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Zhang H, Diesendruck CE. Mechanochemical Diversity in Block Copolymers. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202402632. [PMID: 39102406 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202402632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2024] [Revised: 08/05/2024] [Accepted: 08/05/2024] [Indexed: 08/07/2024]
Abstract
Covalent polymer chains are known to undergo mechanochemical events when subjected to mechanical forces. Such force-coupled reactions, like C-C bond scission in homopolymers, typically occur in a non-selective manner but with a higher probability at the mid-chain. In contrast, block copolymers (BCPs), composed of two or more chemically distinct chains linked by covalent bonds, have recently been shown to exhibit significantly different mechanochemical reactivities and selectivities. These differences may be attributable to the atypical conformations adopted by their chains, compared to the regular random coil. Beyond individual molecules, when BCPs self-assemble into ordered aggregates in solution, the non-covalent interactions between the chains lead to meaningful acceleration in the activation of embedded force-sensitive motifs. Furthermore, the microphase segregation of BCPs in bulk creates periodically dispersed polydomains, locking the blocks in specific conformations which have also been shown to affect their mechanochemical reactivity, with different morphologies influencing reactivity to varying extents. This review summarizes the studies of mechanochemistry in BCPs over the past two decades, from the molecular level to assemblies, and up to bulk materials.
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- Hang Zhang
- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry and Resnick Sustainability Center for Catalysis, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 3200008, Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry and Resnick Sustainability Center for Catalysis, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 3200008, Israel
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Liao Y, Le Roi B, Zhang H, Diesendruck CE, Grolman JM. Facile Mechanophore Integration in Heterogeneous Biologically Derived Materials via "Dip-Conjugation". J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:17878-17886. [PMID: 38899486 PMCID: PMC11229001 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c03534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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Mechanical forces play critical roles in a wide variety of biological processes and diseases, yet measuring them directly at the molecular level remains one of the main challenges of mechanobiology. Here, we show a strategy to "Dip-conjugate" biologically derived materials at the chemical level to mechanophores, force-responsive molecular entities, using Click-chemistry. Contrary to classical prepolymerization mechanophore incorporation, this new protocol leads to detectable mechanochromic response with as low as 5% strain, finally making mechanophores relevant for many biological processes that have previously been inaccessible. Our results demonstrate the ubiquity of the technique with activation in synthetic polymers, carbohydrates, and proteins under mechanical force, with alpaca wool fibers as a key example. These results push the limits for mechanophore use in far more types of polymeric materials in applications ranging from molecular-level force damage detection to direct and quantitative 3D force measurements in mechanobiology.
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- Yifan Liao
- Materials Science and Engineering Department, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Materials Science and Engineering Department, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Shulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Shulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Materials Science and Engineering Department, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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Lin Y, Kouznetsova TB, Foret AG, Craig SL. Solvent Polarity Effects on the Mechanochemistry of Spiropyran Ring Opening. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:3920-3925. [PMID: 38308653 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c11621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2024]
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The spiropyran mechanophore (SP) is employed as a reporter of molecular tension in a wide range of polymer matrices, but the influence of surrounding environment on the force-coupled kinetics of its ring opening has not been quantified. Here, we report single-molecule force spectroscopy studies of SP ring opening in five solvents that span normalized Reichardt solvent polarity factors (ETN) of 0.1-0.59. Individual multimechanophore polymers were activated under increasing tension at constant 300 nm s-1 displacement in an atomic force microscope. The extension results in a plateau in the force-extension curve, whose midpoint occurs at a transition force f* that corresponds to the force required to increase the rate constant of SP activation to approximately 30 s-1. More polar solvents lead to mechanochemical reactions that are easier to trigger; f* decreases across the series of solvents, from a high of 415 ± 13 pN in toluene to a low of 234 ± 9 pN in n-butanol. The trend in mechanochemical reactivity is consistent with the developing zwitterionic character on going from SP to the ring-opened merocyanine product. The force dependence of the rate constant (Δx‡) was calculated for all solvent cases and found to increase with ETN, which is interpreted to reflect a shift in the transition state to a later and more productlike position. The inferred shift in the transition state position is consistent with a double-well (two-step) reaction potential energy surface, in which the second step is rate determining, and the intermediate is more polar than the product.
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- Yangju Lin
- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
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Chang HC, Liang MC, Luc VS, Davis C, Chang CC. Mechanochemical Reactivity of a 1,2,4-Triazoline-3,5-dione-Anthracene Diels-Alder Adduct. Chem Asian J 2024; 19:e202300850. [PMID: 37938167 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202300850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Revised: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/05/2023] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
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Force-responsive molecules that produce fluorescent moieties under stress provide a means for stress-sensing and material damage assessment. In this work, we report a mechanophore based on Diels-Alder adduct TAD-An of 4,4'-(4,4'-diphenylmethylene)-bis-(1,2,4-triazoline-3,5-dione) and initiator-substituted anthracene that can undergo retro-Diels-Alder (rDA) reaction by pulsed ultrasonication and compressive activation in bulk materials. The influence of having C-N versus C-C bonds at the sites of bond scission is elucidated by comparing the relative mechanical strength of TAD-An to another Diels-Alder adduct MAL-An obtained from maleimide and anthracene. The susceptibility to undergo rDa reaction correlates well with bond energy, such that C-N bond containing TAD-An degrades faster C-C bond containing MAL-An because C-N bond is weaker than C-C bond. Specifically, the results from polymer degradation kinetics under pulsed ultrasonication shows that polymer containing TAD-An has a rate constant of 1.59×10-5 min-1 , while MAL-An (C-C bond) has a rate constant of 1.40×10-5 min-1 . Incorporation of TAD-An in a crosslinked polymer network demonstrates the feasibility to utilize TAD-An as an alternative force-responsive probe to visualize mechanical damage where fluorescence can be "turned-on" due to force-accelerated retro-Diels-Alder reaction.
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- Hao-Chun Chang
- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, No. 1001, Daxue Rd. East Dist., Hsinchu City, 300093, Taiwan
- Center for Emergent Functional Matter Science, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 300093, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, No. 1001, Daxue Rd. East Dist., Hsinchu City, 300093, Taiwan
- Center for Emergent Functional Matter Science, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 300093, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, No. 1001, Daxue Rd. East Dist., Hsinchu City, 300093, Taiwan
- Sustainable Chemical Science and Technology (SCST), Taiwan International Graduate Program (TIGP), Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan
- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, 19716, U.S.A
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, No. 1001, Daxue Rd. East Dist., Hsinchu City, 300093, Taiwan
- Center for Emergent Functional Matter Science, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 300093, Taiwan
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Schwarz R, Diesendruck CE. Semi-Telechelic Polymers from Mechanochemical C─C Bond Activation. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2304571. [PMID: 37870199 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202304571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Revised: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023]
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Unstrained C─C bond activation is attained in homopolymers through mechanochemical bond scission followed by functionalization to yield mostly semi-telechelic polymer chains. Ball milling poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) in the presence of 1-(bromoacetyl)pyrene (BAPy) yields the pyrene terminated PEO. Similarly, milling with 2,4'-dibromoacetophenone followed by Suzuki coupling allows the introduction of various aryl end groups. PEOs with a molecular weight below 20 kDa show no functionalization, supporting a mechanochemical mechanism. The protocol is also tested with doxorubicin, yielding the drug-polymer conjugate. PEO halogenation is also demonstrated by milling PEO with iodine, N-bromosuccinimide, or N-iodosuccinimide, which can then be reacted with an amine substituted anthracene. Grinding additional carbon polymers with BAPy indicates that this functionalization method is general for different polymer chemistries.
