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Self-Assembling Nanoarchitectonics of Twisted Nanofibers of Fluorescent Amphiphiles as Chemo-Resistive Sensor for Methanol Detection
The inhalation, ingestion, and body absorption of noxious gases lead to severe tissue damage, ophthalmological issues, and neurodegenerative disorders; death may even occur when recognized too late. In particular, methanol gas present in traces can cause blindness, non-reversible organ failure, and...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10298205/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37367114 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/gels9060442 |
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author | Singh, Vandana Thamizhanban, Ayyapillai Lalitha, Krishnamoorthy Subbiah, Dinesh Kumar Rachamalla, Arun Kumar Rebaka, Vara Prasad Banoo, Tohira Kumar, Yogendra Sridharan, Vellaisamy Ahmad, Asrar Maheswari Chockalingam, Uma Balaguru Rayappan, John Bosco Khan, Azmat Ali Nagarajan, Subbiah |
author_facet | Singh, Vandana Thamizhanban, Ayyapillai Lalitha, Krishnamoorthy Subbiah, Dinesh Kumar Rachamalla, Arun Kumar Rebaka, Vara Prasad Banoo, Tohira Kumar, Yogendra Sridharan, Vellaisamy Ahmad, Asrar Maheswari Chockalingam, Uma Balaguru Rayappan, John Bosco Khan, Azmat Ali Nagarajan, Subbiah |
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description | The inhalation, ingestion, and body absorption of noxious gases lead to severe tissue damage, ophthalmological issues, and neurodegenerative disorders; death may even occur when recognized too late. In particular, methanol gas present in traces can cause blindness, non-reversible organ failure, and even death. Even though ample materials are available for the detection of methanol in other alcoholic analogs at ppm level, their scope is very limited because of the use of either toxic or expensive raw materials or tedious fabrication procedures. In this paper, we report on a simple synthesis of fluorescent amphiphiles achieved using a starting material derived from renewable resources, this material being methyl ricinoleate in good yields. The newly synthesized bio-based amphiphiles were prone to form a gel in a broad range of solvents. The morphology of the gel and the molecular-level interaction involved in the self-assembly process were thoroughly investigated. Rheological studies were carried out to probe the stability, thermal processability, and thixotropic behavior. In order to evaluate the potential application of the self-assembled gel in the field of sensors, we performed sensor measurements. Interestingly, the twisted fibers derived from the molecular assembly could be able to display a stable and selective response towards methanol. We believe that the bottom-up assembled system holds great promise in the environmental, healthcare, medicine, and biological fields. |
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spelling | pubmed-102982052023-06-28 Self-Assembling Nanoarchitectonics of Twisted Nanofibers of Fluorescent Amphiphiles as Chemo-Resistive Sensor for Methanol Detection Singh, Vandana Thamizhanban, Ayyapillai Lalitha, Krishnamoorthy Subbiah, Dinesh Kumar Rachamalla, Arun Kumar Rebaka, Vara Prasad Banoo, Tohira Kumar, Yogendra Sridharan, Vellaisamy Ahmad, Asrar Maheswari Chockalingam, Uma Balaguru Rayappan, John Bosco Khan, Azmat Ali Nagarajan, Subbiah Gels Article The inhalation, ingestion, and body absorption of noxious gases lead to severe tissue damage, ophthalmological issues, and neurodegenerative disorders; death may even occur when recognized too late. In particular, methanol gas present in traces can cause blindness, non-reversible organ failure, and even death. Even though ample materials are available for the detection of methanol in other alcoholic analogs at ppm level, their scope is very limited because of the use of either toxic or expensive raw materials or tedious fabrication procedures. In this paper, we report on a simple synthesis of fluorescent amphiphiles achieved using a starting material derived from renewable resources, this material being methyl ricinoleate in good yields. The newly synthesized bio-based amphiphiles were prone to form a gel in a broad range of solvents. The morphology of the gel and the molecular-level interaction involved in the self-assembly process were thoroughly investigated. Rheological studies were carried out to probe the stability, thermal processability, and thixotropic behavior. In order to evaluate the potential application of the self-assembled gel in the field of sensors, we performed sensor measurements. Interestingly, the twisted fibers derived from the molecular assembly could be able to display a stable and selective response towards methanol. We believe that the bottom-up assembled system holds great promise in the environmental, healthcare, medicine, and biological fields. MDPI 2023-05-26 /pmc/articles/PMC10298205/ /pubmed/37367114 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/gels9060442 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Singh, Vandana Thamizhanban, Ayyapillai Lalitha, Krishnamoorthy Subbiah, Dinesh Kumar Rachamalla, Arun Kumar Rebaka, Vara Prasad Banoo, Tohira Kumar, Yogendra Sridharan, Vellaisamy Ahmad, Asrar Maheswari Chockalingam, Uma Balaguru Rayappan, John Bosco Khan, Azmat Ali Nagarajan, Subbiah Self-Assembling Nanoarchitectonics of Twisted Nanofibers of Fluorescent Amphiphiles as Chemo-Resistive Sensor for Methanol Detection |
title | Self-Assembling Nanoarchitectonics of Twisted Nanofibers of Fluorescent Amphiphiles as Chemo-Resistive Sensor for Methanol Detection |
title_full | Self-Assembling Nanoarchitectonics of Twisted Nanofibers of Fluorescent Amphiphiles as Chemo-Resistive Sensor for Methanol Detection |
title_fullStr | Self-Assembling Nanoarchitectonics of Twisted Nanofibers of Fluorescent Amphiphiles as Chemo-Resistive Sensor for Methanol Detection |
title_full_unstemmed | Self-Assembling Nanoarchitectonics of Twisted Nanofibers of Fluorescent Amphiphiles as Chemo-Resistive Sensor for Methanol Detection |
title_short | Self-Assembling Nanoarchitectonics of Twisted Nanofibers of Fluorescent Amphiphiles as Chemo-Resistive Sensor for Methanol Detection |
title_sort | self-assembling nanoarchitectonics of twisted nanofibers of fluorescent amphiphiles as chemo-resistive sensor for methanol detection |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10298205/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37367114 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/gels9060442 |
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