Ball mills input energy to samples by pulverising the contents of the jar. Each impact on the
sample or wall of the jar results in an instantaneous transmission of energy in the form of a …

Polymer mechanochemistry uses mechanical forces to break and manipulate chemical
bonds, driving a functional response in the material of choice, thus making it an ideal …

Mechanochromophores based on conformational changes of donor–acceptor–donor (DAD)
springs allow sensing of forces acting on polymer chains by monotonic changes of …

The molecular shuttling function of rotaxanes can be exploited to design
mechanoresponsive reporter molecules. Here, we report a new approach to such rotaxane …

Force-controlled release of small molecules offers great promise for the delivery of drugs
and the release of healing or reporting agents in a medical or materials context,–. In polymer …

The correlation of mechanical properties of polymer materials with those of their molecular
constituents is the foundation for their holistic comprehension and eventually for improved …

Supramolecular coordination cages show a wide range of useful properties including, but
not limited to, complex molecular machine‐like operations, confined space catalysis, and …

Mechanochromic mechanophores are useful molecular mechano-probes that can visualize
forces in polymeric materials. Here, we report detailed studies on the correlation between …

The increasing use of lightweight composite materials in structural applications requires the
development of new damage monitoring technologies to ensure their safe use and prevent …

Among the various types of liquid crystalline (LC) structures, the cholesteric mesophase
attracts special attention in view of helical supramolecular structure determining their …