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- Rony Schwarz
- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry and the Resnick Sustainability Center for Catalysis, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 3200008, Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry and the Resnick Sustainability Center for Catalysis, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 3200008, Israel
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Huo Z, Arora S, Kong VA, Myrga BJ, Statt A, Laaser JE. Effect of Polymer Composition and Morphology on Mechanochemical Activation in Nanostructured Triblock Copolymers. Macromolecules 2023; 56:1845-1854. [PMID: 36938512 PMCID: PMC10018773 DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c02475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2022] [Revised: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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The effect of composition and morphology on mechanochemical activation in nanostructured block copolymers was investigated in a series of poly(methyl methacrylate)-block-poly(n-butyl acrylate)-block-poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA-b-PnBA-b-PMMA) triblock copolymers containing a force-responsive spiropyran unit in the center of the rubbery PnBA midblock. Triblock copolymers with identical PnBA midblocks and varying lengths of PMMA end-blocks were synthesized from a spiropyran-containing macroinitiatior via atom transfer radical polymerization, yielding polymers with volume fractions of PMMA ranging from 0.21 to 0.50. Characterization by transmission electron microscopy revealed that the polymers self-assembled into spherical and cylindrical nanostructures. Simultaneous tensile tests and optical measurements revealed that mechanochemical activation is strongly correlated to the chemical composition and morphologies of the triblock copolymers. As the glassy (PMMA) block content is increased, the overall activation increases, and the onset of activation occurs at lower strain but higher stress, which agrees with predictions from our previous computational work. These results suggest that the self-assembly of nanostructured morphologies can play an important role in controlling mechanochemical activation in polymeric materials and provide insights into how polymer composition and morphology impact molecular-scale force distributions.
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- Zijian Huo
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 219 Parkman Ave., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 219 Parkman Ave., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 219 Parkman Ave., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 219 Parkman Ave., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Materials
Science and Engineering, Grainger College of Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana−Champaign, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 219 Parkman Ave., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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Hertel R, Maftuhin W, Walter M, Sommer M. Conformer Ring Flip Enhances Mechanochromic Performance of ansa-Donor-Acceptor-Donor Mechanochromic Torsional Springs. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:21897-21907. [PMID: 36414534 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c06712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Mechanochromophores based on conformational changes of donor-acceptor-donor (DAD) springs allow sensing of forces acting on polymer chains by monotonic changes of absorbance or photoluminescence (PL) wavelength. Here, we identify a series of thiophene (D)-flanked quinoxalines (A) as molecular torsional springs for force sensing in bulk polymers at room temperature. The mode of DAD linkage to the polymer matrix and linker rigidity are key parameters that influence the efficacy of force transduction to the DAD spring and thus mechanochromic response, as probed by in situ PL spectroscopy of bulk films during stress-strain experiments. The largest shift of the PL maximum, and thus the highest sensitivity, is obtained from an ansa-DAD spring exhibiting bridged D units and a stiff A linker. Using detailed spectroscopy and density functional theory calculations, we reveal conformer redistribution in the form of a thiophene ring flip as the major part of the overall mechanochromic response. At forces as low as 27 pN at early stages of deformation, the ring flip precedes mechanically induced planarization of the ansa-DAD spring, the latter process producing a PL shift of 21 nm nN-1. Within the stress-strain diagram, the thiophene ring flip and DAD planarization are thus two separated processes that also cause irreversible and reversible mechanochromic responses, respectively, upon sample failure. As the thiophene ring flip requires much smaller forces than planarization of the DAD spring, such micromechanical motion gives access to sensing of tiny forces and expands both sensitivity and the force range of conformational mechanochromophores.
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- Raphael Hertel
- Institute for Chemistry, Chemnitz University of Technology, Chemnitz09111, Germany
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- FIT Freiburg Centre for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies, University of Freiburg, Freiburg79110, Germany.,Cluster of Excellence livMatS @ FIT, Freiburg79110, Germany
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- FIT Freiburg Centre for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies, University of Freiburg, Freiburg79110, Germany.,Cluster of Excellence livMatS @ FIT, Freiburg79110, Germany.,Fraunhofer IWM, MikroTribologie Centrum μTC, Freiburg79108, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry, Chemnitz University of Technology, Chemnitz09111, Germany
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Keyvan Rad J, Balzade Z, Mahdavian AR. Spiropyran-based advanced photoswitchable materials: A fascinating pathway to the future stimuli-responsive devices. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY C: PHOTOCHEMISTRY REVIEWS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochemrev.2022.100487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Raisch M, Reiter G, Sommer M. Determining Entanglement Molar Mass of Glassy Polyphenylenes Using Mechanochromic Molecular Springs. ACS Macro Lett 2022; 11:760-765. [PMID: 35612497 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.2c00238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Molecular force transduction in tough and glassy poly(meta,meta,para-phenylene) (PmmpP) was investigated as a function of Mn using covalently incorporated mechanochromic donor-acceptor torsional springs based on an ortho-substituted diphenyldiketopyrrolopyrrole (oDPP). Blending oDPP-PmmpP probe chains with long PmmpP matrix chains allowed us to investigate molar-mass-dependent mechanochromic properties for a series of specimens having mechanically identical properties. In the strain-hardening regime, the mechanochromic response (Δλmax,em) was found to be a linear function of the acting stress and fully reversible, making oDPP-PmmpP a real-time and quantitative stress sensor. For entangled and nonentangled probe chains, distinctly different values of Δλmax,em were observed, yielding a critical molar mass of Mc ≈ 11 kg mol-1 for PmmpP. Once physical cross-linking of oDPP in the network of PmmpP was ensured, Δλmax,em was found to be independent of Mn. The resulting value of Mc is in very good agreement with results from rheology.
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- Maximilian Raisch
- Institute for Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Chemnitz University of Technology, Straße der Nationen 62, 09111 Chemnitz, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, University of Freiburg, Hermann-Herder-Str. 3, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Chemnitz University of Technology, Straße der Nationen 62, 09111 Chemnitz, Germany
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Qiu W, Scofield JMP, Gurr PA, Qiao GG. Mechanochromophore-linked Polymeric Materials with Visible Color Changes. Macromol Rapid Commun 2022; 43:e2100866. [PMID: 35338794 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202100866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Revised: 03/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Mechanical force as a type of stimuli for smart materials has obtained much attention in the past decade. Color-changing materials in response to mechanical stimuli have shown great potential in the applications such as sensors and displays. Mechanochromophore-linked polymeric materials, which are a growing sub-class of these materials, are discussed in detail in this review. Two main types of mechanochromophores which exhibit visible color change, summarized herein, involve either isomerization or radical generation mechanisms. This review focuses on their synthesis and incorporation into polymer matrices, the type of mechanical force used, factors affecting the mechanochromic properties, and their applications. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Wenlian Qiu
- Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3010, Australia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3010, Australia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3010, Australia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3010, Australia
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Davis CS, Rencheck ML, Woodcock JW, Beams R, Wang M, Stranick S, Forster AM, Gilman JW. Activation of Mechanophores in a Thermoset Matrix by Instrumented Scratch. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:55498-55506. [PMID: 34780164 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c15004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Scratches in polymer coatings and barrier layers negatively impact optical properties (haze, light transmission, etc.), initiate routes of degradation or corrosion (moisture permeability), and nucleate delamination of the coating. Detecting scratches in coatings on advanced materials systems is an important component of structural health monitoring but can be difficult if the defects are too small to be detected by the naked eye. The primary focus of the present work is to investigate scratch damage using fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) and mechanical activation of a mechanophore (MP)-containing transparent epoxy coating. The approach utilizes a Berkovich tip to scratch MP-epoxy coatings under a linearly increasing normal load. The goal is to utilize the fluorescent behavior of activated MPs to enable the detection of microscale scratches and molecular scale changes in polymeric systems. Taking advantage of the amine functionality present in a polyetheramine/bisphenol A epoxy network, a modified rhodamine dye is covalently bonded into a transparent, thermoset polymer network. Following instrumented scratch application, subsequent fluorescence imaging of the scratched MP-epoxy reveals the extent of fluorescence activation induced by the mechanical deformation. In this work, the rhodamine-based mechanophore is used to identify both ductile and fracture-dominated processes during the scratch application. The fluorescence intensity increases linearly with the applied normal load and is sensitive to fracture dominated processes. Fluorescence lifetime and hyperspectral imaging of damage zones provide additional insight into the local (nanoscopic) environment and molecular structure of the MP around the fracture process zone, respectively. The mechanophore/scratch deformation approach allows a fluorescence microscope to probe local yielding and fracture events in a powerful way that enhances the optical characterization of damage zones formed by standard scratch test methods and leads to novel defect detection strategies.
