Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: A polymer coating autonomously reports damage via fluorescence from a force-induced retro-Diels–Alder reaction. The optical signal correlates with impact energy, enabling real-time, equipment-free damage detection, even in pigmented coatings.
Source: RSC Applied Polymers
DOI: 10.1039/d5lp00011d
Authors: Zeyu Wang, Junfeng Zhou, Zichen Ling, Qixin Zhou, Junpeng Wang
Institution: University of Akron
Language: English
Subfield: Polymers and Plastics
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4408872194