Mechanochemical tools for polymer materials
Mechanochemistry provides a unique approach to investigate macroscopic deformation,
failure and healing of polymer materials. The development of mechanophores–molecular …
failure and healing of polymer materials. The development of mechanophores–molecular …
The many flavours of mechanochemistry and its plausible conceptual underpinnings
RT O'Neill, R Boulatov - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2021 - nature.com
Mechanochemistry describes diverse phenomena in which mechanical load affects
chemical reactivity. The fuzziness of this definition means that it includes processes as …
chemical reactivity. The fuzziness of this definition means that it includes processes as …
Force-triggered rapid microstructure growth on hydrogel surface for on-demand functions
Living organisms share the ability to grow various microstructures on their surface to achieve
functions. Here we present a force stamp method to grow microstructures on the surface of …
functions. Here we present a force stamp method to grow microstructures on the surface of …
The role of polymer mechanochemistry in responsive materials and additive manufacturing
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 …
recent years, the use of mechanochemistry to direct constructive transformations in polymers …
Covalent mechanochemistry and contemporary polymer network chemistry: a marriage in the making
Over the past 20 years, the field of polymer mechanochemistry has amassed a toolbox of
mechanophores that translate mechanical energy into a variety of functional responses …
mechanophores that translate mechanical energy into a variety of functional responses …
Validation of the CoGEF method as a predictive tool for polymer mechanochemistry
The development of force-responsive molecules called mechanophores is a central
component of the field of polymer mechanochemistry. Mechanophores enable the design …
component of the field of polymer mechanochemistry. Mechanophores enable the design …
Rotaxanes as mechanochromic fluorescent force transducers in polymers
Y Sagara, M Karman, E Verde-Sesto… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The integration of mechanophores, motifs that transduce mechanical forces into chemical
reactions, allows creating materials with stress-dependent properties. Typical …
reactions, allows creating materials with stress-dependent properties. Typical …
Mechanoresponsive self-growing hydrogels inspired by muscle training
T Matsuda, R Kawakami, R Namba, T Nakajima… - Science, 2019 - science.org
Living tissues, such as muscle, autonomously grow and remodel themselves to adapt to
their surrounding mechanical environment through metabolic processes. By contrast, typical …
their surrounding mechanical environment through metabolic processes. By contrast, typical …
Mechanically responsive luminescent polymers based on supramolecular cyclophane mechanophores
A new approach to cyclophane-based supramolecular mechanophores is presented. We
report a mechanically responsive cyclic motif that contains two fluorescent 1, 6-bis …
report a mechanically responsive cyclic motif that contains two fluorescent 1, 6-bis …
Fast, reversible mechanochromism of regioisomeric oxazine mechanophores: Developing in situ responsive force probes for polymeric materials
To address hysteretic or irreversible mechanochromism found in most bond-scission-based
mechanophores, we developed a new family of mechanophores based on the oxazine (OX) …
mechanophores, we developed a new family of mechanophores based on the oxazine (OX) …