Mechanochemical strengthening of a synthetic polymer in response to typically destructive shear forces

Tension Trapping of Carbonyl Ylides Facilitated by a Change in Polymer Backbone

(2012) Hope M. Klukovich et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

A backbone lever-arm effect enhances polymer mechanochemistry

(2012) Hope M. Klukovich et al.   Nature Chemistry

Mechanically induced chemiluminescence from polymers incorporating a 1,2-dioxetane unit in the main chain

(2012) Yulan Chen et al.   Nature Chemistry

Mechanochemical remodeling of synthetic polymers

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Observation of Dynamic Strain Hardening in Polymer Nanocomposites

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Mechanochemically triggered bond formation in solid-state polymers

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Unclicking the Click: Mechanically Facilitated 1,3-Dipolar Cycloreversions

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From molecular mechanochemistry to stress-responsive materials

(2010) Ashley L. Black et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Masked Cyanoacrylates Unveiled by Mechanical Force

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Molecular Stress Relief through a Force-Induced Irreversible Extension in Polymer Contour Length

(2010) Dong Wu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Trapping a Diradical Transition State by Mechanochemical Polymer Extension

(2010) J. M. Lenhardt et al.   SCIENCE

Mechanosensitive Self-Replication Driven by Self-Organization

(2010) J. M. A. Carnall et al.   SCIENCE

Mechanically-Induced Chemical Changes in Polymeric Materials

(2009) Mary M. Caruso et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Molecular Tensile Testing Machines: Breaking a Specific Covalent Bond by Adsorption-Induced Tension in Brushlike Macromolecules

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Force-induced activation of covalent bonds in mechanoresponsive polymeric materials

(2009) Douglas A. Davis et al.   NATURE

A molecular force probe

(2009) Qing-Zheng Yang et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Highly Efficient Mechanochemical Scission of Silver-Carbene Coordination Polymers

(2008) S. Karthikeyan et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY