Flex-activated CO mechanochemical production for mechanical damage detection
Sally Nijem, Ying Song, Rony Schwarz, Charles E. Diesendruck
Abstract
New flex-activated mechanophore allows for mechanical damage in polymers using a simple household CO detectors, in addition to the formation of an extended and fluorescent π system.
Topics & Concepts
FLEXPolymerFluorescenceProduction (economics)Materials scienceChemistryChemical engineeringComposite materialComputer scienceOpticsEngineeringPhysicsTelecommunicationsMacroeconomicsEconomicsForce Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsMechanical and Optical ResonatorsCarbon Nanotubes in Composites