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Photochromic and optical birefringence properties of azo-dye-doped polymer-grafted lipid-based complex fluids

  • Nicole M. Haralampus-Grynaviski
  • , Lindsay J. Johnson
  • , Millicent Anne Firestone

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Abstract

The photochromic and optical birefringence properties of azo-dye doped polymer-grafted lipid based complex fluids were analyzed. These complex fluids comprised quaternary mixtures of a phospholipid, a polymer-grafted phospholipid, and a cosurfactant dispersed in water. This complex fluid-based system offers several advantages such as discrete physical/structural states, good signal-to-noise ratios, and low cost fabrication, over amorphous polymeric materials. The biocompatibility of these materials opens the possibility of developing photoaddressable materials based upon biomolecules.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)8971-8974
Number of pages4
JournalMacromolecules
Volume38
Issue number22
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1 2005
Externally publishedYes

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