Radiation-Induced In Situ-Printed Nonconjugated Fluorescent Nonwoven Fabric with Superior Fluorescent Properties

Mingxing Zhang; Junchang Chen; Maojiang Zhang; Rong Li; Minglei Wang; Long Qiu; Mengjia Yuan; Xinxin Feng; Zhe Xing; Jiangtao Hu; Guozhong Wu

doi:10.1021/acsami.0c16657

Radiation-Induced In Situ-Printed Nonconjugated Fluorescent Nonwoven Fabric with Superior Fluorescent Properties

ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2020 Oct 28;12(43):49258-49264. doi: 10.1021/acsami.0c16657. Epub 2020 Oct 15.

Authors

Mingxing Zhang^{1

2

3}, Junchang Chen³, Maojiang Zhang¹, Rong Li¹, Minglei Wang¹, Long Qiu¹, Mengjia Yuan³, Xinxin Feng¹, Zhe Xing¹, Jiangtao Hu¹, Guozhong Wu^{1

4}

Affiliations

¹ Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 2019 Jialuo Road, Jiading District, Shanghai 201800, China.
² University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
³ State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) and Collaborative Innovation Center of Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.
⁴ School of Physical Science and Technology, Shanghai Tech University, Shanghai 200031, China.

PMID: 33054157
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c16657

Abstract

A new technique is proposed for the in situ printing of fluorescent fabrics with superior fluorescent properties that have the potential for continuous roll-to-roll production in the industry. Nonconjugated chemical moieties were covalently connected to polyethylene/polypropylene nonwoven fabric (PE/PP NWF) to successfully prepare fluorescent PE/PP NWF, which emits a bright blue light and has a high quantum yield (∼83.35%) that can be attributed to a unique aggregation-induced emission effect. The fluorescent PE/PP NWF exhibits excellent fluorescent stability under high shear forces during accelerated laundering and in harsh chemical environments. The fluorescent PE/PP NWF can also be tailored into diverse shapes and printed in situ with high resolution. The versatility of the method was also demonstrated by fabricating fluorescent materials with different polymer matrices such as Nylon 66 fiber and PE terephthalate membrane.

Keywords: aggregation-induced emission; electron beam; in situ printed pattern; nonconjugated fluorescence; radiation-induced graft polymerization; superior fluorescent properties.