“…The structure of the polymer threaded with the macrocycle and the strength of the noncovalent interaction between both determines if and to what extent the macrocycle can slide along the polymer main chain or side chain. [1][2][3][4][5] This latter design feature has been exploited to prepare thermoresponsive, [7][8][9] photoresponsive, [10][11][12][13] and pH-responsive 1,14,15 polyrotaxanes with an ultimate application as triggerable macromolecular switching devices. The appropriate choice of macrocycle and its level of threading influences the solution-phase 8,[16][17][18][19] and solid-state [16][17][18][19][20][21][22] behavior of the parent polymer, altering the solubility characteristics, 8,[16][17][18][19][23][24][25] phase behavior, 8,[16][17][18][19]23 and melt characteristics 26 as well as solution viscosities 8,[16][17]…”