Lm. Shamansky et al., A SPECTROSCOPIC STUDY OF THE PH SENSOR RESPONSE OF FLUORESCEIN DOPED SILICA AND ALUMINOSILICA SOL-GEL GLASSES, Materials letters, 26(3), 1996, pp. 113-120
The pH dependent absorption spectrum of fluorescein doped silica and a
luminosilica sol-gel glasses is used to demonstrate that the xerogel m
atrices alter the stability of certain fluorescein structures. In addi
tion, time-resolved spectral changes demonstrate that ionic diffusion
plays a significant role in the observed kinetics.