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- Chelsea S Davis
- Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-3460, United States
- School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2045, United States
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- School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2045, United States
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- Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-3460, United States
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- Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-3460, United States
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- Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-3460, United States
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- Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-3460, United States
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- Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-3460, United States
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- Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-3460, United States
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Chen Y, Sanoja G, Creton C. Mechanochemistry unveils stress transfer during sacrificial bond fracture of tough multiple network elastomers. Chem Sci 2021; 12:11098-11108. [PMID: 34522307 PMCID: PMC8386638 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc03352b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Accepted: 07/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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The molecular level transfer of stress from a stiff percolating filler to a stretchable matrix is a crucial and generic mechanism of toughening in soft materials. Yet the molecular details of how this transfer occurs have so far been experimentally unreachable. Model multiple network elastomers containing spiropyran (SP) force sensors incorporated into the stiff filler network or into the stretchable matrix network are used here to detect and investigate the mechanism of stress transfer between distinct populations of polymer strands. We find that as the filler network progressively breaks by random bond scission, there is a critical stress where cooperative bond scission occurs and the macroscopic stretch increases discontinuously by necking. Surprisingly, SP molecules reveal that even in the necked region both filler and matrix chains share the load, with roughly 90% of the SPs force-activated in the filler chains before necking still being loaded in the necked region where significant activation of the SP incorporated into the matrix chains occurs. This result, where both networks remain loaded upon necking, is qualitatively consistent with the model proposed by Brown, where holes or microcracks are formed in the stiff regions and are bridged by stretched matrix chains. Detection of merocyanine (i.e. activated SP) fluorescence by confocal microscopy shows that such microcrack formation is also active at the crack tip even for materials that do not exhibit macroscopic necking. Additionally, we demonstrate that when the ethyl acrylate monomer is replaced by hexyl methacrylate in the first network, preventing molecular connections between the two networks, the stress transmission is less efficient. This study outlines the different roles played by these multiple networks in the onset of fracture and provides molecular insights for the construction of molecular models of fracture of elastomers.
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- Yinjun Chen
- Laboratoire Sciences et Ingénierie de la Matière Molle, ESPCI Paris, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS F-75005 Paris France
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- Laboratoire Sciences et Ingénierie de la Matière Molle, ESPCI Paris, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS F-75005 Paris France
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- Laboratoire Sciences et Ingénierie de la Matière Molle, ESPCI Paris, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS F-75005 Paris France
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Noh J, Peterson GI, Choi T. Mechanochemical Reactivity of Bottlebrush and Dendronized Polymers: Solid vs. Solution States. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202104447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Jinkyung Noh
- Department of Chemistry Seoul National University Seoul 08826 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry Incheon National University 119 Academy-ro, Yeonsu-gu Incheon 22012 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry Seoul National University Seoul 08826 Republic of Korea
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Noh J, Peterson GI, Choi TL. Mechanochemical Reactivity of Bottlebrush and Dendronized Polymers: Solid vs. Solution States. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:18651-18659. [PMID: 34101320 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202104447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Revised: 05/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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We explored the mechanochemical degradation of bottlebrush and dendronized polymers in solution (with ultrasonication, US) and solid states (with ball-mill grinding, BMG). Over 50 polymers were prepared with varying backbone length and arm architecture, composition, and size. With US, we found that bottlebrush and dendronized polymers exhibited consistent backbone scission behavior, which was related to their elongated conformations in solution. Considerably different behavior was observed with BMG, as arm architecture and composition had a significant impact on backbone scission rates. Arm scission was also observed for bottlebrush polymers in both solution and solid states, but only in the solid state for dendronized polymers. Motivated by these results, multi-mechanophore polymers with bottlebrush and dendronized polymer architectures were prepared and their reactivity was compared. Although dendronized polymers showed slower arm-scission, the selectivity for mechanophore activation was much higher. Overall, these results have important implications to the development of new mechanoresponsive materials.
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- Jinkyung Noh
- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Incheon National University, 119 Academy-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, 22012, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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Peterson GI, Choi TL. The influence of polymer architecture in polymer mechanochemistry. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:6465-6474. [PMID: 34132272 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc02501e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Polymer architecture is an important factor in polymer mechanochemistry. In this Feature Article, we summarize recent developments in utilizing polymer architecture to modulate mechanochemical reactions within polymers, or more specifically, the location and rates of bond scission events that lead to polymer fragmentation or mechanophore activation. Various well-defined architectures have been explored, including those of cyclic, intramolecularly cross-linked, dendritic, star, bottlebrush, and dendronized polymers. We primarily focus on describing the enhancement or suppression of mechanochemical reactivity, with respect to analogous linear polymers, as well as differences in solution- and solid-state behavior.
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- Gregory I Peterson
- Department of Chemistry, Incheon National University, 119 Academy-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 22012, Republic of Korea.
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Vaidya S, Sharma M, Brückner C, Kasi RM. Rhodamine-Installed Polynorbornenes: Molecular Design, Structure, and Stimuli-Responsive Properties. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:15017-15028. [PMID: 34151083 PMCID: PMC8210439 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c01160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The synthesis of a number of tailored architectures of rhodamine dye-norbornene conjugate monomers and corresponding homopolymers derived from them is described. The impact of the monomer architecture on the mechanochromic, photochromic, and thermochromic properties of rhodamine-modified polynorbornenes is reported. Color changes were caused by the reversible interconversion between the "open" and "closed" spirolactam form of the covalently attached dye. Monomers were synthesized in two principle architectures that varied on: (1) the number of polymerizable norbornene groups tethered to a bifunctional rhodamine dye; (2) the presence of flexible methylene spacers between the dye and the polymerizable norbornene groups. Introduction of norbornene groups on each of the two hydroxy groups of a bifunctional rhodamine resulted in a cross-linked polymer that exhibited better mechanochromic, photochromic, and thermochromic properties compared to the corresponding polymer without cross-links, derived from the derivatization of bifunctional rhodamine with only one norbornene. The introduction of flexible methylene spacers between the two polymerizable norbornenes and the dye molecule resulted in a polymeric framework with rapidly reversible color-changing properties upon mechanical or photostimulation. The ideal monomer molecular structure, whereby (1) attaching norbornene on both sides of the rhodamine dye and (2) methylene spacers between the dye and norbornenes on both sides afforded the nonpareil polymer structure that was capable of thermoreversible mechanochromic and photochromic features, and irreversible thermochromic features. These new materials may find utility as multi-stimuli-responsive soft materials.
