Mechanochemistry of dynamic chalcogen-containing polymers: a minireview
In recent years, mechanochemistry of polymers, which means the reactivity of polymers under mechanical stimuli, has been widely studied and greatly developed. Among various kinds of mechano-responsive polymers, dynamic chalcogen-containing polymers have attracted more attention due to their sensitiv...
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| Published in | New journal of chemistry Vol. 47; no. 12; pp. 5582 - 5592 |
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| Main Authors | , , |
| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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Cambridge
Royal Society of Chemistry
20.03.2023
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| Summary: | In recent years, mechanochemistry of polymers, which means the reactivity of polymers under mechanical stimuli, has been widely studied and greatly developed. Among various kinds of mechano-responsive polymers, dynamic chalcogen-containing polymers have attracted more attention due to their sensitive responsiveness and precise biofunction. In this perspective, we provide an overview of mechanochemistry of dynamic chalcogen-containing polymers, including both fundamental mechanochemistry and applications. Particularly, we pay most attention to mechanically induced colour/fluorescence changes, drug release, material strengthening and toughening of various functional mechano-responsive polymeric materials. Additionally, currently unsolved issues, challenges, and possible opportunities in the future are also summarized and discussed.
This review summarizes recent works about fundamental mechanochemistry research and various applications of mechano-responsive polymers with dynamic chalcogen-containing bonds. |
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| Bibliography: | Yizheng Tan received his bachelor's degree at Sichuan University. He is currently a PhD student under the supervision of Prof. Huaping Xu at Tsinghua University. His research interest is developing new shape programming methods using diselelenide bonds and material mechanics. Huaping Xu received his bachelor's and PhD degrees at Jilin University under the supervision of Prof. Xi Zhang. He worked as a postdoc at the University of Twente, under the supervision of Prof. David N. Reinhoudt and Prof. Jurriaan Huskens. Currently, he is a professor at Tsinghua University. In 2014, he received the Natural Science Fund for Outstanding Young Scholars from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). His scientific interests include the preparation of selenium/tellurium-containing polymers, their unique stimuli-responsive and dynamic properties, together with their diverse applications in the fields of adaptive and biomedical materials. Muqing Cao received his bachelor's degree at the Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University in 2020. He is currently a PhD student under the supervision of Prof. Huaping Xu at the Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University. His research interests are developing new functional selenium-containing polymers and exploring their applications. |
| ISSN: | 1144-0546 1369-9261 |
| DOI: | 10.1039/d2nj06196a |