Polymer mechanochemistry is an interdiscipline based on polymer chemistry and mechanics

studying the activation

degradation and synthesis (crosslinking and copolymerization) of polymer materials induced by stress. Prof. Xu Xi

an academician of Chinese Academy of Science

was the founder of the Chinese polymer mechanochemistry. Since the 1950s

he and his research team from Sichuan university have applied ball milling

ultrasound

high speed stirring

pan-milling

jet milling

etc.

to polymer solution

melt and solid

so as to develop novel polymer materials with high-performances

providing simple

efficient

economic and clean methods for preparation of high-performance and multi-functional polymer materials as well as recycling and reutilization of waste polymer materials. This paper briefly introduces a part of the research work on polymer mechanochemistry of Prof. Xu Xi and his research team.