Construction of the Photonic Crystal Structural Colors with High Colorfastness Using the Novel Synthesis Adhesive

Abstract

Phtoonic crystal Structural color has received more and more attentions in recent years. However, there are also some drawbacks of these structural colors, such as the cracking and low colorfastness. In this research, the novel adhesive of P(GMA-co-HFBMA)-g-PEGMA which contians the epoxy group and the hydrophobic fluorocarbon chain was synthesized. The chemical sturcture of the P(GMA-co-HFBMA)-g-PEGMA was charactrized by FTIR and EDS spectra. The results of FTIR and EDS spectra revealed that P(GMA-co-HFBMA)-g-PEGMA was successfully synthesized and used as the adhesive for the improvment of the colorfastness. The results revealed that the novel adhesive will be beneficial for the improvement of the rubbing and washing colorfastness of the photonic crystal structural colors. When the usage of 1% P(GMA-co-HFBMA)-g-PEGMA was 0.5 mL, the brightness of the structrual color will incease. While the usage was higher than the 1 mL, the brightness of the structural colors will decrease with the increasing of the usage. Therefore, the the suitable usage of the 1% P(GMA-co-HFBMA)-g-PEGMA was less than 1 mL. This research will provide the novel method for the development of the photonic crystal structural color with high colorfastness.