Force-induced strengthening of a mechanochromic polymer based on a naphthalene-fused cyclobutane mechanophore

Autor: Na Zhang, Lei Shen, Taisheng Wang, Haoxiang Wang
Rok vydání: 2021
Předmět:
Zdroj: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England). 57(94)
ISSN: 1364-548X
Popis: We discovered a force-induced strengthening of a mechanochromic polymer based on a naphthalene-fused cyclobutane mechanophore (NCD). Our results revealed that mechanically induced retro-cycloaddition of the NCD and subsequent crosslinking reactions between CC bonds were responsible for this peculiar strenghthening, and demonstrated the good possibility that the NCD can be applied in smart materials fields.
Databáze: OpenAIRE