Fluorescent Polymers
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2020) | Viewed by 4012
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to provide the current state-of-the-art of fluorescent polymer materials characterized by modern features and appealing applications. Research into fluorescent polymers has started to develop effective analytical tools for the determination of various chemicals. Notably, materials that respond to external solicitations through variations in their fluorescence are currently receiving attention thanks to the progress of fluorogenic molecules, whose optical characteristics and chemical functionalities allow their effective insertion in many polymeric matrices. In this regard, the use of fluorescent polymers with aggregation-induced emission has attracted tremendous interest since their discovery by Ben Zhong Tang in 2001, which enabled light emission in the aggregate and solid state. Such intense emission of fluorescent polymers paved the way for the development of materials with (solar) energy harvesting applications, thus enabling the evolution of high-performance plastic devices.
In the Special Issue, papers are aimed at highlighting the latest research in the area or summarizing selected areas of the different topics. Specifically, the preparation of fluorescent polymers, their detailed characterization, and their ultimate applications are welcome in this Special Issue, which aims to provide the most illustrative information for academic scientists, researchers and industry.
Prof. Dr. Andrea PucciGuest Editor
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Keywords
- Chromogenic polymers
- Fluorescent polymeric chemosensors
- Mechanochromic polymers
- Thermochromic polymers
- Vapochromic polymers
- Aggregation-induced emission (AIE) polymers
- Solar harvesting polymers
- Luminescent solar concentrators
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