Contemporary polymer network materials, such as hydrogels and elastomers, require not only enhanced mechanical properties but also adaptability during or after use. Polymer mechanochemistry, which ...

Instead of any of these, however, mechanochemistry relies on mechanical forces – for example ... mash two things together with enough force and a chemical reaction might occur – but the ...

RSC Mechanochemistry focuses on the publication of innovative research that advances the fundamental understanding and application of the use of mechanical force for driving and controlling chemical ...

Researchers report that they have invented new nanoscale sensors of force. They are luminescent nanocrystals that can change intensity and/or color when you push or pull on them. These 'all-optical' ...

Polymer molecules in various states – solid, melt, solution – are susceptible to covalent bond changes in response to mechanical fields ... created that utilize selective bond activation where force ...

A new study led by Georgia Tech and Emory University researcher Cheng Zhu explores the role of physical force on the immune ... The researchers found mechanical forces generated by these ...

More information: Kaitao Li et al, Mechanical force regulates ligand binding and function of PD-1, Nature Communications ...