Photopolymerization and Photopolymers: Organic Dyes as a Unique Tool of Synthesis
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Analysis and Characterization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2023) | Viewed by 4577
Special Issue Editors
Interests: photopolymerization; photoinitiators; metal complexes; organic chemistry
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Interests: photopolymerization; luminescent materials; organic and organometallic chemistry
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With the emphasis on resource and energy conservation as well as environmental issues, there has been a move toward polymerization processes that can be carried out under safer conditions. These issues can be addressed using photopolymerization. Photopolymers are appealing materials that have now found applications in dentistry, coatings, and adhesives, but also in emerging fields such as 3D and 4D printing. Although photopolymerization was traditionally done in the UV range, recently, a great deal of interest has been devoted to developing visible light photoinitiators, addressing the manipulator safety concerns but also offering a broader variety of structures that can be used as photoinitiators. Parallel to this, with regard to the toxicity concerns raised by the use of transition metals, organic compounds that can act as photoinitiators of polymerization are actively being researched by both the academic and industrial communities. Researchers in the field are cordially invited to submit relevant manuscripts concerning the development of new photoinitiators of polymerization for a Special Issue entitled “Photopolymerization and Photopolymers: Organic Dyes as a Unique Tool of Synthesis”, within the journal Polymers. Perspectives and reviews in this active research field are also welcome.
Dr. Frédéric Dumur
Dr. Guillaume Noirbent
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- photopolymerization
- photocatalysis
- organic photoinitiators
- photoinduced electron transfer
- photochemistry
- green chemistry
- visible light
- organocatalysis
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