Abstract
A transmission electron microscopy Cu grid cell filled with 4-cyano-4′-pentylbiphenyl (5CB) was utilised for detecting Ca 2+ ion after functionalising the water/5CB interface with poly(acrylic acid)-b-poly(4-cyanobiphenyl-4′-oxyundecylacrylate) (PAA-b-LCP), wherein the LCP block was anchored to 5CB and the PAA block complexed with metal ions in water. The NaCl-treated cell exhibited homeotropic-to-planar orientational change when Ca 2+ ions were injected into the aqueous phase owing to the replacement of the Na + ions in the PAA chains with Ca 2+ ions. The performance of the cell in detecting Ca 2+ ions in human saliva was successfully verified to demonstrate the non-invasive detection.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 193-198 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry |
Volume | 74 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 25 Jun 2019 |
Keywords
- Biosensor
- Calcium ion
- Liquid crystal
- Non-invasive
- Saliva
- Transmission electron microscopy copper grid