Synthesis and Application of Photoactive Compounds
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Photochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2025) | Viewed by 7600
Special Issue Editor
Interests: synthesis, isolation and purification of organic compounds; Identification of organic compounds via spectroscopic methods; synthesis and evaluation of the photochemical and photophysical properties of dyes and their application as fluorescent probes and/or photosensitizers for photopolymerization processes
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Although light, depending on the wavelength of radiation, may adversely affect the life of living organisms, leading to various diseases and undesirable processes, it is successfully used in many modern applications. Technologies using radiation from the ultraviolet to infrared region require the use of active molecules capable of absorbing the light and then initiating photochemical or photophysical processes. Such compounds are called photoactivators. Photosensitized chemical processes have seen growing interest recently and have become among the most active areas of chemical research, notably due to their applications in fields such as medicine, chemical synthesis, material science or environmental chemistry. Due to the wide range of use of photoactive compounds, it is very important to design and develop syntheses of new compounds absorbing UV-VIS or IR radiation, and then to investigate the application of new photoactivators in various fields of science, from medicine, as efficient compounds in the generation of singlet oxygen, which displayed high photoinduced antibacterial activity in photodynamic therapy (PDT), antibacterial coatings, and to filtration membranes and air conditioners to prevent the spread of bacterial infections, through to photovoltaic systems for solar energy conversion in dyeing sensitized solar cells (DSSC), organic photovoltaic cells (OPVs), organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), organic field effect transistors (OFETs), organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs), optical oxygen sensors, 3D and 4D printing, photolithography, protective coatings, dental resins, and pressure-sensitive adhesives, as well as reusable self-sterilizing membranes for air, wound and water treatment, the chemical production of photovoltaic paints, in molecular imaging and cell biology, and many other applications. Many photoactive principles are natural compounds, as well as synthetic ones. Photoactive compounds may be important elements to protect life as we know it today and make life worth living for future generations.
In this Special Issue, the new developments of high-performance photosensitive systems that can be activated from UV to near-infrared (NIR) wavelengths and their design, synthesis, properties and applications are presented.
Prof. Dr. Janina Kabatc-Borcz
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- photosensitizer
- initiator
- photosensitive materials
- synthesis
- properties
- application
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