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- Samiksha Vaidya
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, United States
- Polymer
Program, Institute of Material Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, United States
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Chen Y, Mellot G, van Luijk D, Creton C, Sijbesma RP. Mechanochemical tools for polymer materials. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:4100-4140. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cs00940g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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This review aims to provide a field guide for the implementation of mechanochemistry in synthetic polymers by summarizing the molecules, materials, and methods that have been developed in this field.
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- Yinjun Chen
- Department of Chemical Engineering & Chemistry and Institute for Complex Molecular Systems
- Eindhoven University of Technology
- 5600 MB Eindhoven
- The Netherlands
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- Laboratoire Sciences et Ingénierie de la Matière Molle
- ESPCI Paris
- PSL University
- Sorbonne Université
- CNRS
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- Department of Chemical Engineering & Chemistry and Institute for Complex Molecular Systems
- Eindhoven University of Technology
- 5600 MB Eindhoven
- The Netherlands
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- Laboratoire Sciences et Ingénierie de la Matière Molle
- ESPCI Paris
- PSL University
- Sorbonne Université
- CNRS
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- Department of Chemical Engineering & Chemistry and Institute for Complex Molecular Systems
- Eindhoven University of Technology
- 5600 MB Eindhoven
- The Netherlands
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Euchler D, Ehgartner CR, Hüsing N, Feinle A. Monolithic Spiropyran-Based Porous Polysilsesquioxanes with Stimulus-Responsive Properties. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:47754-47762. [PMID: 33026803 PMCID: PMC7586299 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c14987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 09/25/2020] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Dynamic materials comprising spiropyrans have emerged as one of the most interesting and promising class of stimulus-responsive materials. Spiropyrans are often embedded in polymer matrices; their covalent attachment into porous monolithic silsesquioxane frameworks, however, is virtually unexplored. We demonstrate that a silylated spiropyran derivative can be covalently incorporated into ultralight silsesquioxane-based bulk materials by a two-step co-condensation sol-gel approach without restricting its conformational freedom and thus its stimulus-responsive properties. UV-vis measurements prove the conversion of the colorless closed-ring form of the spiropyran molecule into its highly colored purple isomer or the yellow colored protonated structure thereof. The transformation can be triggered simply by irradiation of the spiropyran-containing silsesquioxane monolith with UV or visible light or by the pH value of the chemical environment. A strong dependence of the surface polarity and water wettability on the prevalent isomer was observed. The contact angle of a water droplet on the monolithic surface can be altered from 146 to 100° by irradiation of the monolith with UV light for 3 min. Additionally, the prepared materials possess high specific surface areas, low bulk densities, and porosities of up to 84%.
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- Daniel Euchler
- Chemistry
and Physics of Materials, Paris-Lodron University
Salzburg, Jakob-Haringer Straße 2a, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
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- Chemistry
and Physics of Materials, Paris-Lodron University
Salzburg, Jakob-Haringer Straße 2a, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
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- Chemistry
and Physics of Materials, Paris-Lodron University
Salzburg, Jakob-Haringer Straße 2a, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
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- Chemistry
and Physics of Materials, Paris-Lodron University
Salzburg, Jakob-Haringer Straße 2a, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, McMaster
University, 1280 Main
Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4M1, Canada
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Kim DW, Medvedev GA, Caruthers JM, Jo JY, Won YY, Kim J. Enhancement of Mechano-Sensitivity for Spiropyran-Linked Poly(dimethylsiloxane) via Solvent Swelling. Macromolecules 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c00985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Dong Woo Kim
- Structural Composite Research Center, Institute of Advanced Composite Materials, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), 92 Chudong-ro,
Bongdong-eup, Wanju-gun, Jeonbuk 55324, Republic of Korea
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- Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 480 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 480 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Structural Composite Research Center, Institute of Advanced Composite Materials, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), 92 Chudong-ro,
Bongdong-eup, Wanju-gun, Jeonbuk 55324, Republic of Korea
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- Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 480 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Structural Composite Research Center, Institute of Advanced Composite Materials, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), 92 Chudong-ro,
Bongdong-eup, Wanju-gun, Jeonbuk 55324, Republic of Korea
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Peterson GI, Ko W, Hwang YJ, Choi TL. Mechanochemical Degradation of Amorphous Polymers with Ball-Mill Grinding: Influence of the Glass Transition Temperature. Macromolecules 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c01510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- Gregory I. Peterson
- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inha University, 100 Inha-ro, Michuhol-gu, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inha University, 100 Inha-ro, Michuhol-gu, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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Deneke N, Rencheck ML, Davis CS. An engineer's introduction to mechanophores. SOFT MATTER 2020; 16:6230-6252. [PMID: 32567642 DOI: 10.1039/d0sm00465k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Mechanophores (MPs) are a class of stimuli-responsive materials that are of increasing interest to engineers due to their potential applications as stress sensors. These mechanically responsive molecules change color or become fluorescent upon application of a mechanical stimulus as they undergo a chemical reaction when a load is applied. By incorporating MPs such as spirolactam, spiropyran, or dianthracene into a material system, the real-time stress distribution of the matrix can be directly observed through a visual response, ideal for damage and failure sensing applications. A wide array of applications that require continuous structural health monitoring could benefit from MPs including flexible electronics, protective coatings, and polymer matrix composites. However, there are significant technical challenges preventing MP implementation in industry. Effective strategies to quantitatively calibrate the photo response of the MP with applied stress magnitudes must be developed. Additionally, environmental conditions, including temperature, humidity, and ultraviolet light exposure can potentially impact the performance of MPs. By addressing these limitations, engineers can work to move MPs from the synthetic chemistry bench to the field. This review aims to highlight recent progress in MP research, discuss barriers to implementation, and provide an outlook on the future of MPs, specifically focused on polymeric material systems. Although the focus is on engineering MPs for bulk materials, a brief overview of mechanochemistry will be discussed followed by methods for activation and quantification of MP photo response (concentrating specifically on fluorescently active species). Finally, current challenges and future directions in MP research will be addressed.
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- Naomi Deneke
- School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47906, USA.
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- School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47906, USA.
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- School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47906, USA.
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Grady ME, Birrenkott CM, May PA, White SR, Moore JS, Sottos NR. Localization of Spiropyran Activation. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2020; 36:5847-5854. [PMID: 32396732 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c00568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Functionalization of planar and curved glass surfaces with spiropyran (SP) molecules and localized UV-induced activation of the mechanophore are demonstrated. Fluorescence spectra of UV-irradiated SP-functionalized surfaces reveal that increases in surface roughness or curvature produce more efficient conversion of the mechanophore to the open merocyanine (MC) form. Further, force-induced activation of the mechanophore is achieved at curved glass-polymer interfaces and not planar interfaces. Minimal fluorescence signal from UV-irradiated SP-functionalized planar glass surfaces precluded mechanical activation testing. Curved glass-polymer interfaces are prepared by SP functionalization of E-glass fibers, which are subsequently embedded in a poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) matrix. Mechanical activation is induced through shear loading by a single fiber microbond testing protocol. In situ detection of SP activation at the interface is monitored by fluorescence spectroscopy. The fluorescence increase during interfacial testing suggests that attachment of the interfacial SP molecule to both fiber surface and polymer matrix is present and able to achieve significant activation of SP at the fiber-polymer matrix interface. Unlike previous studies for bulk polymers, SP activation is detected at relatively low levels of applied shear stress. By linking SP at the glass-polymer interface and transferring load directly to that interface, a more efficient mechanism for eliciting the SP response is achieved.
