Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
10557506 Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 2005 5 Pages PDF
Abstract
The absorption spectra of rhodamine B (RB) chloride, rhodamine 6G (R6G) tetrafluoroborate and rhodamine 6G chloride in poly-2-hydoxyethyl methacrylate hydrogel (PHEMA) matrix were studied using absorption spectroscopy in the visible region. The transport and aggregative properties of these ionic dyes in aqueous solution across the hydrophilic gel were also investigated. The similarities of absorption spectra of RB in aqueous solutions and in hydrogel host suggest that the hydrogel framework has a minor effect in their absorption spectra. In contrast, there is a relatively strong interaction or electrostatic forces between R6G dyes and the hydrogel matrix. The permeability of R6G chloride through hydrogel host is seen to be markedly higher than RB chloride and R6G tetrafluoroborate.
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