Traditional chemotherapy suffers from severe toxicity and side effects that limit its maximum
application in cancer therapy. To overcome this challenge, an ideal treatment strategy would …

The design and manipulation of (multi) functional materials at the nanoscale holds the
promise of fuelling tomorrow's major technological advances. In the realm of …

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 …

We report a versatile mechanophore exhibiting a vividly detectable, light‐regulable
multicolor mechanochromism. Such optical features rely on the synergistic coupling of …

Polymers that release functional small molecules in response to mechanical force are
appealing targets for drug delivery, sensing, catalysis, and many other applications …

Imine self-assembly stands as a potent strategy for the preparation of molecular organic
cages. However, challenges persist, such as water insolubility and limited recognition …

We report a novel and versatile approach to achieving swelling‐induced mechanochemistry
using a multinetwork (MN) strategy that enables polymer networks to repeatedly swell with …

Chemical purifications are critical processes across many industries, requiring 10–15% of
humanity's global energy budget. Coordination cages are able to catch and release guest …

Force-controlled release of small molecules offers great promise for the delivery of drugs
and the release of healing or reporting agents in a medical or materials context,–. In polymer …

Covalent mechanophores display the cleavage of a weak covalent bond when a sufficiently
high mechanical force is applied. Three different covalent bond breaking mechanisms have …