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- Martha E Grady
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, 506 Administration Drive, Lexington, Kentucky 40506, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 501 East Saint Joseph Street, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 505 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 104 South Wright Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 405 North Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 505 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 405 North Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1304 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 405 North Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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Chen Y, Yeh CJ, Qi Y, Long R, Creton C. From force-responsive molecules to quantifying and mapping stresses in soft materials. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2020; 6:eaaz5093. [PMID: 32440548 PMCID: PMC7228757 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aaz5093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2019] [Accepted: 03/02/2020] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Directly quantifying a spatially varying stress in soft materials is currently a great challenge. We propose a method to do that by detecting a change in visible light absorption. We incorporate a spiropyran (SP) force-activated mechanophore cross-linker in multiple-network elastomers. The random nature of the network structure of the polymer causes a progressive activation of the SP force probe with load, detectable by the change in color of the material. We first calibrate precisely the chromatic change in uniaxial tension. We then demonstrate that the nominal stress around a loaded crack can be detected for each pixel and that the measured values match quantitatively finite element simulations. This direct method to quantify stresses in soft materials with an internal force probe is an innovative tool that holds great potential to compare quantitatively stresses in different materials with simple optical observations.
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- Yinjun Chen
- Laboratoire Sciences et Ingénierie de la Matière Molle, ESPCI Paris, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire Sciences et Ingénierie de la Matière Molle, ESPCI Paris, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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- Laboratoire Sciences et Ingénierie de la Matière Molle, ESPCI Paris, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, F-75005 Paris, France
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Kim TA, Lamuta C, Kim H, Leal C, Sottos NR. Interfacial Force-Focusing Effect in Mechanophore-Linked Nanocomposites. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2020; 7:1903464. [PMID: 32274322 PMCID: PMC7141001 DOI: 10.1002/advs.201903464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2019] [Revised: 01/30/2020] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Enhanced force transmission to mechanophores is demonstrated in polymer nanocomposite materials. Spiropyran (SP) mechanophores that change color and fluorescence under mechanical stimuli are functionalized at the interface between SiO2 nanoparticles and polymers. Successful mechanical activation of SP at the interface is confirmed in both solution and solid states. Compared with SP-linked in bulk polymers, interfacial activation induces greater conversion of SP to its colored merocyanine form and also significantly decreases the activation threshold under tension. Experimental observations are supported by finite element simulation of the interfacial stress state. The interfacial force-focusing strategy opens a new way to control the reactivity of mechanophores and also potentially indicates interfacial damage in composite materials.
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- Tae Ann Kim
- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Illinois at Urbana‐ChampaignUrbanaIL61801USA
- Photo‐Electronic Hybrids Research CenterKorea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)Seoul02792Republic of Korea
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- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and TechnologyUniversity of Illinois at Urbana‐ChampaignUrbanaIL61801USA
- Department of Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of IowaIowa CityIA52242USA
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Illinois at Urbana‐ChampaignUrbanaIL61801USA
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Illinois at Urbana‐ChampaignUrbanaIL61801USA
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringBeckman Institute for Advanced Science and TechnologyUniversity of Illinois at Urbana‐ChampaignUrbanaIL61801USA
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Izak-Nau E, Campagna D, Baumann C, Göstl R. Polymer mechanochemistry-enabled pericyclic reactions. Polym Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/c9py01937e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Polymer mechanochemical pericyclic reactions are reviewed with regard to their structural features and substitution prerequisites to the polymer framework.
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- Emilia Izak-Nau
- DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials
- 52056 Aachen
- Germany
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- DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials
- 52056 Aachen
- Germany
- Institute for Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry
- RWTH Aachen University
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- DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials
- 52056 Aachen
- Germany
- Institute for Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry
- RWTH Aachen University
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- DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials
- 52056 Aachen
- Germany
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Yenpech N, Intasanta V, Tashiro K, Chirachanchai S. Color and shape reversible, recoverable and repeatable mechanochromic shape memory polycaprolactone: a single material with dual functions. Polym Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/c9py01525f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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A polycaprolactone-based mechanochromic shape memory material exhibits reversible and repeatable shape and color as a result of its crystallinity.
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- Nattawat Yenpech
- Bioresources Advanced Materials (B2A)
- The Petroleum and Petrochemical College
- Chulalongkorn University
- Bangkok 10330
- Thailand
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- Nano Functional Textile Laboratory
- National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC)
- National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA)
- Pathumthani 12120
- Thailand
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- Department of Future Industry-Oriented Basic Science and Materials
- Toyota Technological Institute
- Nagoya 468-8511
- Japan
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- Bioresources Advanced Materials (B2A)
- The Petroleum and Petrochemical College
- Chulalongkorn University
- Bangkok 10330
- Thailand
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Stimuli-chromism of photoswitches in smart polymers: Recent advances and applications as chemosensors. Prog Polym Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2019.101149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Jo JY, Jang HG, Jung YC, Lee DC, Kim J. Revealing the Dependence of Molecular-Level Force Transfer and Distribution on Polymer Cross-Link Density via Mechanophores. ACS Macro Lett 2019; 8:882-887. [PMID: 35619494 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.9b00373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The correlation between polymer architecture and molecular-level forces has long been a challenging research subject. Herein, spiropyran, a mechanophore that exhibits fluorescence change under force, was incorporated as a cross-linker between PMMA backbone segments. Using an in situ opto-mechanical setup to probe the molecular-level forces, the mechano-response of SP-linked PMMA as a function of the cross-link density was monitored during deformation. The dependence of the molecular-level force on cross-link density was quantitatively examined and revealed. First, a higher cross-link density shifted the fluorescence onset, that is, the onset of the spiropyran-to-merocyanine transition, to lower strains, eventually shifting the onset long before yield, without requiring sufficient chain mobility, owing to the higher efficiency of the force transfer. Under the same energy, the increase in cross-link density allowed for faster force transfer, but only to a certain level. Finally, the overall amount of spiropyran-to-merocyanine conversion linearly decreased with increasing cross-link density.
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- Jun Young Jo
- Institute of Advanced Composite Materials, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), 92 Chudong-ro, Bongdong-eup, Wanju-gun, Jeonbuk 55324, Korea
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST Institute for the NanoCentury, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Korea
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- Institute of Advanced Composite Materials, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), 92 Chudong-ro, Bongdong-eup, Wanju-gun, Jeonbuk 55324, Korea
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST Institute for the NanoCentury, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Korea
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- Institute of Advanced Composite Materials, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), 92 Chudong-ro, Bongdong-eup, Wanju-gun, Jeonbuk 55324, Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST Institute for the NanoCentury, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Korea
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- Institute of Advanced Composite Materials, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), 92 Chudong-ro, Bongdong-eup, Wanju-gun, Jeonbuk 55324, Korea
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Qiu W, Gurr PA, Qiao GG. Color-Switchable Polar Polymeric Materials. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:29268-29275. [PMID: 31333022 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b09023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Spiropyran is an important mechanophore, which has rarely been incorporated as a cross-linker in polar polymer matrices, limiting its applications in innovative mechanochromic devices. Here, three spiropyrans with two- or three-attachment positions were synthesized and covalently bonded in polar poly(hydroxyethyl acrylate) (PHEA), to achieve color-switchable materials, triggered by light and when swollen in water. The negative photochromism in the dark and mechanical activation by swelling in water were investigated. Measurements of negative photochromism were conducted in solution and cross-linked PHEA bulk polymers, with both showing color reversibility when stored in the dark or on exposure to visible light. The force of swelling in water was sufficient to induce the ring-opening reaction of spiropyran. It was found that tri-substituted spiropyran (SP3) was less influenced by the polar matrix but showed the fastest color activation during swelling. SP3 also showed accelerated ring opening to the colored state during the swelling process. Bleaching rates and color switchability were investigated under swollen and dehydrated conditions. The effect of cross-link density on the swelling activation was explored to better understand the interaction between the mechanophore and the polar environment. The results demonstrated that influences from both the polar environment and the mechanochromic nature of spiropyran had an impact on the absorption intensity, rate of change, and the decoloration rate of the materials. This study provides the opportunity to manipulate the properties of spiropyrans to afford materials with a range of color-switching properties under different stimuli.
