Preferred Label : photosensitive polymer;
IUPAC definition : Polymer that responds to ultraviolet or visible light by exhibiting a change in its
physical properties or its chemical constitution.;
Scope note : photoreactionphotochromism.; photosensitivity in photosensitive polymers means that the polymers are sensitive
to the irradiated light leading to some change in properties or structure. it is different
from photosensitization.; examples of the changes in photosensitive polymers are a change in molecular shape
(photo-responsive polymer), a change in its constitution (photo-reactive polymer),
and a reversible change in color (photochromic polymer).;
Origin ID : PT07182;
See also
Polymer that responds to ultraviolet or visible light by exhibiting a change in its
physical properties or its chemical constitution.
