Development in 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 2023) | Viewed by 224
Special Issue Editor
Interests: laser lithography; chemical-mechanical polishing; additive manufacturing
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Photoactive polymeric material refers to a type of polymer which can transmit, absorb, store and convert light, thus demonstrating various special properties. From the perspective of their action mechanisms, they can be divided into photophysical materials and photochemical materials. In recent years, photoactive polymeric materials have attracted wide attention and shown high application potential. This Special Issue covers all photoactive polymeric materials, including but not limited to photocrosslinking, photodecomposition, photopolymerization, photoisomerism, photocatalysis, nonlinear optics, optoelectronics and other aspects related to polymers. Articles concerning the synthesis, characterization, mechanisms and application of new photoactive polymeric materials all fall within the scope of this Issue. Applications encompassed may include, but are not limited to, 3D printing, photoactive biomedical polymers, photo-responsive polymer, photosensitive coatings, photoresist, photostabilizers, polymer fluorescent, organic solar cells, photothermal conversion, photoconductive polymer, photochromic polymer, optical sensing, etc.
Considering the numerous important contributions to this field, I invite authors to submit an article to this Special Issue. Full research papers, communications, and review articles will be accepted. I would like to collate a collection of comprehensive articles from leading experts and up-to-date research from notable groups in the community.
Dr. Chun Cao
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- photopolymerization
- photoisomerism
- photocatalysis
- optoelectronics
- photoresist
- 3D printing
- organic solar cells
- photo-responsive polymer
- photochromic
