Photoswitchable and Reversible Fluorescent Eutectogels for Conformal Information Encryption
writer:Changchun Li, Jize Liu, Xiaoyan Qiu, Xin Yang, Xin Huang, Prof. Xinxing Zhang
keywords:supramolecular interactions, eutectogels,photoswitchable fluorescence, conformally deform
source:期刊
specific source:Angewandte Chemie
Issue time:2023年
Smart fluorescent materials that can respond to environmental stimuli are of great importance in the fields of information encryption and anti-counterfeiting. However, traditional fluorescent materials usually face problems such as lack of tunable fluorescence and insufficient surface-adaptive adhesion, hindering their practical applications. Herein, inspired by the glowing sucker octopus, we present a novel strategy to fabricate a reversible fluorescent eutectogel with high transparency, adhesive and self-healing performance for conformal information encryption and anti-counterfeiting. Using anthracene as luminescent unit, the eutectogel exhibits photoswitchable fluorescence and can therefore be reversibly written/erased with patterns by non-contact stimulation. Additionally, different from mechanically irreversible adhesion via glue, the eutectogel can adhere to various irregular substrates over a wide temperature range (?20 to 65?°C) and conformally deform more than 1000?times without peeling off. Furthermore, by exploiting surface-adaptive adhesion, high transparency and good stretchability of the eutectogel, dual encryption can be achieved under UV and stretching conditions to further improve the security level. This study should provide a promising strategy for the future development of advanced intelligent anti-counterfeiting materials.