Dual encryption of digital information in a tough fluorescent hydrogel

Yang Liu; Ming Li; Huaqiang Ju; Zeju Wang; Yitao Wu; Zi Liang Wu; Huangtianzhi Zhu; Feihe Huang

doi:10.1039/d2py01295b

Dual encryption of digital information in a tough fluorescent hydrogel

Yang Liu, Ming Li, Huaqiang Ju, Zeju Wang, Yitao Wu, Zi Liang Wu, Huangtianzhi Zhu, Feihe Huang

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Abstract

Hydrogels capable of shape-morphing and/or fluorescence modulation have practical significance in the field of anti-counterfeiting, while tough hydrogels with tunable fluorescence for multi-level encryptions have been rarely explored. Herein, we report a hydrogel P(DAE-co-AAc) for dual information encryption. The hydrogel is prepared by copolymerization of photoresponsive diarylethylene and acrylic acid, and it exhibits tunable mechanical properties and fluorescence. The soft hydrogel becomes tough when exposed to UV irradiation which induces dimerization of diarylethylene units, and thus information can be concealed by a folding-and-irradiation process. Tunable fluorescence upon irradiation enables photolithography for pattern encryption. Benefitting from reversible photo-decrosslinking, shape and emission recoveries can be realized, making the encryption material recyclable. We believe this work will be inspiring for the design of smart materials for information encryption.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	6255-6260
Number of pages	6
Journal	Polymer Chemistry
Volume	13
Issue number	45
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/d2py01295b
State	Published - 2022
Externally published	Yes

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KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2022-12-07
Acknowledged KAUST grant number(s): OSR-2019-CRG8-4032
Acknowledgements: This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2021YFA0910100), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (22035006), the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (LD21B020001), the Starry Night Science Fund of Zhejiang University Shanghai Institute for Advanced Study (SN-ZJU SIAS-006), and the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Office of Sponsored Research (OSR-2019-CRG8-4032).
This publication acknowledges KAUST support, but has no KAUST affiliated authors.

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Organic Chemistry
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Bioengineering
Polymers and Plastics

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