Dyes for Use in Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) and Dye Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs)
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2019) | Viewed by 23232
Special Issue Editors
Interests: design, synthesis, and characterization of organic dyes and pigments
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: molecular modeling; synthesis and characterization of dyes; dye-sensitized solar cells; photochemistry and photophysics of dyes and polymers
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
For the past decade, advances in new colorants have largely centered on high-tech applications of dyes—a sector now commonly referred to as “functional dyes”. In this regard, the development of colorants for use in food, drug, and cosmetic products, in digital printing and photography, and in biological/histological stains is now matched, if not superseded, by their development for areas such as cancer phototherapy and solar energy capture and storage. Thus, we are pleased to team with the Applied Science Journal in announcing a Special Issue entitled “Dyes for Use in 1) Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) and 2) Dye Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs)”. It is envisioned that the scope of papers comprising this Special Issue will pertain to the molecular design, synthesis, and characterization (theoretical and experimental) of PDT and DSSC dyes. In addition, the importance of environmental stewardship in the manufacture and use of synthetic dyes makes approaches to circumventing adverse toxicological effects in the target dyes a worthwhile topic to cover.
The Special Issue will be of interest to academic, governmental/regulatory, and industrial researchers, making it an important resource in all three settings. Accordingly, we encourage researchers worldwide to contribute to this peer-reviewed volume, to help capture developments that have occurred in these two important arenas both historically and in recent years.
Prof. Dr. Harold S. Freeman
Prof. Dr. Ahmed El-Shafei
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Synthesis
- Molecular design
- Photodynamic therapy
- DSSC dyes
- Novel structures
- Structural analysis
- Functional dyes
- Environmental impact