The use of mechanical forces to chemically transform polymers dates back decades. In
recent years, the use of mechanochemistry to direct constructive transformations in polymers …

Human beings cannot live without elastomers, which exist almost everywhere in human life
nowadays. Although elastomers with a variety of features are developed for specific …

Photochromic compounds of the spiropyran family have two main isomers capable of inter-
switching with UV or visible light. In the current review, we discuss recent advances in the …

For conventional anticorrosion coatings, it is challenging to simultaneously report and repair
two failure stages involving coating damage and interfacial metal corrosion. Thus, it leads to …

The development of mechanophores as building blocks that serve as predefined weak
linkages has enabled the creation of mechanoresponsive and mechanochromic polymer …

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 …

The increasing use of lightweight composite materials in structural applications requires the
development of new damage monitoring technologies to ensure their safe use and prevent …

The combination of shape memory effects and multi‐functionalities in smart materials is
becoming one of the hottest research directions in the field of actuators and robotics. In this …

Mechanochromic polymers have been widely investigated in terms of their colour changes
in response to external mechanical forces. This unique optical property can enable their use …

We report the investigation of rubbery double networks that are based on poly (n-butyl
acrylate)(BA) backbones and feature either non-covalent or covalent cross-links. The …