Naked-eye Stress Visualization
By leveraging a salt-induced Hofmeister effect to modulate the hydrogen-bond network, this cellulose elastomer achieves tunable mechanical properties and real-time naked-eye mechanochromic response, while degrading completely within 30 days in soil.
Sun, Jing · Wan, Zhangmin · Xinxin, Yan · Ge, Xuemei · Chu, Guang · Li, Lijie · Chen, Pan · Rojas, Orlando J. · Song, Junlong · Jin, Yongcan · Guo, Jiaqi
Nature Communications 2026
Complete degradation within 30 days
Naked-eye mechanochromic response
Tunable elasticity