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- Wenlian Qiu
- Department of Chemical Engineering , The University of Melbourne , Parkville , Victoria 3010 , Australia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering , The University of Melbourne , Parkville , Victoria 3010 , Australia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering , The University of Melbourne , Parkville , Victoria 3010 , Australia
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Neubauer JW, Hauck N, Männel MJ, Seuss M, Fery A, Thiele J. Mechanoresponsive Hydrogel Particles as a Platform for Three-Dimensional Force Sensing. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:26307-26313. [PMID: 31298522 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b04312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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We introduce a novel concept for mechanosensitive hydrogel microparticles, which translate deformation into changes in fluorescence and can thus function as mechanical probes. The hydrogel particles with controlled polymer network are produced via droplet microfluidics from poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) precursors. Förster resonance energy transfer donors and acceptors are coupled to the PEG hydrogel network for reporting local deformations as fluorescence shifts. We show that global network deformations, which occur upon drying/rehydration, can be detected via a characteristic fluorescence shift. Combined characterization with confocal laser scanning microscopy and atomic force microscopy (AFM) shows that also local deformation of the particles can be detected. Using AFM, the mechanical properties of the particles can be quantified, which allows linking strain with stress and thus force sensing in a three-dimensional environment. Microfluidic material design allows for precisely varying the size of our hydrogel microparticles as well as their mechanical properties and polymer network structure with regard to the choice of the macromolecular precursors and their functionalization with fluorophores. Thus, concomitant changes in mechanical properties and mechanosensitivity qualify these hydrogel microparticles as an adjustable material platform for force sensing in structural mechanics or cell culturing.
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- Jens W Neubauer
- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V ., Hohe Str. 6 , 01069 Dresden , Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V ., Hohe Str. 6 , 01069 Dresden , Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V ., Hohe Str. 6 , 01069 Dresden , Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V ., Hohe Str. 6 , 01069 Dresden , Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V ., Hohe Str. 6 , 01069 Dresden , Germany
- Chair of Physical Chemistry of Polymeric Materials , Technische Universität Dresden , 01069 Dresden , Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V ., Hohe Str. 6 , 01069 Dresden , Germany
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Vidavsky Y, Yang SJ, Abel BA, Agami I, Diesendruck CE, Coates GW, Silberstein MN. Enabling Room-Temperature Mechanochromic Activation in a Glassy Polymer: Synthesis and Characterization of Spiropyran Polycarbonate. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:10060-10067. [PMID: 31244138 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b04229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion − Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion − Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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Park J, Lee Y, Barbee MH, Cho S, Cho S, Shanker R, Kim J, Myoung J, Kim MP, Baig C, Craig SL, Ko H. A Hierarchical Nanoparticle-in-Micropore Architecture for Enhanced Mechanosensitivity and Stretchability in Mechanochromic Electronic Skins. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1808148. [PMID: 31070272 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201808148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2018] [Revised: 04/16/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Biological tissues are multiresponsive and functional, and similar properties might be possible in synthetic systems by merging responsive polymers with hierarchical soft architectures. For example, mechanochromic polymers have applications in force-responsive colorimetric sensors and soft robotics, but their integration into sensitive, multifunctional devices remains challenging. Herein, a hierarchical nanoparticle-in-micropore (NP-MP) architecture in porous mechanochromic polymers, which enhances the mechanosensitivity and stretchability of mechanochromic electronic skins (e-skins), is reported. The hierarchical NP-MP structure results in stress-concentration-induced mechanochemical activation of mechanophores, significantly improving the mechanochromic sensitivity to both tensile strain and normal force (critical tensile strain: 50% and normal force: 1 N). Furthermore, the porous mechanochromic composites exhibit a reversible mechanochromism under a strain of 250%. This architecture enables a dual-mode mechanochromic e-skin for detecting static/dynamic forces via mechanochromism and triboelectricity. The hierarchical NP-MP architecture provides a general platform to develop mechanochromic composites with high sensitivity and stretchability.
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- Jonghwa Park
- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan Metropolitan City, 689-798, Republic of Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan Metropolitan City, 689-798, Republic of Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan Metropolitan City, 689-798, Republic of Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan Metropolitan City, 689-798, Republic of Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan Metropolitan City, 689-798, Republic of Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan Metropolitan City, 689-798, Republic of Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan Metropolitan City, 689-798, Republic of Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan Metropolitan City, 689-798, Republic of Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan Metropolitan City, 689-798, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan Metropolitan City, 689-798, Republic of Korea
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Moormann W, Langbehn D, Herges R. Synthesis of functionalized diazocines for application as building blocks in photo- and mechanoresponsive materials. Beilstein J Org Chem 2019; 15:727-732. [PMID: 30992720 PMCID: PMC6444418 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.15.68] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2018] [Accepted: 03/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Seven symmetrically 3,3'-substituted diazocines were synthesized. Functional groups include alcohol, azide, amine and vinyl groups, which are suitable for polymer synthesis. Upon irradiation at 385 and 530 nm the diazocines perform a reversible, pincer-type movement switching the 3,3'-distance between 6.1 Å (cis, stable isomer) and 8.2 Å (trans, metastable isomer). Key reactions in the synthesis are an oxidative C-C coupling of 2-nitrotoluenes (75-82% yield) and a reductive ring closure to form the diazocines (56-60% yield). The cyclization of the dinitro compound to the azo compound was improved in yield and reproducibility, by over-reduction to the hydrazine and reoxidation to the azo unit. In contrast to 3,3'- and 4,4'-diaminodiazocine, which have been implemented in macromolecules for conformation switching, our compounds exhibit improved photophysical properties (photostationary states, separation of absorption bands in the cis and trans configuration). Hence they are promising candidates as molecular switches in photo and mechanoresponsive macromolecules and other smart materials.
