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

In quantum mechanochemistry, quantum chemical methods are used to describe molecules
under the influence of an external force. The calculation of geometries, energies, transition …

Covalent polymer mechanochemistry offers promising opportunities for the control and
engineering of reactivity. To date, covalent mechanochemistry has largely been limited to …

Monitoring strain/stress in the bulk polymer material by mechanochromic mechanophores
(MMs) with multimodal analyses can provide valuable information under loading. Herein …

New polyphenylene-based dendronized polymers (denpols), exhibiting extended and rigid
conformations, were prepared using ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP). Their …

Mechanochromic materials alter their color in response to mechanical force and are useful
for both fundamental studies and practical applications. Several approaches are used to …

Living organisms and, in general, bio-materials respond to external stimuli exhibiting
specific functionalities (such as shape-morphing, color change, tissue growth and …

Taking into consideration the items of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews
and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA), this study reviews application of mechanochemical …

The incorporation of dynamic bonds into polymer structures has endowed polymers with
structurally reorganizable properties and stimuli-responsiveness. Their macroscopic …

Harnessing mechanical forces to activate latent catalysts has emerged as a novel approach
to control the catalytic reactions in organic syntheses and polymerization processes …