Issue 16, 2013
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Nanoscale

Localized surface plasmon-enhanced nanosensor platform using dual-responsive polymer nanocomposites†

Jaesuk Choi,a   Min-Jae Choi,a   Jung-Keun Yoo,a   Woon Ik Park,a   Ju Ho Lee,‡ab   Jeong Yong Leeab  and  Yeon Sik Jung*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea
E-mail: ysjung@kaist.ac.kr

b Center for Nanomaterials and Chemical Reactions, IBS, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea

Abstract

The fast and accurate identification of unknown liquids is important for the safety and security of human beings. Recently, sensors based on the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) effect demonstrated an outstanding sensitivity in detecting chemical and biological species. In the present study, we suggest that a dual-responsive nanocomposite composed of two polymer brushes and two noble metal nanoparticles provides a significantly improved selectivity (improvement of a factor of 30 in figure-of-merit) for distinguishing diverse liquids compared to a single-responsive LSPR sensor. The dual-responsive LSPR sensor platform was realized by the synergic combinations of two hydrophobic and hydrophilic polymer brushes, which respond differently depending on the degree of interaction between the polymer brushes and the surrounding liquids. Moreover, the mixing ratio of two solvents can also be estimated with high accuracy using the dual-nanocomposite LSPR sensor, suggesting that this approach would be highly practical for in situ process monitoring systems that can instantly detect the change of solvent composition.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3NR01453C
Article type
Paper
Submitted
24 Mar 2013
Accepted
07 Jun 2013
First published
05 Jul 2013
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Nanoscale, 2013,5, 7403-7409

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Localized surface plasmon-enhanced nanosensor platform using dual-responsive polymer nanocomposites

J. Choi, M. Choi, J. Yoo, W. I. Park, J. H. Lee, J. Y. Lee and Y. S. Jung, Nanoscale, 2013, 5, 7403 DOI: 10.1039/C3NR01453C

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