Water-Soluble Multifunctional Cross-Conjugated Poly(p-phenylenes) as Stimuli-Responsive Materials:  Design, Synthesis, and Characterization

2007 ◽  
Vol 40 (17) ◽  
pp. 6057-6066 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hairong Li ◽  
Suresh Valiyaveettil
Author(s):  
Gore S. A. ◽  
Gholve S. B. ◽  
Savalsure S. M. ◽  
Ghodake K. B. ◽  
Bhusnure O. G. ◽  
...  

Smart polymers are materials that respond to small external stimuli. These are also referred as stimuli responsive materials or intelligent materials. Smart polymers that can exhibit stimuli-sensitive properties are becoming important in many commercial applications. These polymers can change shape, strength and pore size based on external factors such as temperature, pH and stress. The stimuli include salt, UV irradiation, temperature, pH, magnetic or electric field, ionic factors etc. Smart polymers are very promising applicants in drug delivery, tissue engineering, cell culture, gene carriers, textile engineering, oil recovery, radioactive wastage and protein purification. The study is focused on the entire features of smart polymers and their most recent and relevant applications. Water soluble polymers with tunable lower critical solution temperature (LCST) are of increasing interest for biological applications such as cell patterning, smart drug release, DNA sequencing etc.


1995 ◽  
pp. 451-457 ◽  
Author(s):  
David S. Wishart ◽  
Les H. Kondejewski ◽  
Paul D. Semchuk ◽  
Cyril M. Kay ◽  
Robert S. Hodges ◽  
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2008 ◽  
Vol 130 (6) ◽  
pp. 1894-1902 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luca Beverina ◽  
Maurizio Crippa ◽  
Mirko Landenna ◽  
Riccardo Ruffo ◽  
Patrizio Salice ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathan J. Oldenhuis ◽  
Peter Qin ◽  
Shu Wang ◽  
Hong-Zhou Ye ◽  
Eric Alt ◽  
...  

This manuscript presents a novel polyMOC network that can reversibly switch between three distinct states of mechanical and chemical properties, significantly extending the boundaries of stimuli-responsive materials. This triple switching phenomenon is enabled by a unique photoreduction mechanism that leverages Cu<sub>24</sub>L<sub>24</sub> self-assembled metal-organic cages (MOCs) embedded in an elastic polymer gel. The properties of each material state can be used in a cooperative fashion to achieve advanced functions such as network toughening, metallic patterning, and additive manufacturing<br>


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayumu Karimata ◽  
Pradnya Patil ◽  
Eugene Khaskin ◽  
Sébastien Lapointe ◽  
robert fayzullin ◽  
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Direct translation of mechanical force into changes in chemical behavior on a molecular level has important implication not only for the fundamental understanding of mechanochemical processes, but also for the development of new stimuli-responsive materials. In particular, detection of mechanical stress in polymers via non-destructive methods is important in order to prevent material failure and to study the mechanical properties of soft matter. Herein, we report that highly sensitive changes in photoluminescence intensity can be observed in response to the mechanical stretching of cross-linked polymer films when using stable, (pyridinophane)Cu-based dynamic mechanophores. Upon stretching, the luminescence intensity increases in a fast and reversible manner even at small strain (< 50%) and applied stress (< 0.1 MPa) values. Such sensitivity is unprecedented when compared to previously reported systems based on organic mechanophores. The system also allows for the detection of weak mechanical stress by spectroscopic measurements or by direct visual methods.<br>


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