- Introduction
Solved colorants, perylenes, also exhibit the ability to interact with air oxygen after the irradiation to generate so-called singlet oxygen (photoactive system) as well as the ability to change its shade (the thermochromic system) under precisely defined conditions.
The photoactivities will be investigated for use in self-cleaning systems aimed at the degradation of monomolecular organic compounds and subsequent microbial attack while maintaining the stability of the carrier polymer systems. Thermochromic properties are based on the change in crystalline structure and intermolecular interactions in the carrier environment. The aim is to propose a process for the incorporation of functionalized perylene compounds into a polymeric matrix intended for surface treatments of engineering products in the form of functional coatings or in the form of a thin polymer film.