Publications by authors named "Stephanie L Potisek"
Article Synopsis
- Mechanochemical transduction is crucial for various physiological functions like touch, hearing, and muscle contraction, but traditional bulk polymers typically suffer damage under mechanical stress due to unselective bond breaking.
- Recent advancements in synthetic materials have focused on designing mechanosensitive polymers, which can respond positively to mechanical stress by altering their properties, although current methods often rely on non-covalent processes that may limit their effectiveness and stability.
- This research introduces a novel mechanism using mechanophores in elastomeric and glassy polymers that change color under stress, allowing for real-time observation of mechanical reactions, suggesting a new approach for creating multifunctional materials that can sense damage and self-repair.
The ultrasound-induced scission of silver carbene coordination complexes with polytetrahydrofuran-functionalized N-heterocyclic carbene ligands is reported. In solution, scission is very efficient, with complete conversion within 10 min when the polymers have a molecular weight of 6.7 kDa.
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