Reversible photorheological fluids based on spiropyran-doped reverse micelles |
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Authors: | Lee Hee-Young Diehn Kevin K Sun Kunshan Chen Tianhong Raghavan Srinivasa R |
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Institution: | Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742-2111, USA. |
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Abstract: | We describe a new class of photorheological (PR) fluids whose rheological properties can be reversibly tuned by light. The fluids were obtained by doping lecithin/sodium deoxycholate (SDC) reverse micelles with a photochromic spiropyran (SP) compound. Initially, the lecithin/SDC/SP mixtures formed highly viscoelastic fluids, reflecting the presence of long, wormlike reverse micelles. Under UV irradiation, the SP was isomerized to the open merocyanine (MC) form, causing the fluid viscosity to decrease 10-fold. When the UV irradiation was switched off, the MC reverted to the SP form, and the viscosity recovered its initial value. This cycle could be repeated several times without loss of response. The rheological transitions are believed to reflect changes in the lengths of the reverse worms. To our knowledge, this is the first example of a simple, reversible PR fluid that can be made entirely from commercially available components. |
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