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Facile preparation strategy of photochromic dual-mode authentication nanofibers by solution blowing spinning of cellulose nanowhiskers-supported polyacrylonitrile

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Smart nanofibers have been used to create sensing tools for various purposes, such as anticounterfeiting. However, electrospinning produces nanofibers at a low yield, high cost, and requires high voltage. The recently invested solution blowing spinning method generates nanofibers at low cost and high yield without the need for high voltage. Moreover, the efficiency of nanofibrous coatings has been enhanced and strengthened by cellulose nanowhiskers (CNWs). Fluorescent photochromism is an interesting technique for the preparation of dual-mode security encoding authentication materials. Herein, novel photochromic emissive nanofibrous films composed of CNW-supported polyacrylonitrile (PAN) nanocomposite incorporated with alkaline earth activated aluminate nanoparticles (AEAN) was prepared to present security authentication films with optical photo-responsiveness for anticounterfeiting applications. To create a colorless film, AEAN and CNW must be well-dispersed in the PAN-based composite. Nanofiber-coated paper sheets were analyzed by luminescence spectra to display a green emission at 527 nm. The photochromic nanofiber-coated sheets demonstrated strong reversibility under UV and daylight. The current advance can be reported as an efficient strategy to manufacture authenticated merchandise.

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Authors acknowledge support and funding of King Khalid University through Research Center for Advanced Materials Science (RCAMS) under Grant No: RCAMS/KKU/007/21.

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  1. Institute of Textile Research and Technology, National Research Centre (Affiliation ID: 60014618), Dokki, Cairo, Egypt

    Tawfik A. Khattab & Mehrez E. El-Naggar

  2. Research Center for Advanced Materials Science (RCAMS), King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha, 61413, Saudi Arabia

    Abdullah G. Al-Sehemi & Mehboobali Pannipara

  3. Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha, 61413, Saudi Arabia

    Abdullah G. Al-Sehemi & Mehboobali Pannipara

  4. Department of Chemistry, College of Science and Humanities in Al-Kharj, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-kharj, 11942, Saudi Arabia

    Manal F. Abou Taleb

  5. Polymeric Materials Research Department, Avanced Technology and New Materials Research Institute, City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTACITY), New Borg El-Arab City, Alexandria 21934, Egypt

    M. A. Abu-Saied

  6. Department of Polymer Chemistry, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, Nasr City, P.O. Box 7551, Cairo 11762, Egypt

    Manal F. Abou Taleb

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Khattab, T.A., El-Naggar, M.E., Al-Sehemi, A.G. et al. Facile preparation strategy of photochromic dual-mode authentication nanofibers by solution blowing spinning of cellulose nanowhiskers-supported polyacrylonitrile. Cellulose 29, 6181–6192 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-022-04645-z

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