Recent Developments of Photopolymerization in Advanced Materials
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 41
Special Issue Editors
Interests: small molecule crystallography; photopolymerization; charge-transfer complexes; polymeric materials; nanomaterials; polymerization; photoinitiators
Interests: polymer synthesis; catalysis; photopolymerization; photoinitiated cationic polymerization; green and sustainable chemistry; stimuli-responsive polymers
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Dear Colleagues,
Photopolymerization has emerged as a pivotal technique in the fabrication of advanced materials, offering rapid, energy-efficient, and spatially controlled polymerization processes. Initially developed for UV-curable coatings, the scope of photopolymerization has significantly expanded, encompassing diverse mechanisms such as radical, cationic, and free-radical-promoted cationic polymerizations. These advancements have catalyzed innovations across various sectors, including additive manufacturing, organic electronics, and biomedical engineering.
In additive manufacturing, photopolymerization underpins high-resolution 3D and 4D printing techniques through spatiotemporal control, facilitating the creation of complex geometries with tailored properties. In organic electronics, it enables the patterning of conjugated conductive polymers, contributing to the development of flexible and lightweight electronic devices. Biomedical applications have benefited from photopolymerizable hydrogels and scaffolds, advancing tissue engineering, drug delivery systems, and personalized medical devices.
Recent efforts have focused on enhancing sustainability through the development of bio-based, recyclable, and non-toxic formulations (both monomer and photoinitiating systems), as well as the adoption of energy-efficient light sources like LEDs, UV-A, and visible light curing systems. This Special Issue, edited by Dr. Kerem Kaya and Dr. Sergei Kostjuk, aims to highlight these cutting-edge developments in photopolymerization methods and their versatile applications, providing insights into recent developments in advanced polymeric material fabrication.
Dr. Kerem Kaya
Dr. Sergei V. Kostjuk
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- photopolymerization
- advanced polymeric materials
- additive manufacturing
- conjugated polymers
- sustainable chemistry
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