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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2026

Ultrasound-driven mechanophore activation in living plants.

Junxi Yi, Fangbai Xie, Jennifer Q Moller, Zhenchuang Xu, Shensheng Zhao, Ying Diao, Andrew D B Leakey, Jeffrey S Moore, Yun-Sheng Chen

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Junxi Yi *Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801.ORCID 0000-0001-5274-9513
Fangbai Xie *Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801.
Jennifer Q Moller *Department of Plant Biology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL 61801.
Zhenchuang XuBeckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801.
Shensheng ZhaoBeckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801.
Ying DiaoBeckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801.ORCID 0000-0002-8984-0051
Andrew D B LeakeyDepartment of Plant Biology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL 61801.ORCID 0000-0001-6251-024X
Jeffrey S MooreBeckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801.ORCID 0000-0001-5841-6269
Yun-Sheng ChenBeckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study presents a biocompatible, ultrasound-responsive platform for remotely activating mechanochemical reactions within live plant tissue. Fluorogenic Mechanophore-embedded silica NanoParticles (FMNPs) that are thermally stable were engineered to emit blue fluorescence at 440 nm upon mechanical activation. In

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NanoparticlesPlant LeavesSolanum lycopersicumUltrasonic WavesFluorescenceSilicon DioxideSilicon Dioxidefocused ultrasoundgas vesiclesnanoparticlesplant biotechnologypolymer mechanochemistry

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PMID41779773
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