Photoactive Polymeric Materials
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Analysis and Characterization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 September 2022) | Viewed by 6908
Special Issue Editors
Interests: photoactive polymeric materials; supramolecular chemistry; smart soft materials; colloids; controlled release systems; biomedical applications; tetrapyrrolic dyes; nanoparticles; spectroscopy; fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy
Interests: organic chemistry; supramolecular chemistry; biomaterials; drug delivery; materials chemistry
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Dear Colleagues,
Interactions of light with matter are essential for life as we know it. Inspired by light-driven natural phenomena, scientists have developed a wide range of photoactive materials to be used not only in fundamental research but also in a wide range of technological applications.
The diversity of molecular functionalities of polymers, and their attractive properties and macromolecular structures, encourage the design and synthesis of different classes of polymeric materials with light-triggered and improved performances.
Photoactive polymeric materials attract great attention, owing to their emerging applications in solar energy conversion, photonics, optoelectronics, biomedical applications, drug delivery, wound dressing, tissues engineering, light driven degradation of water and gas-phase pollutants, biosensing, microreactors, and other growing fields. Still, some challenges remain regarding their stability, biocompatibility, biodegradability, and cost efficiency.
This Special Issue aims to cover the most recent and engaging topics on photoactive polymers/polymeric materials with focus on their preparation, characterization, properties, and applications. Submissions in the form of full-length articles, communications, and reviews are invited.
Dr. Vanda Isabel Roldão Canelas Vaz Serra
Dr. João M. M. Rodrigues
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Photoactive polymers
- Photoactive polymeric (hybrid) materials
- Synthesis
- Dyes
- Light-driven processes
- Photochemistry
- Optical characterization
- Physicochemical properties
- Plasmonics
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