Mechanoresponsive self-growing hydrogels inspired by muscle training

Mechanically triggered composite stiffness tuning through thermodynamic relaxation (ST3R)

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Mechanochromism and Mechanical-Force-Triggered Cross-Linking from a Single Reactive Moiety Incorporated into Polymer Chains

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Stress-induced colouration and crosslinking of polymeric materials by mechanochemical formation of triphenylimidazolyl radicals

(2016) F. Verstraeten et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Mechanogeneration of Acid from Oxime Sulfonates

(2016) Chikkannagari Nagamani et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Yielding Criteria of Double Network Hydrogels

(2016) Takahiro Matsuda et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Polymers with autonomous life-cycle control

(2016) Jason F. Patrick et al.   NATURE

Mechanophores with a Reversible Radical System and Freezing-Induced Mechanochemistry in Polymer Solutions and Gels

(2015) Keiichi Imato et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A Mechanochemically Triggered “Click” Catalyst

(2015) Philipp Michael et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

An amino acid ionic liquid-based tough ion gel membrane for CO2 capture

(2015) Farhad Moghadam et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Mechanochemical Activation and Patterning of an Adhesive Surface toward Nanoparticle Deposition

(2015) H. Tarik Baytekin et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Facile synthesis of unsaturated polyester-based double-network gels via chemoselective cross-linking using Michael addition and subsequent UV-initiated radical polymerization

(2015) Tang Tang et al.   RSC Advances

Mechanochemical Reaction Cascade for Sensitive Detection of Covalent Bond Breakage in Hydrogels

(2014) Kirsten R. Fitch et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Toughening Elastomers with Sacrificial Bonds and Watching Them Break

(2014) E. Ducrot et al.   SCIENCE

Spherical indentation method for determining the constitutive parameters of hyperelastic soft materials

(2013) Man-Gong Zhang et al.   Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology

Breaking covalent bonds using mechanical force, which bond breaks?

(2013) H. S. Smalø et al.   MOLECULAR PHYSICS

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

(2013) Ashley L. Black Ramirez et al.   Nature Chemistry

Dynamic self-stiffening in liquid crystal elastomers

(2013) Aditya Agrawal et al.   Nature Communications

Mechanocatalytic Polymerization and Cross-Linking in a Polymeric Matrix

(2013) Robert T. M. Jakobs et al.   ACS Macro Letters

A Universal Molecular Stent Method to Toughen any Hydrogels Based on Double Network Concept

(2012) Tasuku Nakajima et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Mechanoradicals Created in “Polymeric Sponges” Drive Reactions in Aqueous Media

(2012) H. Tarik Baytekin et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Characterization of internal fracture process of double network hydrogels under uniaxial elongation

(2012) Tasuku Nakajima et al.   Soft Matter

Observation of Dynamic Strain Hardening in Polymer Nanocomposites

(2011) Brent J. Carey et al.   ACS Nano

Progress Toward Robust Polymer Hydrogels

(2011) Sina Naficy et al.   AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY

Self-Oscillating Gels Driven by the Belousov-Zhabotinsky Reaction as Novel Smart Materials

(2010) Ryo Yoshida   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Self-Healing Materials

(2010) Martin D. Hager et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Stimuli-responsive gels as reaction vessels and reusable catalysts

(2010) David Díaz Díaz et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

The Mechanisms of Muscle Hypertrophy and Their Application to Resistance Training

(2010) Brad J Schoenfeld   JOURNAL OF STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING RESEARCH

Why are double network hydrogels so tough?

(2010) Jian Ping Gong   Soft Matter

Activating catalysts with mechanical force

(2009) Alessio Piermattei et al.   Nature Chemistry