Molecular Photothermal Agents from Design to Applications
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2021) | Viewed by 2818
Special Issue Editor
Interests: liquid crystals; metallomesogens; organogelators; metallogelators; supramolecular architecture; ionic self-assembly; stimuli-responsive materials; photothermal activity
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
During the last decade, photothermal compounds, able to convert light into heat, have found several applications in material sciences, such as actuators or sensors, but also in biotechnologies for imaging and therapy. Many inorganic nanostructures have been studied for their good photothermal properties, such as gold nanorods, carbon nanotubes, 2D transition metal dichalcogenides or superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles, and have found application in various domains. However, inorganic nanostructures often suffer from several drawbacks, such as low stability, toxicity, and low clearance. Organic and organometallic molecules, due to their ease of functionalization, their small molecular size, and their good biocompatibility can be promising alternatives to counterbalance the drawbacks of inorganic nanostructures. Several molecular photothermal agents like cyanines, croconaines, porphyrins, perylenes, and metal-bis(dithiolene) complexes have emerged as efficient photothermal agents and have been used to develop photoresponsive materials and smart theranostic nanosystems. This Special Issue of the journal Molecules is thus devoted to the discovery of new molecular photothermal agents and the application of the photothermal properties of molecules in material science and in biotechnology.
Prof. Franck Camerel
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Photothermal effect
- Molecular design
- Organic and coordination chemistry
- Photophysical properties
- Light-responsive materials
- Actuation
- Soft Robotics
- Biotechnologies
- Theranostics
- Near-infrared light
- Light conversion
