Chan, E.
, Walish, J.
, Thomas, E.
and Stafford, C.
(2011),
Block copolymer photonic gel for mechanochromic sensing, Advanced Materials
(Accessed January 25, 2026)
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Block copolymer photonic gel for mechanochromic sensing
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Author(s)
, Joseph J. Walish, Edwin L. Thomas,
Abstract
In this work, we describe a strategy based on mechanochromic sensing, the coupling between mechanical and optical properties, of a block copolymer photonic gel. Although this phenomena has been observed in many materials, we demonstrate this concept for block copolymer gels since their mechanical properties are highly tunable via swelling. By leveraging the mechanical and optical sensitivity of a block copolymer photonic gel, we introduce a simple, quantitative, and tunable mechanochromic sensor film for probing soft material mechanics by investigating the relationships between mechanics and photonic stopband characteristics as a function of solvent composition.Citation
Advanced Materials
Volume
23
Issue
40
Pub Type
Journals
Keywords
block copolymer, photonic gel, mechanochromic, sensor, thin film, strain
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Created September 18, 2011, Updated October 12, 2021