Mechanochemistry provides a unique approach to investigate macroscopic deformation,
failure and healing of polymer materials. The development of mechanophores–molecular …

Polymer networks are complex systems consisting of molecular components. Whereas the
properties of the individual components are typically well understood by most chemists …

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

The utility and lifetime of materials made from polymer networks, including hydrogels,
depend on their capacity to stretch and resist tearing. In gels and elastomers, those …

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 …

With the demand for the diversity and security of information deliveries increasing, advanced
security tag for data encryption has attracted great interest from the scientific community. It is …

The development of force-responsive molecules called mechanophores is a central
component of the field of polymer mechanochemistry. Mechanophores enable the design …

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 …

Soft polymer networks have seen an explosion of recent developments motivated by new
high tech applications in the biomedical field or in engineering. We present a candid and …

Light-responsive polymers, especially photochromic ones, are among the most interesting
classes of stimuli-responsive materials. Photochromic polymers can show different stimuli …