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Bioactive phosphate glass-based fiber with green persistent luminescence
Authors: Lemiere A, Szczodra A, Vuori S, Bondzior B, Hawkins TW, Ballato J, Lastusaari M, Massera J, Petit L
Publisher: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Publication year: 2022
Journal: Materials Research Bulletin
Journal name in source: MATERIALS RESEARCH BULLETIN
Journal acronym: MATER RES BULL
Article number: 111899
Volume: 153
Number of pages: 8
ISSN: 0025-5408
eISSN: 1873-4227
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2022.111899
Web address : https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025540822001714
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The first biophotonic composite fiber with green persistent luminescence is reported. The composites were drawn from preforms prepared by remelting a bioactive glass with commercial persistent luminescent microparticles (SrAl2O4:Eu2+,Dy3+). The duration of the remelt step should be as short as possible to limit the decomposition of the micro-phosphors during glass preparation, as evidenced using electron microscopy coupled with elemental analysis. The presence of the phosphors in the glass inhibits the drawing of fibers with diameter below about 400 µm. Although the drawing process induces some changes in the Eu2+ ions’ local structure in the phosphors, the fibers still exhibit green afterglow. Despite the presence of the phosphors, the fiber still maintains its bioactive response, as characterized by the release of ions from the glass to the environment and the successive precipitation of a reactive layer within a dicalcium phosphate dehydrate composition.
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