Mechanophore cross-linking enhances ballistic energy dissipation of polymers.

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Title: Mechanophore cross-linking enhances ballistic energy dissipation of polymers.
Authors: Sang Z; Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA., Nguyen ST; Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA., Ko K; Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA., Lin S; Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA., Jang H; Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA., Gonzalez-Zapata S; School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA., Fitz S; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA., Kai Y; Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA., Kooi S; Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA., Deng C; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA., Olvera de la Cruz M; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.; NSF Center for the Chemistry of Molecularly Optimized Networks, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA., Koslowski M; School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA., Kulik HJ; Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.; Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.; NSF Center for the Chemistry of Molecularly Optimized Networks, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA., Craig SL; NSF Center for the Chemistry of Molecularly Optimized Networks, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.; Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA., Nelson KA; Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA. kanelson@mit.edu.; Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA. kanelson@mit.edu., Johnson JA; Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA. jaj2109@mit.edu.; NSF Center for the Chemistry of Molecularly Optimized Networks, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA. jaj2109@mit.edu.
Source: Nature [Nature] 2026 Jun; Vol. 654 (8117), pp. 85-91. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jun 03.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Journal Info: Publisher: Nature Publishing Group Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 0410462 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1476-4687 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00280836 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Nature Subsets: MEDLINE; PubMed not MEDLINE
Database: MEDLINE Ultimate
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ISSN:1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/s41586-026-10557-w