Abstract
A 4-cyano-4’-pentylbiphenyl(5CB) microdroplet-based sensing method for myricetin (MY) detection, which is produced by a syringe pump connected tapered capillary microtube and functionalized by dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide (DTAB) and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) at the aqueous/liquid crystal (LC) interface is proposed and demonstrated. As the concentration of MY increases, the 5CB microdroplet exhibits a structural transition from a bipolar configuration to a radial configuration. We also exploit the 5CB microdroplet to act as an optical microcavity of the whispering gallery mode (WGM) and obtain typical WGM lasing spectra under a pulsed laser pump. The WGM spectrum, which is related to the orientation of LC molecules at the aqueous/LC interface, presents a spectral blue shift with the increase of the MY addition. The sensitivity within the detection range is 0.04 nm/ $\mu \text{M}$ . The experimental results demonstrate the feasibility of this simple and small size system for MY detection.
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