AUTHOR=Wang Jingying , Zhang Xieli , Shi Kaiyao , Zhang Qiang TITLE=Optical Devices Constructed From Responsive Microgels for Polyphenols Detection JOURNAL=Frontiers in Chemistry VOLUME=9 YEAR=2021 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/chemistry/articles/10.3389/fchem.2021.580025 DOI=10.3389/fchem.2021.580025 ISSN=2296-2646 ABSTRACT=

Polyphenols are used as antioxidants in various foods and beverages, which are considered to be a health benefit. The measurement of polyphenols contents is of great interest in food chemistry and health science. This work reported a microgels based photonic device (etalon) to detect polyphenols. Dopamine was used as a model compound of polyphenols. Herein, we proposed a “block” concept for dopamine detection. The dopamine was oxidized and formed dopamine films catalyzed by tyrosinase on the surface of etalon. As the etalon was immersed in ZnCl2, the dopamine films blocked the ZnCl2 diffusion into etalon that caused optical property changes. The film thickness is associated with the concentration of dopamine which can be readout via optical signals.