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A Mechanochromic Hydrogen-Bonded Rotaxane.
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Macromolecular rapid communications [Macromol Rapid Commun] 2021 Jan; Vol. 42 (1), pp. e2000447. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Oct 12. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Tensile forces influence a variety of important biological processes and force sensors are required to study these processes in vivo. Current force sensors are often tailor-made for a specific application, or activate at much higher forces than those observed at the cellular or tissue level. A versatile force sensor, with tunable mechanical and optical properties, activated at low pN forces will be ideal. In this communication, a new mechanoresponsive fluorescent hydrogen-bonded rotaxane, built around a maleimide dye, is reported. Its force-sensing properties are demonstrated in a polyacrylamide gel, a synthetic model of living tissue.<br /> (© 2020 The Authors. Published by Wiley-VCH GmbH.)
- Subjects :
- Coloring Agents
Hydrogen
Hydrogen Bonding
Mechanical Phenomena
Rotaxanes
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1521-3927
- Volume :
- 42
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Macromolecular rapid communications
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 33043523
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/marc.202000447