Transduction of pH and glucose-sensitive hydrogel swelling through fluorescence resonance energy transfer Conference Paper

abstract

• Hydrogel structures have been studied, and the promise of smart materials for myriad uses is driving research and development of pH- and temperature-sensitive polymers for many applications. However, the typical method of measuring and quantifying hydrogel swelling is still inaccurate. To improve this situation, alternative transduction schemes for the measurement of swelling in pH- and glucose-sensitive hydrogels are being pursued. In this paper, transduction of hydrogel swelling through fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) is described for two pH-sensitive systems: chitosan/gelatin and poly(acrylamide-co-acrylic acid) (poly(AM-co-AA)). Comparison between weight change and spectral shifts from hydrogels immobilized on optical fibers confirms the feasibility of the approach. Furthermore, nanocomposite materials for optimizing the sensitivity are being investigated. 2005 IEEE.

name of conference

• IEEE Sensors, 2005.

authors

• McShane, Michael

published proceedings

• 2005 IEEE SENSORS, VOLS 1 AND 2

author list (cited authors)

• Mack, A. C., Mao, J. S., & McShane, M. J.

citation count

• 5

complete list of authors

• Mack, AC||Mao, JS||McShane, MJ

publication date

• January 2005

publisher

• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)  Publisher

published in

• Proceedings of IEEE Sensors  Journal

keywords

• 7 Affordable And Clean Energy
• Bioengineering

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1109/icsens.2005.1597848

International Standard Book Number (ISBN) 10

• 0-7803-9056-3

International Standard Book Number (ISBN) 13

• 9780780390560

start page

• 912

end page

• 915

volume

• 2005

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/icsens.2005.1597848

user-defined tag

• 7 Affordable and Clean Energy