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Methods for Exerting and Sensing Force in Polymer Materials Using Mechanophores
Maria Stratigaki1, Robert Göstl1
1DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstr. 50, 52056, Aachen, Germany.
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.
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