration of fluorescent pH-responsive molecules on surface. The molecules of choice, fluorescein (1) and a new catechol derivative (2), exhibit several protonation states with distinct emission properties over a large acid-base range. This allowed us to fabricate fluorescent arrays that respond over a large pH-window.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigación en Nanociencia y Nanotecnología (CIN2, CSIC-ICN), Esfera UAB, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martínez-Otero
authors.forename: Félix
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Busqué
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hernando
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Molina
mesh_terms: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry*; D006108:Graphite / Q000737:chemistry; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D006108:Graphite