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

Force-induced activation of covalent bonds in mechanoresponsive polymeric materials

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Materials Science, Engineering, Polymer Science +5

Ultrafast Synthesis of Ultrahigh Molar Mass Polymers by Metal-Catalyzed Living Radical Polymerization of Acrylates, Methacrylates, and Vinyl Chloride Mediated by SET at 25 °C

Virgil Percec, Tamaz Guliashvili, Janine S. Ladislaw et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2006 · 1.1K citations

Ultrafast Synthesis, Engineering, Chemistry +18

Mechanically Activated Integrin Switch Controls α ₅ β ₁ Function

Julie C. Friedland, Mark H. Lee, David Boettiger · Science · 2009 · 702 citations

Engineering, Cell Adhesion, Integrin Switches +20

Activating catalysts with mechanical force

Alessio Piermattei, S. Karthikeyan, Rint P. Sijbesma · Nature Chemistry · 2009 · 577 citations

Chemical Engineering, Engineering, Mechanical Engineering +4

Mechanophore-Linked Addition Polymers

Stephanie Potisek, Douglas A. Davis, Nancy R. Sottos et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2007 · 386 citations

Mechanophore-linked Addition Polymers, Engineering, Biomimetic Materials +22