Polymers are at the epicentre of modern technological progress and the associated
environmental pollution. Considerations of both polymer functionality and lifecycle are …

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 …

Understanding the physical and chemical response of materials to impulsive deformation is
crucial for applications ranging from soft robotic locomotion to space exploration to …

Mechanical force as a type of stimuli for smart materials has obtained much attention in the
past decade. Color‐changing materials in response to mechanical stimuli have shown great …

The spiropyran mechanophore (SP) is employed as a reporter of molecular tension in a
wide range of polymer matrices, but the influence of surrounding environment on the force …

Most elastomers undergo strain‐induced crystallization (SIC) under tension; as individual
chains are held rigidly in a fixed position by an applied strain, their alignment along the …

A chromogenically reversible, mechanochromic pressure sensor is integrated into a
mininvasive surgical grasper compatible with the da Vinci robotic surgical system. The …

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

Elastomers saturated with gas at high pressure suffer from cavity nucleation, inflation, and
deflation upon rapid or explosive decompression. Although this process often results in …

Mechanosensitive polymeric materials that change their optical properties under mechanical
deformation are of considerable interest for many applications related to obtaining sensors …