Photopolymerization

Dear Colleagues,

Photopolymerization has established itself as a technique of choice for the synthesis of new valuable materials and has now found applications in dentistry, coatings, inks, microelectronics, medicine and adhesives, but also in emerging fields such as 3D and 4D photoprinting. Although photopolymerization was traditionally conducted in the UV range, a great deal of interest has been recently devoted to the development of new visible or NIR-light absorbing photoinitiators, addressing the manipulator safety concerns, but also offering a broader variety of structures. Due to the toxicity concerns raised by the use of transition metals, organic compounds that can act as photoinitiators in polymerization are actively being researched by both academic and industrial communities. The development of new materials by the photopolymerization process has also been widely reported. New photosensitive resins based on well-selected and developed photoinitiators/monomers/oligomers/additives/fillers are the focus of many studies and new applications (3D/4D printing, composites and biomedical devices) are under development.

Researchers in the field of photochemistry are invited to submit relevant manuscripts concerning the development of new photoinitiators, photosensitive resins, and photopolymers for a Special Issue entitled “Photopolymerization”, within the journal Polymers. Perspectives and reviews in this active research field are also welcome.

Prof. Dr. Davy-Louis Versace
Prof. Dr. Jacques Lalevee
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Polymers is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

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• photopolymerization
• photoinitiators
• photosensitizers
• light-emitting diodes
• visible light
• NIR light
• 3D printing technologies
• composites
• EPR-spin trapping