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- Widukind Moormann
- Otto Diels Institute for Organic Chemistry, Christian-Albrechts-University, Otto-Hahn-Platz 4, 24118 Kiel, Germany
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- Otto Diels Institute for Organic Chemistry, Christian-Albrechts-University, Otto-Hahn-Platz 4, 24118 Kiel, Germany
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- Otto Diels Institute for Organic Chemistry, Christian-Albrechts-University, Otto-Hahn-Platz 4, 24118 Kiel, Germany
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Kim TA, Robb MJ, Moore JS, White SR, Sottos NR. Mechanical Reactivity of Two Different Spiropyran Mechanophores in Polydimethylsiloxane. Macromolecules 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b01919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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Lin Y, Barbee MH, Chang CC, Craig SL. Regiochemical Effects on Mechanophore Activation in Bulk Materials. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:15969-15975. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b10376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Yangju Lin
- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
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Raisch M, Genovese D, Zaccheroni N, Schmidt SB, Focarete ML, Sommer M, Gualandi C. Highly Sensitive, Anisotropic, and Reversible Stress/Strain-Sensors from Mechanochromic Nanofiber Composites. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2018; 30:e1802813. [PMID: 30133005 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201802813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2018] [Revised: 06/28/2018] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Mechanochromic polymeric systems are intensively investigated for real-time stress detection applications. However, an effective stress-sensing material must respond to low deformation with a detectable color change that should be quickly reversible upon force unloading. In this work, mechanochromic nanofibers made by electrospinning are used to produce mechanochromic nanofiber/poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) composites with isotropic and anisoptropic response. Due to chain alignment of spiropyran copolymer chains within the nanofibers, only very small strains are required to yield a mechanochromic response. Composites with aligned and isotropic nanofibers show anisotropic and isotropic mechanochromic behavior, respectively. Due to the special substitution pattern of spiropyran in the copolymer, the mechanochromic response of these nanofiber/PDMS composites shows fast reversibility upon force unloading. The outstanding benefit of using highly sensitive mechanochromic nanofibers as filler in composite materials allows the detection of directional stress and strain, and it is a step forward in the development of smart, mechanically responsive materials.
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- Maximilian Raisch
- Professur Polymerchemie, Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Chemnitz, Straße der Nationen 62, 09111, Chemnitz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician" and INSTM UdR of Bologna, University of Bologna, via Selmi 2, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician" and INSTM UdR of Bologna, University of Bologna, via Selmi 2, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Professur Polymerchemie, Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Chemnitz, Straße der Nationen 62, 09111, Chemnitz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician" and INSTM UdR of Bologna, University of Bologna, via Selmi 2, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Professur Polymerchemie, Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Chemnitz, Straße der Nationen 62, 09111, Chemnitz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician" and INSTM UdR of Bologna, University of Bologna, via Selmi 2, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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Xing C, Wang L, Xian L, Wang Y, Zhang L, Xi K, Zhang Q, Jia X. Enhanced Thermal Ageing Stability of Mechanophore in Polyurethane Network by Introducing Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxanes (POSS). MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.201800042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Chong Xing
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry; Nanjing University; Nanjing 210023 P. R. China
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering; Nanjing University; Nanjing 210023 P. R. China
- Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures; Nanjing University; Nanjing 210093 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry; Nanjing University; Nanjing 210023 P. R. China
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering; Nanjing University; Nanjing 210023 P. R. China
- Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures; Nanjing University; Nanjing 210093 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry; Nanjing University; Nanjing 210023 P. R. China
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering; Nanjing University; Nanjing 210023 P. R. China
- Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures; Nanjing University; Nanjing 210093 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry; Nanjing University; Nanjing 210023 P. R. China
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering; Nanjing University; Nanjing 210023 P. R. China
- Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures; Nanjing University; Nanjing 210093 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry; Nanjing University; Nanjing 210023 P. R. China
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering; Nanjing University; Nanjing 210023 P. R. China
- Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures; Nanjing University; Nanjing 210093 P. R. China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering; Nanjing University; Nanjing 210023 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry; Nanjing University; Nanjing 210023 P. R. China
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering; Nanjing University; Nanjing 210023 P. R. China
- Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures; Nanjing University; Nanjing 210093 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry; Nanjing University; Nanjing 210023 P. R. China
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering; Nanjing University; Nanjing 210023 P. R. China
- Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures; Nanjing University; Nanjing 210093 P. R. China
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Sung J, Robb MJ, White SR, Moore JS, Sottos NR. Interfacial Mechanophore Activation Using Laser-Induced Stress Waves. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:5000-5003. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b01427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Imato K, Kanehara T, Nojima S, Ohishi T, Higaki Y, Takahara A, Otsuka H. Repeatable mechanochemical activation of dynamic covalent bonds in thermoplastic elastomers. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 52:10482-5. [PMID: 27424868 DOI: 10.1039/c6cc04767j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Repeated mechanical scission and recombination of dynamic covalent bonds incorporated in segmented polyurethane elastomers are demonstrated by utilizing a diarylbibenzofuranone-based mechanophore and by the design of the segmented polymer structures. The repeated mechanochemical reactions can accompany clear colouration and simultaneous fading.
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- Keiichi Imato
- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan. and Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan and Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan.
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Shree S, Schulz-Senft M, Alsleben NH, Mishra YK, Staubitz A, Adelung R. Light, Force, and Heat: A Multi-Stimuli Composite that Reveals its Violent Past. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:38000-38007. [PMID: 28967255 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b09598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A self-reporting polythiourethane/tetrapodal-ZnO (PTU/T-ZnO) composite is produced using spiropyran as an additive at a concentration as low as 0.5 wt %. Exposure to heat, UV light and mechanical force caused the spiropyran to undergo reversible isomerization indicated by a reversible color change. The studies have been conducted with a constant spiropyran concentration at 0.5 wt %, meanwhile varying the T-ZnO concentration from 0 to 7.5 wt %. The tetrapodal ZnO served as a prism: the light scattering effect of T-ZnO created a visual impression of uniform color distribution. The interconnected network of the tetrapodal of ZnO embedded in the PTU matrix enhanced the mechanical stability of the polymer leading to high impact resistance up to ∼232 kPa. PTU/spiropyran also emerged as a possible thermal sensing coating, due to its temperature sensitivity. Due to the broad green luminescence band (∼535 nm) in T-ZnO, the colored merocyanine form which absorbs in this region of the spectrum switches back to spiropyran at this wavelength. High concentrations of T-ZnO were shown to reduce the effect one of the switching triggers i.e., ultraviolet light. Using this property of T-ZnO it was possible to achieve a switchable system with the possibility of separating the stimuli.
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- Sindu Shree
- Institute for Materials Science, Functional Nanomaterials, Kiel University , Kaiserstr. 2, D-24143 Kiel, Germany
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- Otto-Diels-Institute for Organic Chemistry, Kiel University , Otto-Hahn-Platz 4, D-24118 Kiel, Germany
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- Institute for Materials Science, Functional Nanomaterials, Kiel University , Kaiserstr. 2, D-24143 Kiel, Germany
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- Institute for Materials Science, Functional Nanomaterials, Kiel University , Kaiserstr. 2, D-24143 Kiel, Germany
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- Otto-Diels-Institute for Organic Chemistry, Kiel University , Otto-Hahn-Platz 4, D-24118 Kiel, Germany
- Institute for Organic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Bremen , Leobener Str. 7, NW2 C, 28359 Bremen, Germany
- MAPEX Center for Materials and Processes, University of Bremen, Bibliothekstraße 1 , Bremen 28359, Germany
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- Institute for Materials Science, Functional Nanomaterials, Kiel University , Kaiserstr. 2, D-24143 Kiel, Germany
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Takashima Y, Yonekura K, Koyanagi K, Iwaso K, Nakahata M, Yamaguchi H, Harada A. Multifunctional Stimuli-Responsive Supramolecular Materials with Stretching, Coloring, and Self-Healing Properties Functionalized via Host–Guest Interactions. Macromolecules 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b00875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Yoshinori Takashima
- Department
of Macromolecular Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department
of Macromolecular Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department
of Macromolecular Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department
of Macromolecular Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department
of Macromolecular Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department
of Macromolecular Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department
of Macromolecular Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
- JST-ImPACT, 5-7, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8914, Japan
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Li M, Liu W, Zhang Q, Zhu S. Mechanical Force Sensitive Acrylic Latex Coating. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:15156-15163. [PMID: 28425282 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b04154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We prepared force sensitive acrylic latex coatings by covalently incorporating spiropyran mechanophore. The acrylic latexes were obtained through emulsion copolymerization of butyl acrylate (BA), methyl methacrylate (MMA) with vinyltriethoxysilane (VTES) as interparticle cross-linker, and (1'-(2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl)-3',3'-dimethylspiro[chromene-2,2'-indolin]-6-yl)methyl methacrylate) (SP) as intraparticle cross-linker. The latexes of P(BA-co-MMA-co-SP-co-VTES) were subsequently cast onto Teflon-coated surface to form latex coatings. The condensation of hydrolyzed VTES provided interparticle cross-linking and improved mechanical properties of the formed thin films. Intraparticle cross-linker SP endowed the coatings with mechanoreponsiveness. The mechanoactivation of SP-containing latex films was demonstrated. Increasing the content of intra-cross-linker SP resulted in higher stress sensitivity and lower critical stress required for mechanoactivation. Increasing the content of interparticle cross-linker VTES resulted in higher critical stress for SP mechanoactivation but had little effect on the stress sensitivity. Tg and operation temperature also showed significant effect on mechanoactivation. Slower strain rate allowed for higher SP-to-MC conversion. This work represents the first example of mechanochromic acrylic latexes and provides insight into the design of force sensitive and self-reporting polymer coatings.
