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 …

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 …

Molecular nanotopology—a term we coined recently—is a rapidly developing field of
research that is emerging out of the confluence of chemical topology with the mechanical …

The introduction of molecularly woven three-dimensional (3D) covalent organic framework
(COF) crystals into polymers of varying types invokes different forms of contact between filler …

A near-infrared (NIR) mechanophore was developed and incorporated into a poly (methyl
acrylate) chain to showcase the first force-induced NIR chromism in polymeric materials …

Crosslinking in polymer networks leads to intrinsic structural inhomogeneities that result in
brittle materials. Replacing fixed covalent crosslinks with mobile ones in mechanically …

One hundred years ago, Hermann Staudinger proposed the macromolecular hypothesis to
explain how small molecules could covalently link together to form a larger one: polymer …

From being an aesthetic molecular object to a building block for the construction of
molecular machines, catenanes and related mechanically interlocked molecules (MIMs) …

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

Molecular-level structural modification is a well-established approach to impart advanced
functionality to materials that continues to be the focus of research and development in both …