De San Luis, AliciaAguirreurreta, ZiortzaPardo, Leticia M.Perez-Marquez, AnaMaudes, JonMurillo, NievesPaulis, MaríaLeiza, Jose Ramon2018-12De San Luis , A , Aguirreurreta , Z , Pardo , L M , Perez-Marquez , A , Maudes , J , Murillo , N , Paulis , M & Leiza , J R 2018 , ' PS/PMMA-CdSe/ZnS Quantum Dots Hybrid Nanofibers for VOCs Sensors ' , Israel Journal of Chemistry , vol. 58 , no. 12 , pp. 1347-1355 . https://doi.org/10.1002/ijch.2018000380021-2148researchoutputwizard: 11556/644Publisher Copyright: © 2018 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, WeinheimHybrid nanofibers containing CdSe/ZnS quantum dots have been produced by electrospinning of hybrid latexes to characterize the electro‐optical behavior of this novel luminescent sensing material. The latexes are synthesized by seeded semi‐batch emulsion polymerization yielding cross‐linked core‐shell PS/QDs/PMMA particles with efficiently encapsulated quantum dots guaranteeing a good optical stability. Addition of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) or polyethylene oxide (PEO) to the latexes is necessary to produce polymeric dispersions suitable for electrospinning manufacture of the nanometric fibers. The optimized polymeric dispersions are successfully electrospun obtaining fluorescent nanofibers in both cases. The hybrid nanofibers are sensitive to selected solvents (acetone, methanol and THF) and present positive response making them good candidates for the production of VOC sensors.9545071252477enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccessjournal article10.1002/ijch.201800038Hybrid NanofibersCdSe/ZnS quantum dotsElectrospinning of hybrid latexesElectro‐optical behaviorHybrid NanofibersCdSe/ZnS quantum dotsElectrospinning of hybrid latexesElectro‐optical behaviorElectrospinningHybrid polymer/QD latexesNanofibersVOC sensorsGeneral ChemistryFunding InfoBasque Government IT999-16 and ELKARTEK KK-2016/00030 and KK-2017/00089 and the Spanish Government (Ministerio de Economía y competitividad Project CTQ2014-59016-P and TEC2015-63838-C3-3-R. Alicia de San Luis acknowledges de Spanish Government for the scholarliship (FPI-MICINN 2012). The sGIKER UPV/EHU is also aknowledged for the elctron microscopy facilities of the Gipuzkoa unit.Basque Government IT999-16 and ELKARTEK KK-2016/00030 and KK-2017/00089 and the Spanish Government (Ministerio de Economía y competitividad Project CTQ2014-59016-P and TEC2015-63838-C3-3-R. Alicia de San Luis acknowledges de Spanish Government for the scholarliship (FPI-MICINN 2012). The sGIKER UPV/EHU is also aknowledged for the elctron microscopy facilities of the Gipuzkoa unit.http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85055948154&partnerID=8YFLogxK