A naphthalimide-based fluorescent probe for quantitative sensing of UV light

Maolin Wang, Tingwen Wei, Long Jiang, Jing Wang, Yajing Li, Wenyan Wu, Xiaojian Huang, Fang Wang, Sheng Lu, Xiaoqiang Chen

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Abstract

Developing ultraviolet (UV) sensors that can visualize UV light in the environment for productive life has been widely practiced. A challenging problem that arises in this domain is the quantitative analysis of UV light. In this study, we identified a novel naphthalimide derivative, NDGF, which can undergo decomposition to various degrees when irradiated by UV light with different intensities, so as to produce corresponding fluorescence intensities. Moreover, NDGF was prepared as a UV-responsive film NDGF-PEO which also has outstanding competence in the quantification of UV intensity. The surprising thing is that this novel UV-responsive decomposition mechanism of NDGF has been demonstrated and has great potential to open new doors for the development of naphthalimide-based photocages and novel UV quantitative sensors.

Original languageEnglish
Article number110673
JournalDyes and Pigments
Volume206
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2022

Keywords

  • Electrospinning technique
  • Fluorescent probe
  • Naphthalimide fluorophore
  • Photocage
  • UV sensor

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