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AB - EDITORIAL published: 29 July 2021 doi: 10.3389/fmats.2021.720172 Editorial: Photochromic Materials: Design and Applications 1† 2† 3† Frederico B. De Sousa *, Frank Alexis * and Silvia Giordani * Laboratório de Sistemas Poliméricos e Supramoleculares, Instituto de Física e Química, Universidade Federal de Itajubá, Itajubá, 2 3 Brazil, School of Biological Sciences and Engineering, Yachay Tech University, Urcuquí, Ecuador, School of Chemical Sciences, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Ireland Keywords: photochromic materials, stimuli-responsive material, polymers, light, hybrid materials Editorial on the Research Topic Photochromic Materials: Design and Applications INTRODUCTION Materials able to respond to external stimuli have garnered interest in a variety of research areas. Ordinarily referred to as “smart materials”, these sophisticated structures are capable of distinguishing and adjusting their responses to different triggers (Schnurbus et al., 2020; Qian et al., 2021). In this context, the chromic materials have been considerably focused for designing devices for multiple Edited and reviewed by: applications. Photochromism can be described as a reversible conversion of a chemical species between Weihua Li, two isomeric forms caused by electromagnetic radiation absorption, resulting in a color change (Reis University of Wollongong, Australia et al., 2020). Figure 1A shows the evolution of publications over the years considering the 
TI - Editorial: Photochromic Materials: Design and Applications
JF - Frontiers in Materials
DO - 10.3389/fmats.2021.720172
DA - 2021-07-29
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