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- Meng Li
- Department of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University , Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4L7
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology , Guangzhou, Guangdong, China 510640
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology , Hangzhou, China 310014
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University , Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4L7
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Akbulatov S, Boulatov R. Experimental Polymer Mechanochemistry and its Interpretational Frameworks. Chemphyschem 2017; 18:1422-1450. [PMID: 28256793 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201601354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Polymer mechanochemistry is an emerging field at the interface of chemistry, materials science, physics and engineering. It aims at understanding and exploiting unique reactivities of polymer chains confined to highly non-equilibrium stretched geometries by interactions with their surroundings. Macromolecular chains or their segments become stretched in bulk polymers under mechanical loads or when polymer solutions are sonicated or flow rapidly through abrupt contractions. An increasing amount of empirical data suggests that mechanochemical phenomena are widespread wherever polymers are used. In the past decade, empirical mechanochemistry has progressed enormously, from studying fragmentations of commodity polymers by simple backbone homolysis to demonstrations of self-strengthening and stress-reporting materials and mechanochemical cascades using purposefully designed monomers. This progress has not yet been matched by the development of conceptual frameworks within which to rationalize, systematize and generalize empirical mechanochemical observations. As a result, mechanistic and/or quantitative understanding of mechanochemical phenomena remains, with few exceptions, tentative. In this review we aim at systematizing reported macroscopic manifestations of polymer mechanochemistry, and critically assessing the interpretational framework that underlies their molecular rationalizations from a physical chemist's perspective. We propose a hierarchy of mechanochemical phenomena which may guide the development of multiscale models of mechanochemical reactivity to match the breadth and utility of the Eyring equation of chemical kinetics. We discuss the limitations of the approaches to quantifying and validating mechanochemical reactivity, with particular focus on sonicated polymer solutions, in order to identify outstanding questions that need to be solved for polymer mechanochemistry to become a rigorous, quantitative field. We conclude by proposing 7 problems whose solution may have a disproportionate impact on the development of polymer mechanochemistry.
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- Sergey Akbulatov
- Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool, L69 7ZD, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool, L69 7ZD, UK
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Li M, Liu W, Zhu S. Smart polyolefins feeling the force: Color changeable poly(ethylene-vinyl acetate) and poly(ethylene-octene) in response to mechanical force. POLYMER 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2017.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Zhang Y, Cao M, Yuan B, Guo T, Zhang W. RAFT synthesis and micellization of a photo-, temperature- and pH-responsive diblock copolymer based on spiropyran. Polym Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7py01714f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A photo-, temperature- and pH-responsive diblock copolymer containing a rigid spiropyran moiety was synthesized and its micellization was investigated.
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- Yuan Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education
- Institute of Polymer Chemistry
- College of Chemistry
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education
- Institute of Polymer Chemistry
- College of Chemistry
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education
- Institute of Polymer Chemistry
- College of Chemistry
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education
- Institute of Polymer Chemistry
- College of Chemistry
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education
- Institute of Polymer Chemistry
- College of Chemistry
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071
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Zhang Q, Wang Y, Xing C, Cai Y, Xi K, Jia X. Light and force dual-responsive waterborne polyurethane in multiple states. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra00156h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Novel SP-WPU presents UV light and force dual-responsive properties in both dispersed state and solid state. The environmental friendly material provides an alternative to extend the application for smart coatings and textiles in industry.
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- Qiuhong Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing 210023
- P. R. China
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing 210023
- P. R. China
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing 210023
- P. R. China
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing 210023
- P. R. China
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing 210023
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing 210023
- P. R. China
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
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Kim TA, Beiermann BA, White SR, Sottos NR. Effect of Mechanical Stress on Spiropyran-Merocyanine Reaction Kinetics in a Thermoplastic Polymer. ACS Macro Lett 2016; 5:1312-1316. [PMID: 35651199 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.6b00822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Mechanical force alters the potential energy surface of a mechanophore reaction by modifying the activation energy for conversion. The effects of force on the rate constants and activation energies are not well characterized for mechanophores in bulk polymers. In this work, spiropyran-linked polyurethanes are synthesized and the kinetics of the spiropyran-merocyanine transition in the bulk polymer measured under different values of a macroscopic tensile stress. Above a critical threshold stress, the forward rate constant (spiropyran to merocyanine transition) increases, while the reverse rate constant (merocyanine to spiropyran transition) decreases with applied stress. A tensile stress of 50 MPa enhances the forward rate constant by 110% and lowers the forward activation energy by 1.8 kJ/mol compared to the unstressed condition. Also, this same amount of stress reduces the reverse rate constant by 65% and increases the reverse activation energy by 2.5 kJ/mol.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tae Ann Kim
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, ‡Beckman Institute
of Advanced Science
and Technology, and §Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, ‡Beckman Institute
of Advanced Science
and Technology, and §Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, ‡Beckman Institute
of Advanced Science
and Technology, and §Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
| | - Nancy R. Sottos
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, ‡Beckman Institute
of Advanced Science
and Technology, and §Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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Oka H, Imato K, Sato T, Ohishi T, Goseki R, Otsuka H. Enhancing Mechanochemical Activation in the Bulk State by Designing Polymer Architectures. ACS Macro Lett 2016; 5:1124-1127. [PMID: 35658193 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.6b00529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
Mechanoresponsive polymers can have attractive functions; however, the relationship between polymer architecture and mechanoresponsiveness in the bulk state is still poorly understood. Here, we designed well-defined linear and star polymers with a mechanophore at the center of each architecture, and investigated the effect of molecular weight and branched structures on mechanoresponsiveness in the solid state. Diarylbibenzofuranone, which can undergo homolytic cleavage of the central C-C bond by mechanical force to form blue-colored radicals, was used as a mechanophore because the cleaved radicals could be evaluated quantitatively using electron paramagnetic resonance measurements. We confirmed that longer polymer chains induce mechanochemical activation more effectively and found that, in the bulk state, the star polymers have higher sensitivity to mechanical stress compared with a linear polymer having similar molecular weight arm segment.
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Affiliation(s)
- Hironori Oka
- Department
of Organic and
Polymeric Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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- Department
of Organic and
Polymeric Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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- Department
of Organic and
Polymeric Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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- Department
of Organic and
Polymeric Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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- Department
of Organic and
Polymeric Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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- Department
of Organic and
Polymeric Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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