Abstract
We demonstrate a systematic approach to produce colored films based on hierarchical structures of peptide amphiphiles and their application for detecting gaseous aldehydes. Lysine-rich peptide amphiphiles (LRPAs) were designed to spontaneously self-assemble into nanofibers, which were deposited to form the colored films on solid substrates via controlled evaporation of the meniscus using a facile dipping-pulling method. The control of assembly conditions such as pH, concentration, and pulling speed enable the manifestation of film colors in a controllable way. When exposed to aldehyde gases, the color band pattern exhibited large color change due to structural change of the matrices which occur upon specific binding of aldehydes to lysine motifs. The statistical analysis of the color-change showed that the LRPA-based band patterns exhibit excellent selectivity toward aldehydes over non-aldehyde gases. We expect that our method will expedite the development of inexpensive, rapid and user-friendly aldehyde detection systems with on-site monitoring capabilities.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 868-875 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical |
Volume | 282 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2019 Mar 1 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This project was supported by the Nano-Material Technology Development Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning (2016M3A7B4909581), the Center for Integrated Smart Sensors funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning as Global Frontier Project (CISS-2011-0031866), the Basic Science Research Program through the NRF funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning (2015R1C1A1A02037593), and also by Basic Science Research Program through the NRF funded by the Ministry of Education (2017R1A6A1A03015642). M.S.G. and G.O. contributed equally to this work.
Funding Information:
This project was supported by the Nano-Material Technology Development Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning ( 2016M3A7B4909581 ), the Center for Integrated Smart Sensors funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning as Global Frontier Project ( CISS-2011-0031866 ), the Basic Science Research Program through the NRF funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning ( 2015R1C1A1A02037593 ), and also by Basic Science Research Program through the NRF funded by the Ministry of Education ( 2017R1A6A1A03015642 ). M.S.G. and G.O. contributed equally to this work.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier B.V.
Keywords
- Aldehyde gas detection
- Biomimetic sensor
- Peptide-based sensor
- Structural color
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Instrumentation
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films
- Metals and Alloys
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Materials Chemistry