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Chemically Resistant Perfluoroalkoxy Nanoparticle-Packed Porous Substrates and Their Use in Colorimetric Sensor Arrays

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Journal Langmuir, 34, 13014-13024.
Name Patil, V., Lee, M.-G., Yun, J., Lee, J.-S., Lim, S. H., & Yi, G.-R.
Year 2018

To create printing substrates for colorimetric sensor arrays, chemically resistant membranes are prepared by coating cellulose filter paper with perfluoroalkoxy (PFA) polymer nanoparticles. A water-based fluorothermoplastic polymer dispersion was diluted with an organic solvent that causes weak aggregation of polymer nanoparticles. The resulting solution improved adhesion between the polymer and the cellulose membrane, providing a more mechanically stable substrate. These PFA polymer-coated substrates demonstrated superior chemical resistance against strong alkalines and had relatively uniform nanoporous structures that substantially improved the printability of a colorimetric sensor array. Finally, colorimetric sensor arrays printed on these substrates were evaluated for the detection of four different toxic industrial chemicals (e.g., ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, nitrogen dioxide, and sulfur dioxide) at or below their permissible exposure limits.