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Hybrid Mechanoresponsive Polymer Wires Under Force Activation
Author(s) -
Feng Hongbin,
Lu Jin,
Li Jinghong,
Tsow Francis,
Forzani Erica,
Tao gjian
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201204105
Subject(s) - mechanosensitive channels , materials science , polymer , nanotechnology , nanoscopic scale , computer science , composite material , chemistry , biochemistry , receptor , ion channel
Force activation is triggered in a stretched polymer wire with color changes produced as a consequence of the molecules undergoing structural and conformational changes. A markedly increased efficiency of force activation is achieved by decreasing the diameter of the wires. The hybrid mechanosensitive polymer wire can function as micro‐ and nanoscale force sensor.