| Thermochrom | Thermochromic | Thermochromism |
| Photochrom | Photochromic | Photochromism |
"Colour plays an extremely important role in our everyday lives. Why this should be so has
exercised the minds of some of our greatest philosophers for many centuries."
P. Bamfield, Chromic Phenomena -Technological applications of colour chemistry, The Royal
Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, (2001)
Welcome on the website of the department Chromogenic Polymers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research
- Novel chromogenic materials (focus: reversible and irreversible thermochromism as well as photochromism. Also in combination with each other or with piezochromism, electrochromism and ionochromism)
- Thermochromic Polymers (thermoplastics, films, thermosetting plastics, elastomers, coatings and hydrogels)
- Thermotropic Polymers (casting resins, films and hydrogels)
- Photochromic Polymers (thermoplastics, films, thermosetting plastics and coatings)
- Sun protecting glazing, light regulation
- Self-regulating sun protection glazing SOLARDIM®-ECO