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- noun chemistry Any
compound whosereaction is triggered bymechanical force
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A small four-ringed molecule called a mechanophore gives the materials their chameleon-like abilities.
Latest Science News Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, Articles and Book Reviews 2009
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A small four-ringed molecule called a mechanophore gives the materials their chameleon-like abilities.
Latest Science News Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, Articles and Book Reviews 2009
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To demonstrate the mechanochemical response, the researchers prepared two different mechanophore-linked polymers and subjected them to different levels of mechanical stress.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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In previous work, Sottos and collaborators showed they could use mechanical force to induce a reaction in mechanophore-linked polymers that were in solution.
Nano Tech Wire 2009
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This shows progressive images of a mechanophore linked elastomer during tensile loading.
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After the polymer reaches a critical strain, a force-induced red color results from selective covalent bond cleavage in the mechanophore just prior to failure.
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"With a deeper understanding of mechanophore design rules and efficient chemical response pathways, we envision new classes of dynamically responsive polymers that locally remodel, reorganize or even regenerate via mechanical regulation."
Nano Tech Wire 2009
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"The reaction is reversible, so we can repeat the opening and closing of the mechanophore."
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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To demonstrate the mechanochemical response, the researchers prepared two different mechanophore-linked polymers and subjected them to different levels of mechanical stress.
Nano Tech Wire 2009
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In previous work, Sottos and collaborators showed they could use mechanical force to induce a reaction in mechanophore-linked polymers that were in solution.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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