mechanochemistry
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Mechanochemistry (or mechanical chemistry) is the initiation of chemical reactions by mechanical phenomena. Mechanochemistry thus represents a fourth way to cause chemical reactions, complementing thermal reactions in fluids, photochemistry, and electrochemistry. Conventionally mechanochemistry focuses on the transformations of covalent bonds by mechanical force. Not covered by the topic are many phenomena: phase transitions, dynamics of biomolecules (docking, folding), and sonochemistry. Mechanochemistry also encompasses mechanophores which are molecules that undergo predictable changes in re
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- History
- Mechanical Processes
- Natural
- Unnatural
- Chemical Reactions
- Silicates
- Hydrogen Generation
- Oxidant Generation
- Industry applications
- Storage
- Stress Sensing
- Drug Delivery
- See also
- Further reading
- References
Mechanochemistry (or mechanical chemistry) is the initiation of chemical reactions by mechanical phenomena. Mechanochemistry thus represents a fourth way to cause chemical reactions, complementing thermal reactions in fluids, photochemistry, and electrochemistry. Conventionally mechanochemistry focuses on the transformations of covalent bonds by mechanical force. Not covered by the topic are many phenomena: phase transitions, dynamics of biomolecules (docking, folding), and sonochemistry. Mechanochemistry also encompasses mechanophores which are molecules that undergo predictable changes in response to applied stress. Two types of mechanophores are mechanochromic ones in which a force causes a change in molecular structure and subsequently color and acid releasing mechanophores that release small amounts of an acid such as HCl in response to an applied force.
Mechanochemistry is not the same as mechanosynthesis, which refers specifically to the machine-controlled construction of complex molecular products.