Mechano-Chemiluminescent Hydrogel for Sustained Stress Visualization Under Mechanical Equilibrium.

ABSTRACT: Mechanoluminescent materials serve as stress-sensing platforms that emit light autonomously, featuring properties distinct from other mechanochromic materials for stress visualization. While these materials respond instantaneously to dynamic mechanical forces, visualization of stress distribution under static mechanical loads, where both mechanical and energetic equilibrium are established, remains a significant challenge in materials science, representing a critical issue in real-time continuous stress monitoring. Here, an unprecedented mechano-chemiluminescent hydrogel (^GOxGu-gel) is presented that introduces a conceptually new approach to stress visualization. ^GOxGu-gel contains glucose oxidase (GOx), which is inhibited by guanidinium (Gu⁺) ions in the n

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12498311 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature