Time-stable holograms stored in hydrogel matrix

Abstract

Storing holograms in hydrogel matrices and its temporal stability is real challenge when the material is immersed in aqueous medium. Hydrogels are 3D polymer networks capable of undergoing reversible volume changes. Since they can be synthesized to be sensitive to a range of relevant analytes, one of the most important applications of this type of system are holographic sensors. These sensors have great potential to be used in different areas such as environmental detection, veterinary testing, pharmaceutical bioassays, and medical diagnosis. Therefore, a key factor in the manufacture of holographic sensors is to develop and optimize hydrogel matrices in which stable holograms can be stored over time and in aqueous media where analytes are present.Thanks to the government of Algeria for the scholarship offered to develop my thesis in the Holography and Optical Processing Group of the University of Alicante, to the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación under project PID2019-106601RB-I00, to Generalitat Valenciana (Spain) CDIAGENT/2018/024, to IDIFEDER/2021/014 (potencial FEDER funding

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