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Multi-scale pectin/polyphenol beads for non-fouling fluorescence tracking on soft matter under water.

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The smart polyphenol material could be designed to form two competitive interactions related to same one polyphenol molecule with different objects that could easily adhere to one surface through the… Click to show full abstract

The smart polyphenol material could be designed to form two competitive interactions related to same one polyphenol molecule with different objects that could easily adhere to one surface through the weak interaction, and also could be entirely removed from the same surface by the strong interaction. In this study, the multi-scale pectin beads were fabricated by crosslinking with ions that could be acted as polyphenol loading agent through electrostatic force between the ions loading on the surface of pectin beads and polyphenol. The two effects on the size and appearance of pectin beads were detected. Because of the hydrogen bond between polyphenols loading on the beads and the surface of target, fluorescence-functionalized beads could easily adhere on target surfaces. Meanwhile, attributing to stronger electrostatic force between surface ions on beads and polyphenol, the thin membrane made of the beads can be entirely removed from the target surface to avoid the pollution of fluorescence probes.

Keywords: fluorescence; surface; scale pectin; polyphenol; pectin; multi scale

Journal Title: Carbohydrate polymers
Year Published: 2018

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