{"title":"Environmentally friendly electroactive poly(vinyl chloride) gel-based focus-tunable microlens","authors":"Jae Uk Yoon , Seung-Ju Oh , Jin Woo Bae","doi":"10.1016/j.jiec.2024.11.028","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this study, we synthesized environmentally friendly cyclohexanedicarboxylate (CHDC) plasticizers and developed a novel polyvinyl chloride (PVC) gel using a CHDC plasticizer for focus-tunable microlens. The fabricated PVC/CHDC gel exhibited excellent optical transparency (92.6 % at 550 nm), a high dielectric constant (2485 at 1 Hz), and ultra-soft elasticity (Young’s modulus of 0.90 × 10<sup>-4</sup> MPa). The focus-tunable microlens based on the PVC/CHDC gel achieved a wide focal length range from 5.3 mm to 29.7 mm under applied voltages of 50–350 V. Notably, the PVC/CHDC gel-based microlens demonstrated superior performance, with faster response time (0.4 s) and lower leakage current (<2 μA) compared to conventional PVC/DBA gel-based microlens. Biocompatibility and minimal plasticizer migration (>97.5 % retention) suggest that PVC/CHDC gel holds promise as a candidate for various electronic and optical devices intended for use within the human body.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":363,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry","volume":"146 ","pages":"Pages 431-440"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9000,"publicationDate":"2024-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry","FirstCategoryId":"5","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1226086X24007676","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
In this study, we synthesized environmentally friendly cyclohexanedicarboxylate (CHDC) plasticizers and developed a novel polyvinyl chloride (PVC) gel using a CHDC plasticizer for focus-tunable microlens. The fabricated PVC/CHDC gel exhibited excellent optical transparency (92.6 % at 550 nm), a high dielectric constant (2485 at 1 Hz), and ultra-soft elasticity (Young’s modulus of 0.90 × 10-4 MPa). The focus-tunable microlens based on the PVC/CHDC gel achieved a wide focal length range from 5.3 mm to 29.7 mm under applied voltages of 50–350 V. Notably, the PVC/CHDC gel-based microlens demonstrated superior performance, with faster response time (0.4 s) and lower leakage current (<2 μA) compared to conventional PVC/DBA gel-based microlens. Biocompatibility and minimal plasticizer migration (>97.5 % retention) suggest that PVC/CHDC gel holds promise as a candidate for various electronic and optical devices intended for use within the human body.
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Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry is published monthly in English by the Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. JIEC brings together multidisciplinary interests in one journal and is to disseminate information on all aspects of research and development in industrial and engineering chemistry. Contributions in the form of research articles, short communications, notes and reviews are considered for publication. The editors welcome original contributions that have not been and are not to be published elsewhere. Instruction to authors and a manuscript submissions form are printed at the end of each issue. Bulk reprints of individual articles can be ordered. This publication is partially supported by Korea Research Foundation and the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies.