Advanced Functional Dyes: Preparation and Characterization

Dear Colleagues,

After the discovery of the first artificial dye, called Mauveine, by W. H. Perkin in 1856, many dye chemists have reported remarkable progress in the synthesis of a great number of novel dyes, which, at the early stage of dye applications, were mainly used in the coloration of textile substrates. In the last decades, research has been focused on the synthesis of advanced dyes based on highly conjugated aromatic molecules featuring new functions, such as light emission, energy generation, bio-labeling.

This Special Issue on advanced functional dyes aims to publish recent progress in functional dyes research and the resulting implications. To fulfil this aim, research papers and reviews in the area of functional dye chemistry are welcomed. This Special Issue will contain articles on dye synthesis mainly based on organic species and investigations on their functionalities. Dye structural and spectroscopic studies will also be included.

Prof. Dr. Jae-Hong Choi
Guest Editor

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