This invention belongs to the field of
polymer functional materials technology, specifically relating to a biodegradable light-converting film with
intrinsic fluorescence and its applications. The biodegradable light-converting film is prepared from a biodegradable
copolyester with aggregation-induced emission properties. The biodegradable
copolyester is polymerized from a polymerizable
monomer, a first
monomer providing rigid conjugated units, and a second
monomer providing flexible spacer units. In the main
chain structure of the biodegradable
copolyester, the longest linear spacer segment between any two adjacent rigid conjugated units derived from the first monomer has ≥10 carbon atoms. Through precise molecular structure design, the aggregation-induced emission properties are chemically bonded to the
biodegradable polyester main chain, fundamentally solving the problems of easy migration, aggregation
quenching, and high cost of the light-converting agent in traditional additive-type light-converting films. This light-converting film exhibits efficient and stable
intrinsic fluorescence in the
solid state, with tunable
fluorescence color, and possesses good mechanical properties and biodegradability.