Syntheses, Properties and Applications of Organic Dyes and Pigments Coatings—2nd Edition
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Functional Polymer Coatings and Films".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 2414
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Interests: cultural heritage; ceramics; glasses; mortars; rock weathering; conservation; nanomaterials
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Dear Colleagues,
Today, our world is surrounded by natural and synthetic colored molecules, termed colorants, characterized by mobile electrons (pi-electrons) that can be excited by visible light and then emit radiation in the visible range of the spectrum (400–700 nm).
The recent literature is full of publications on the synthesis and characterization of some dyes (porphyrins, phthalocyanines, and so on) and related pigments. The aim of this Special Issue is to present research papers that renew the recent discoveries in the field of these macrocyclic dyes and pigments. Organic and inorganic dyes will be presented for visible and near infrared regions, and their use in medical applications, such as cancer phototherapy and biomedical analysis, capture and storage of solar energy, optical images and color laser marking for security documents, will also be exemplified. Last but not least, some of the materials for cultural heritage conservation will be addressed. Although this problem cannot be entirely solved in the field of application, the collection of articles in this Special Issue will be helpful for researchers, academics and industrial agents. Contributions of original articles and review articles are encouraged, covering different areas of application.
Prof. Dr. Rodica-Mariana Ion
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- functional dyes and pigments
- medical dyes
- biomedical applications
- photodynamic therapy
- natural dyes
- dyes for solar cells
- hair dyes
- textile dyes
- inorganic colorants
- organic semiconductors
- solar cells
- nonlinear optical dyes
- laser dyes
- pigments and coatings for cultural heritage
- porphyrins
- phthalocyanines
- organic dyes
- coatings
- photochemistry
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