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Polymer Mechanochemistry

Polymer Mechanochemistry is a subfield of mechanochemistry that investigates the chemical responses of polymers to mechanical forces, specifically focusing on the activation and transformation of mechanophores within polymer chains to induce controlled bond breakage or formation.

385

Publications

25.9K

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1.1K

Authors

322

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Publications

385

Force-induced activation of covalent bonds in mechanoresponsive polymeric materials

Douglas A. Davis, Andrew Hamilton, Jinglei Yang et al. · Nature · 2009 · 1.7K citations

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Polymer Mechanochemistry: From Destructive to Productive

Jun Li, Chikkannagari Nagamani, Jeffrey S. Moore · Accounts of Chemical Research · 2015 · 710 citations

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Mechanochemistry: the varied applications of mechanical bond-breaking

Gerd Kaupp · CrystEngComm · 2008 · 446 citations

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Mechanochemical Activation of Covalent Bonds in Polymers with Full and Repeatable Macroscopic Shape Recovery

Gregory R. Gossweiler, Gihan B. Hewage, Gerardo Soriano et al. · ACS Macro Letters · 2014 · 368 citations

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

Ashley L. Black Ramirez, Zachary S. Kean, Joshua A. Orlicki et al. · Nature Chemistry · 2013 · 351 citations

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Authors

1.1K

  1. SL
    Stephen L. Craig

    Duke University, United States

    44 publications · 4.9K citations

    34

    h-index

  2. JS
    Jeffrey S. Moore

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States

    24 publications · 5.1K citations

    23

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  3. MJ
    Maxwell J. Robb

    California Institute of Technology, United States

    21 publications · 1.9K citations

    19

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  4. TB
    Tatiana B. Kouznetsova

    Duke University, United States

    18 publications · 2K citations

    18

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  5. HO
    Hideyuki Otsuka

    Kyushu University, Japan

    18 publications · 1.4K citations

    16

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Institutions

322

  1. Duke University

    Durham, United States

    34 h-index

    167 publications

    20.5K citations

  2. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    29 h-index

    131 publications

    20.6K citations

  3. Tokyo Institute of Technology

    Tokyo, Japan

    18 h-index

    74 publications

    6.2K citations

  4. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

    17 h-index

    69 publications

    5.4K citations

  5. RWTH Aachen University

    Aachen, Germany

    13 h-index

    34 publications

    1.8K citations

  6. DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials

    Aachen, Germany

    13 h-index

    56 publications

    2.8K citations

  7. Eindhoven University of Technology

    Eindhoven, The Netherlands

    11 h-index

    34 publications

    2.4K citations

  8. University of Liverpool

    Liverpool, United Kingdom

    11 h-index

    26 publications

    1.5K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of the American Chemical Society

    JACS · 53 publications · 5.4K citations

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  2. Angewandte Chemie International Edition

    27 publications · 1.8K citations

    22

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  3. Macromolecules

    22 publications · 1.5K citations

    21

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  4. ACS Macro Letters

    22 publications · 1.8K citations

    20

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  5. Polymer Chemistry

    15 publications · 798 citations

    14

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