A new design strategy for mechanoresponsive materials with high thermal tolerance

In recent years, scientists have developed a wide range of smart materials known as "mechanoresponsive materials" (MRMs), which exhibit fluorescence, coloring, self-healing, and even self-strengthening in response to mechanical stimuli. One such class of materials is mechanophores—molecules that can undergo small-scale chemical reactions upon exposure to a mechanical stimuli—which are being extensively studied due to their potential application in the fabrication of highly functionalized polymers.