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ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
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WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202105219
Keywords
excimers; mechanochromic materials; mechanoresponsive materials; polymers; supramolecular mechanophores
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- National Center of Competence in Research Bio-Inspired Materials [51NF40-182881]
- Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
- Adolphe Merkle Foundation
- Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) [51NF40-182881] Funding Source: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)
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A supramolecular mechanophore capable of indicating deformation through fluorescence color change when integrated into polymers was reported. The mechanophore exhibited an instant response with a linear correlation to applied strain, offering advantages over intermolecular dye aggregates. The experiments showed that looped mechanophores displaying intramolecular excimer formation provide a more pronounced and concentration-independent optical change, directly signaling mechanical processes.
A supramolecular mechanophore that can be integrated into polymers and indicates deformation by a fluorescence color change is reported. Two perylene diimides (PDIs) were connected by a short spacer and equipped with peripheral atom transfer polymerization initiators. In the idle state, the motif folds into a loop and its emission is excimer dominated. Poly(methyl acrylate) (PMA) chains were grown from the motif and the mechanophore-containing polymer was blended with unmodified PMA to afford materials that display a visually discernible fluorescence color change upon deformation, which causes the loops to unfold. The response is instant, and correlates linearly with the applied strain. Experiments with a reference polymer containing only one PDI moiety show that looped mechanophores that display intramolecular excimer formation offer considerable advantages over intermolecular dye aggregates, including a concentration-independent response, direct signaling of mechanical processes, and a more pronounced optical change.
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