Dual ratiometric fluorescence monitoring of mechanical polymer chain stretching and subsequent strain-Induced crystallization

K Suga, T Yamakado, S Saito - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Tracking the behavior of mechanochromic molecules provides valuable insights into force
transmission and associated microstructural changes in soft materials under load. Herein …

Mechanistically Different Mechanochromophores Enable Calibration and Validation of Molecular Forces in Glassy Polymers and Elastomeric Networks

R Hertel, M Raisch, M Walter, G Reiter… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Sterically distorted donor‐acceptor π‐systems, termed DA springs, can be progressively
planarized under mechanical load causing a bathochromic shift of the photoluminescence …

Effect of Cross-Link Homogeneity on the High-Strain Behavior of Elastic Polymer Networks

VA Kong, TA Staunton, JE Laaser - Macromolecules, 2024 - ACS Publications
Cross-link heterogeneity and topological defects have been shown to affect the moduli of
polymer networks in the low-strain regime. Probing their role in the high-strain regime …

Effects of Alkyl Ester Chain Length on the Toughness of PolyAcrylate-Based Network Materials

Y Kawano, H Masai, S Nakagawa, N Yoshie, J Terao - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Polyacrylate-based network materials are widely used in various products owing to their
facile synthesis via radical polymerization reactions. In this study, the effects of alkyl ester …