AI Article Synopsis
- The study focuses on the 'slide-ring' effect in a special type of polymer network called rotaxane by adding color-changing molecules (mechanochromophores) at the cross-linking points.
- Researchers compared the color changes (mechanochromisms) of polymers created through traditional static cross-linking versus rotaxane cross-linking to understand the differences in behavior.
- This new approach not only shows visible color changes at a molecular level but also allows for precise measurements using electron paramagnetic resonance techniques.
Article Abstract
To evaluate the 'slide-ring' effect in a rotaxane cross-linked network, we incorporated mechanochromophores into static and rotaxane cross-linking points and compared the mechanochromisms exhibited by the obtained polymers. This novel strategy reveals a molecular-level phenomenon with visible color changes as well as enabling quantitative electron paramagnetic resonance measurements.
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