Construction of Heterogeneous Aggregation-Induced Emission Microspheres with Enhanced Multi-Mode Information Encryption

Traditional organic light-emitting materials hinder their anti-counterfeiting application in solid state due to their aggregation-caused quenching effect. A facile and straightforward method was reported to introduce AIE molecules into microspheres and manipulate different reaction parameters to pre...

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Main Authors: Zhiwei Wu, Weiqin Yu, Fenghao Luo, Yue Jin, Ligou Pan, Qianjun Deng, Qing Wang, Mingguang Yu
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description Traditional organic light-emitting materials hinder their anti-counterfeiting application in solid state due to their aggregation-caused quenching effect. A facile and straightforward method was reported to introduce AIE molecules into microspheres and manipulate different reaction parameters to prepare AIE microspheres with different morphologies. In this strategy, fluorescent microspheres with spherical, apple-shaped, and hemoglobin-like types were synthesized. Driven by the photocyclization and oxidation of tetraphenylethene, microspheres can be used as an aqueous fluorescence ink with erasable properties. The fluorescent patterns printed by microsphere ink on paper can be irreversibly erased by prolonged exposure to ultraviolet light (365 nm, 60 mw/cm<sup>2</sup>). Moreover, the multi-morphology microspheres can be further arranged for multiple-information encryption and anti-counterfeiting of barcodes and two-dimensional codes, in which double validation was carried out through fluorescence spectroscopy and laser confocal microscopy. This approach provides a new method for more reliable anti-counterfeiting and information encryption.
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spelling doaj-art-5b7e2b41fd034e6aaf60d2474af0911a2025-08-20T02:01:28ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492024-12-012924585210.3390/molecules29245852Construction of Heterogeneous Aggregation-Induced Emission Microspheres with Enhanced Multi-Mode Information EncryptionZhiwei Wu0Weiqin Yu1Fenghao Luo2Yue Jin3Ligou Pan4Qianjun Deng5Qing Wang6Mingguang Yu7Guangdong Key Laboratory for Hydrogen Energy Technologies, Key Laboratory of Digital Decorative Materials for Building Ceramics in Guangdong Province, School of Materials and Energy, Foshan University, Foshan 528000, ChinaGuangdong Key Laboratory for Hydrogen Energy Technologies, Key Laboratory of Digital Decorative Materials for Building Ceramics in Guangdong Province, School of Materials and Energy, Foshan University, Foshan 528000, ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, ChinaGuangdong Key Laboratory for Hydrogen Energy Technologies, Key Laboratory of Digital Decorative Materials for Building Ceramics in Guangdong Province, School of Materials and Energy, Foshan University, Foshan 528000, ChinaGuangdong Key Laboratory for Hydrogen Energy Technologies, Key Laboratory of Digital Decorative Materials for Building Ceramics in Guangdong Province, School of Materials and Energy, Foshan University, Foshan 528000, ChinaGuangdong Key Laboratory for Hydrogen Energy Technologies, Key Laboratory of Digital Decorative Materials for Building Ceramics in Guangdong Province, School of Materials and Energy, Foshan University, Foshan 528000, ChinaLaboratory of Quality & Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-Products, School of Food & Pharmaceutical Engineering, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center of Food & Agricultural Product Safety Analysis and Testing, Zhaoqing University, Zhaoqing 526061, ChinaGuangdong Key Laboratory for Hydrogen Energy Technologies, Key Laboratory of Digital Decorative Materials for Building Ceramics in Guangdong Province, School of Materials and Energy, Foshan University, Foshan 528000, ChinaTraditional organic light-emitting materials hinder their anti-counterfeiting application in solid state due to their aggregation-caused quenching effect. A facile and straightforward method was reported to introduce AIE molecules into microspheres and manipulate different reaction parameters to prepare AIE microspheres with different morphologies. In this strategy, fluorescent microspheres with spherical, apple-shaped, and hemoglobin-like types were synthesized. Driven by the photocyclization and oxidation of tetraphenylethene, microspheres can be used as an aqueous fluorescence ink with erasable properties. The fluorescent patterns printed by microsphere ink on paper can be irreversibly erased by prolonged exposure to ultraviolet light (365 nm, 60 mw/cm<sup>2</sup>). Moreover, the multi-morphology microspheres can be further arranged for multiple-information encryption and anti-counterfeiting of barcodes and two-dimensional codes, in which double validation was carried out through fluorescence spectroscopy and laser confocal microscopy. This approach provides a new method for more reliable anti-counterfeiting and information encryption.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/29/24/5852AIEheterogeneous microspheresmulti-mode information encryptionanti-counterfeitingoptical erasure
spellingShingle Zhiwei Wu
Weiqin Yu
Fenghao Luo
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Ligou Pan
Qianjun Deng
Qing Wang
Mingguang Yu
Construction of Heterogeneous Aggregation-Induced Emission Microspheres with Enhanced Multi-Mode Information Encryption
Molecules
AIE
heterogeneous microspheres
multi-mode information encryption
anti-counterfeiting
optical erasure
title Construction of Heterogeneous Aggregation-Induced Emission Microspheres with Enhanced Multi-Mode Information Encryption
title_full Construction of Heterogeneous Aggregation-Induced Emission Microspheres with Enhanced Multi-Mode Information Encryption
title_fullStr Construction of Heterogeneous Aggregation-Induced Emission Microspheres with Enhanced Multi-Mode Information Encryption
title_full_unstemmed Construction of Heterogeneous Aggregation-Induced Emission Microspheres with Enhanced Multi-Mode Information Encryption
title_short Construction of Heterogeneous Aggregation-Induced Emission Microspheres with Enhanced Multi-Mode Information Encryption
title_sort construction of heterogeneous aggregation induced emission microspheres with enhanced multi mode information encryption
topic AIE
heterogeneous microspheres
multi-mode information encryption
anti-counterfeiting
optical erasure
url https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/29/24/5852
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