Mechanochemistry describes diverse phenomena in which mechanical load affects
chemical reactivity. The fuzziness of this definition means that it includes processes as …

High intensity ultrasound can be used for the production of novel materials and provides an
unusual route to known materials without bulk high temperatures, high pressures, or long …

The ubiquitous use of plastics has been driven by their combination of low cost and
properties, but these attributes directly challenge waste management schemes for plastic …

Polymers that release small molecules in response to mechanical force are promising
materials for a variety of applications ranging from sensing and catalysis to targeted drug …

The incorporation of metal centers into the backbone of polymers has led to the
development of a broad range of organometallic and coordination compounds featuring …

Supramolecular materials, dynamic materials by nature, are defined as materials whose
components are bridged via reversible connections and undergo spontaneous and …

This review is an attempt to illustrate the different alternatives in the field of 2D materials.
Graphene seems to be just the tip of the iceberg and we show how the discovery of …

During the past decade we have witnessed the rapid development and understanding of
living radical polymerization (LRP)(or reversible deactivation radical polymerizations …

New materials that have the ability to reversibly adapt to their environment and possess a
wide range of responses ranging from self-healing to mechanical work are continually …

Engineering applications of synthetic polymers are widespread due to their availability,
processability, low density, and diversity of mechanical properties (Figure 1a). Despite their …