High Humidity-resistant and Reversible Mechanochromic Wrinkling Surface Activated by Dual Mechanical Modes

Cheng-Jun Yu; Bin-Hong Yu; Song-Shan Zeng

doi:10.1007/s10118-025-3307-9

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High Humidity-resistant and Reversible Mechanochromic Wrinkling Surface Activated by Dual Mechanical Modes

RESEARCH ARTICLE | Updated：2025-07-15

- High Humidity-resistant and Reversible Mechanochromic Wrinkling Surface Activated by Dual Mechanical Modes
- Chinese Journal of Polymer Science Vol. 43, Issue 7, Pages: 1105-1113(2025)
- Affiliations：
  
  a.Macau University of Science and Technology Zhuhai MUST Science and Technology Research Institute, Zhuhai 519031, China
  b.Macao Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Innovation Engineering, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa 999078, Macao, China
- Author bio：
  
  bhyu@must.edu.mo (B.H.Y.)
  sszeng@must.edu.mo (S.S.Z.)
- Funds：
- DOI：10.1007/s10118-025-3307-9
  CLC：
- Received：30 November 2024，
  
  Revised：12 January 2025，
  
  Accepted：22 January 2025，
  
  Published Online：03 March 2025，
  
  Published：01 July 2025
- Accepted：
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Yu, C. J.; Yu, B. H.; Zeng, S. S. High humidity-resistant and reversible mechanochromic wrinkling surface activated by dual mechanical modes. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2025, 43, 1105–1113

Cheng-Jun Yu, Bin-Hong Yu, Song-Shan Zeng. High Humidity-resistant and Reversible Mechanochromic Wrinkling Surface Activated by Dual Mechanical Modes[J]. Chinese journal of polymer science, 2025, 43(7): 1105-1113.
Yu, C. J.; Yu, B. H.; Zeng, S. S. High humidity-resistant and reversible mechanochromic wrinkling surface activated by dual mechanical modes. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2025, 43, 1105–1113 DOI： 10.1007/s10118-025-3307-9.

Cheng-Jun Yu, Bin-Hong Yu, Song-Shan Zeng. High Humidity-resistant and Reversible Mechanochromic Wrinkling Surface Activated by Dual Mechanical Modes[J]. Chinese journal of polymer science, 2025, 43(7): 1105-1113. DOI： 10.1007/s10118-025-3307-9.

摘要

A facile

robust

and low-cost approach is reported for developing a tunable wrinkling system with high humidity resistance. This system enables reversible transmittance modulation (~50%) via dual mechanical modes with solvent erasable properties

showing promise for smart windows

anti-counterfeiting

optical encryption

and rewritable surfaces.

Abstract

A high humidity-resistant

dual mechanical responsive

and reversible mechanochromic wrinkling system based on a VHB 4910-polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) substrate with a thin film consisting of 90 wt% poly(vinyl butyral) (PVB) and 10 wt% hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC) has been reported. The wrinkling system exhibited significant optical tuning from transparent to opaque states with 50% changes in transmittance

which was achieved through the dual mechanical modes of pre-stretching and releasing processes or bending. Upon exposure to ethanol vapor or a re-flattening process

wrinkles can be erased

yielding a transparent state. Consequently

the wrinkling system could be reversibly switched between transparency and opacity for 1000 cycles with marginal changes in the optical performance. Owing to the insolubility of PVB in water

the wrinkling patterns exhibited excellent durability in high

-humidity environments (relative humidity (RH) = 99%). Furthermore

the smart encryption device is also demonstrated

via

mechano-controlled surface topography by patterning the wrinkling system

suggesting potential applications of the designed structure in smart windows

anti-counterfeiting

dynamic display

optical information encryption

and rewritable surfaces.

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