Mechanochemistry describes diverse phenomena in which mechanical load affects
chemical reactivity. The fuzziness of this definition means that it includes processes as …

The ability to design nanostructures with arbitrary shapes and controllable motions has
made DNA nanomaterials used widely to construct diverse nanomachines with various …

The utility and lifetime of materials made from polymer networks, including hydrogels,
depend on their capacity to stretch and resist tearing. In gels and elastomers, those …

The use of mechanical forces to chemically transform polymers dates back decades. In
recent years, the use of mechanochemistry to direct constructive transformations in polymers …

Azobenzene has been widely explored as a photoresponsive element in materials science.
Although some studies have investigated the force-induced isomerization of azobenzene …

Diarylethene (DAE) photoswitch is a new and promising family of photochromic molecules
and has shown superior performance as a smart trigger in stimulus‐responsive materials …

The accumulation of plastic waste, due to lack of recycling, has led to serious environmental
pollution. Although mechanical recycling can alleviate this issue, it inevitably reduces the …

The development of force-responsive molecules called mechanophores is a central
component of the field of polymer mechanochemistry. Mechanophores enable the design …

Polymers that release small molecules in response to mechanical force are promising
materials for a variety of applications ranging from sensing and catalysis to targeted drug …

Molecular electronic devices with tunable conductance states show great potential in
building memories and logic components for next-generation circuits. In recent years …