Polymers, Biopolymers and Their Modifications: Spectroscopic/Fluorescence Properties
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Biophysics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2024 | Viewed by 1454
Special Issue Editors
2. ECOTECH-COMPLEX—Analytical and Programme Centre for Advanced Environmentally-Friendly Technologies, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Głęboka 39, 20-033 Lublin, Poland
Interests: dual fluorescence effects – ESIPT and AIE; spectroscopy and biology of compositions showing synergism; molecular spectroscopy; transition metal complexes; 1,3,4-thiadiazole; coumarin; modified lipid (liposomal) systems; micellar systems in selected detergents modified with small molecule additives; hydrogen bonding; intermolecular interactions; solvent effects; PVA; fluorescence properties of solid and crystalline systems
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2. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland
Interests: cell biology; molecular spectroscopies; monomolecular layers; bioactive molecules; synergistic interactions of the drugs; antifungal drugs
Interests: synthesis of new monomers and polymers; chemical modification of synthetic and natural polymers; synthesis of biocomposites; application of ligno-cellulosic materials in polymer chemistry; synthesis of porous polymers in form of microspheres; investigations of the porous structure of polymeric materials; synthesis of novel polymer-based adsorbents for water treatment; photochemistry; physico-chemical, thermal and mechanical studies of polymers; synthesis of polymeric blends; synthesis of hybrid materials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The excessive volume of produced plastics with various origins present today means that we are increasingly faced with the problem of environmental pollution, which is growing at an incredible pace. This creates the need to search for novel materials that can replace those currently employed by humans, and simultaneously find materials that have comparable or enhanced photophysical and physicochemical properties. Among the most promising materials are polymer derivatives, which have been modified with additives of natural origin to become biopolymers. As is evident in the data found in the latest literature, newly obtained materials often have far superior physicochemical and other properties compared to previously utilized materials. This creates new methods for their development and application in practically every area of human life. We can utilize them in new biodegradable packaging, reflective materials, surface protection materials and UV absorbers, among others.
The latest publication trends show an elevated interest in polymeric and biopolymer materials, with the addition of various molecules. The additives employed can significantly alter the photophysical or physicochemical properties of the obtained materials, thus dramatically increasing their applicative potential. The development of modern spectroscopic techniques, particularly fluorescence, provides us with a significant opportunity to explore the research topic.
Understanding the molecular mechanisms that enhance their properties offers an extraordinary opportunity to solve the escalating issues caused by the production of materials that are difficult to recycle and pollute our environment uncontrollably. Closing any molecule in the biopolymer system facilitates the access of molecules to triplet states, which launches a new emission route and thus promotes the novel application of known materials.
This Special Issue is primarily dedicated to topics related to the application of polymers and biopolymers modified with the addition of various compounds, both known and newly synthesized.
We are particularly interested in the fluorescent and phosphorescent effects of molecules enclosed in rigid polymer matrices. Enclosed molecules in a rigid polymer/biopolymer matrix possess properties that are unattainable in solvent systems or aqueous solutions, and this is of particular interest to us. We strongly encourage you to submit papers related to the above-mentioned topics in combination with the utilization of nanoparticles and other modern materials.
We are particularly interested in the effects of room-temperature phosphorescence (RTP) emission. In this Special Issue, we welcome original papers on the described subject and review papers summarizing achievements in the field so far; papers that present spectroscopic methods at the most basic to the most advanced level; DFT, [TD]DFT and crystallographic results supported by calculations in the field of quantum chemistry; and the results of biological tests on the molecules placed in biofilms in the domain of antifungal activity. We support works in which the authors try to combine several spectroscopic properties of the obtained system and present an interesting theoretical discussion. Therefore, we encourage you to submit experimental spectroscopic, theoretical and biological papers in this field.
Dr. Arkadiusz Matwijczuk
Prof. Dr. Mariusz Gagoś
Dr. Beata Podkościelna
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- polymers and biopolymers
- small molecule additives (various small molecules e.g., thiadiazoles, coumarins, hybrid systems of small molecules, molecular sensors and other compounds that will change the photophysical properties of the obtained biopolymer films)
- fluorescent properties of films made of polymers and biopolymers
- phosphorescence - room temperature phosphorescence (RTP) emission
- other methods of phosphorescence induction than RTP
- biological tests of antifungal and other properties of the compounds used and the films obtained molecular spectroscopy (electronic absorption and emission, fluorescence lifetime TCSPC, molecular electronic transition spectroscopy, FTIR and Raman spectroscopy, circular dichroism (CD), Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), NMR and NMR imaging spectroscopy, SPR, FLIM, Confocal Microscopy, Fluorescence Microscopy and other spectroscopic methods); and other spectroscopic methods
- various nanoparticle-based additives
- fluorescent and phosphorescent effects in solvents, amorphous forms and crystals
- quantum-mechanical calculations for the obtained systems/compositions/films
- molecular aggregation changing the fluorescent and phosphorescent properties of the tested systems
