Methods for Exerting and Sensing Force in Polymer Materials Using Mechanophores

Maria Stratigaki; Robert Göstl

doi:10.1002/cplu.202000124

Methods for Exerting and Sensing Force in Polymer Materials Using Mechanophores

Chempluschem. 2020 Jun;85(6):1092. doi: 10.1002/cplu.202000124. Epub 2020 Apr 29.

Authors

Maria Stratigaki¹, Robert Göstl¹

Affiliation

¹ DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstr. 50, 52056, Aachen, Germany.

PMID: 32347654
DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202000124

Abstract

Invited for this month's cover is the group of Dr. Robert Göstl at DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Germany. The cover shows the mechanochemically induced retro Diels-Alder reaction of the adduct of a π-extended anthracene and maleimide yielding highly fluorescent anthracenes. This mechanophore motif as well as other force-responsive molecules are reviewed with regard to their efficient activation and quantification. Read the full text of the Minireview at 10.1002/cplu.201900737.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't