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Tracking a photo-switchable surface-localised supramolecular interaction via refractive index

Tracking a photo-switchable surface-localised supramolecular interaction via refractive index
Tracking a photo-switchable surface-localised supramolecular interaction via refractive index
As supramolecular chemistry evolves, from the design of interactions in the solution and the solid state to applications at surfaces, there is a need for the development of analytical techniques capable of directly interrogating surface-localised supramolecular interactions. We present a proof-of-concept integrated optical Bragg grating sensor, capable of evanescently detecting small changes in refractive index at infrared wavelengths within a microfluidic system. The high spectral fidelity of the Bragg gratings combined with precise thermal compensation enables direct monitoring of the surface throughout the experiment, enabling the sensor to probe changes in situ and in real-time during surface preparation and chemical modification, and then to follow the progress of a dynamic surface-localised supramolecular interaction. In this study the sensor is assessed through the investigation of a photo-switchable inclusion complex between an azobenzene-functionalised surface and cyclodextrin in aqueous solution. The ability to investigate supramolecular interactions directly in real-time upon a planar surface via refractive index offers a valuable new tool in the understanding of complex dynamic supramolecular systems.
2050-7526
1178-1185
Parker, R.M.
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Wales, Dominic J.
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Gates, James C.
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Parker, R.M., Wales, Dominic J., Gates, James C., Smith, Peter G.R. and Grossel, Martin C. (2016) Tracking a photo-switchable surface-localised supramolecular interaction via refractive index. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2016 (4), 1178-1185. (doi:10.1039/C5TC03774C).

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As supramolecular chemistry evolves, from the design of interactions in the solution and the solid state to applications at surfaces, there is a need for the development of analytical techniques capable of directly interrogating surface-localised supramolecular interactions. We present a proof-of-concept integrated optical Bragg grating sensor, capable of evanescently detecting small changes in refractive index at infrared wavelengths within a microfluidic system. The high spectral fidelity of the Bragg gratings combined with precise thermal compensation enables direct monitoring of the surface throughout the experiment, enabling the sensor to probe changes in situ and in real-time during surface preparation and chemical modification, and then to follow the progress of a dynamic surface-localised supramolecular interaction. In this study the sensor is assessed through the investigation of a photo-switchable inclusion complex between an azobenzene-functionalised surface and cyclodextrin in aqueous solution. The ability to investigate supramolecular interactions directly in real-time upon a planar surface via refractive index offers a valuable new tool in the understanding of complex dynamic supramolecular systems.

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Submitted date: 12 November 2015
Accepted/In Press date: 4 January 2016
e-pub ahead of print date: 5 January 2016
Organisations: Optoelectronics Research Centre

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Local EPrints ID: 386198
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/386198
ISSN: 2050-7526
PURE UUID: a46db9a8-f895-40ee-a38a-6e96c27c6f96
ORCID for James C. Gates: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-8671-5987
ORCID for Peter G.R. Smith: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-0319-718X
ORCID for Martin C. Grossel: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-7469-6854

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Date deposited: 21 Jan 2016 08:58
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:08

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Author: R.M. Parker
Author: Dominic J. Wales
Author: James C. Gates ORCID iD

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