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Extending BigSMILES to Include Topological Bonds

https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmacrolett.6c00115

Sudhakar, Hari R; Craig, Stephen; Olsen, Bradley D (March 2026, ACS Macro Letters)

Free, publicly-accessible full text available March 17, 2027
Optimizing the Stability of Viral Nanoparticles: Engineering Strategies, Applications, and the Emerging Concept of the Virophore

https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c15092

Wu, Zhuohong; Bayon, Jorge Leganes; Ogilvie, Claire J; Craig, Stephen L; Steinmetz, Nicole F (January 2026, Journal of the American Chemical Society)

Free, publicly-accessible full text available January 21, 2027
Rubber that lasts longer

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-025-01549-1

Craig, Stephen L; Rubinstein, Michael (May 2025, Nature Sustainability)

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Mechanophore cross-linking enhances ballistic energy dissipation of polymers

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10557-w

Sang, Zhen; Nguyen, Suong T; Ko, Kwangwook; Lin, Senpeng; Jang, Heecheol; Gonzalez-Zapata, Simon; Fitz, Sullivan; Kai, Yun; Kooi, Steven; Deng, Chuting; et al (June 2026, Nature)

Free, publicly-accessible full text available June 4, 2027
Switching and Quantifying the Single-Molecule Mechanochemical Reactivity of Four-Membered Carbocycle Mechanophores within a Single, Photoswitchable Polymer Strand

https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c17630

Bowser, Brandon H; Meisner, Jan; Benallal, Omar; Kouznetsova, Tatiana B; Brown, Cameron L; Hicks, Thomas J; Martinez, Todd J; Craig, Stephen L (December 2025, Journal of the American Chemical Society)

Free, publicly-accessible full text available December 24, 2026
Single-Molecule Force Spectroscopy Studies of Oxy Substituent Effects on the Reactivity of gem -Dihalocyclopropane Mechanophores

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.5c00548

Hu, Yixin; Kouznetsova, Tatiana B; Lin, Yangju; Wang, Liqi; Craig, Stephen L (June 2025, Macromolecules)

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High-Throughput Discovery of Ferrocene Mechanophores with Enhanced Reactivity and Network Toughening

https://doi.org/10.1021/acscentsci.5c00707

Kevlishvili, Ilia; Vakil, Jafer; Kastner, David W; Huang, Xiao; Craig, Stephen L; Kulik, Heather J (October 2025, ACS Central Science)

Free, publicly-accessible full text available October 22, 2026
Structure–property relationships for the force-triggered disrotatory ring-opening of cyclobutene

https://doi.org/10.1039/d5sc00253b

Bowser, Brandon H; Brown, Cameron L; Meisner, Jan; Kouznetsova, Tatiana B; Martinez, Todd J; Craig, Stephen L (April 2025, Chemical Science)

Single molecule force spectroscopy and computation are used to evaluate substituent effects on the disrotatory ring opening reaction of cyclobutene to butadiene, accessedviacovalent polymer mechanochemistry.
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Force-Activated Spin-Crossover in Fe ²⁺ and Co ²⁺ Transition Metal Mechanophores

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c04732

Huang, Xiao; Kevlishvili, Ilia; Craig, Stephen L; Kulik, Heather J (January 2025, Inorganic Chemistry)

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Tetrafunctional cyclobutanes tune toughness via network strand continuity

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-025-01984-9

Herzog-Arbeitman, Abraham; Kevlishvili, Ilia; Sen, Devosmita; Lian, Julianna; Chakraverty, Joshika; Mueller, Peter; Wang, Shu; Olsen, Bradley D; Kulik, Heather J; Craig, Stephen L; et al (November 2025, Nature Chemistry)

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