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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Isapour, Golnaz
• Lattuada, Marco

Titel

Bioinspired Stimuli‐Responsive Color‐Changing Systems

Ist Teil von

• Advanced materials (Weinheim), 2018-05, Vol.30 (19), p.e1707069-n/a

Ort / Verlag

Germany: Wiley Subscription Services, Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2018

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

Wiley Online Library Journals Frontfile Complete

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Stimuli‐responsive colors are a unique characteristic of certain animals, evolved as either a method to hide from enemies and prey or to communicate their presence to rivals or mates. From a material science perspective, the solutions developed by Mother Nature to achieve these effects are a source of inspiration to scientists for decades. Here, an updated overview of the literature on bioinspired stimuli‐responsive color‐changing systems is provided. Starting from natural systems, which are the source of inspiration, a classification of the different solutions proposed is given, based on the stimuli used to trigger the color‐changing effect. Animals with color‐changing abilities are not only beautiful examples of camouflage and signaling solutions developed by Mother Nature, but also represent a constant source of inspiration to material scientists aiming at understanding and mimicking the natural designs.