Fig 1.Schematic illustration of the operation of a rotaxane-based mechanophore (IMAGE)

Tokyo Institute of Technology

Fig 1.Schematic illustration of the operation of a rotaxane-based mechanophore

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Displaying (a) force-free state, (b) reversible, and (c) irreversible responses. ?Scientists explored a curious interlocked molecular architecture called "rotaxane" and reported a new type of mechanophores response that is both reversible and irreversible depending on the magnitude of applied force without scission of chemical bonds.

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