Recent advances in thermoregulatory clothing: materials, mechanisms, and perspectives

L Lei, S Shi, D Wang, S Meng, JG Dai, S Fu, J Hu - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Personal thermal management (PTM) is a promising approach for maintaining the thermal
comfort zone of the human body while minimizing the energy consumption of indoor …

Nanocellulose‐based functional materials: from chiral photonics to soft actuator and energy storage

P Lv, X Lu, L Wang, W Feng - Advanced Functional Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Nanocellulose is currently in the limelight of extensive research from fundamental science to
technological applications owing to its renewable and carbon‐neutral nature, superior …

Biomimetic chameleon soft robot with artificial crypsis and disruptive coloration skin

H Kim, J Choi, KK Kim, P Won, S Hong… - Nature communications, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Development of an artificial camouflage at a complete device level remains a vastly
challenging task, especially under the aim of achieving more advanced and natural …

Force-triggered rapid microstructure growth on hydrogel surface for on-demand functions

Q Mu, K Cui, ZJ Wang, T Matsuda, W Cui… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Living organisms share the ability to grow various microstructures on their surface to achieve
functions. Here we present a force stamp method to grow microstructures on the surface of …

Chameleon-like elastomers with molecularly encoded strain-adaptive stiffening and coloration

M Vatankhah-Varnosfaderani, AN Keith, Y Cong… - Science, 2018 - science.org
Active camouflage is widely recognized as a soft-tissue feature, and yet the ability to
integrate adaptive coloration and tissuelike mechanical properties into synthetic materials …

Thermal camouflage based on the phase-changing material GST

Y Qu, Q Li, L Cai, M Pan, P Ghosh, K Du… - Light: Science & …, 2018 - nature.com
Camouflage technology has attracted growing interest for many thermal applications.
Previous experimental demonstrations of thermal camouflage technology have not …

Adaptive infrared-reflecting systems inspired by cephalopods

C Xu, GT Stiubianu, AA Gorodetsky - Science, 2018 - science.org
Materials and systems that statically reflect radiation in the infrared region of the
electromagnetic spectrum underpin the performance of many entrenched technologies …

Bio-optics and bio-inspired optical materials

S Tadepalli, JM Slocik, MK Gupta, RR Naik… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Through the use of the limited materials palette, optimally designed micro-and
nanostructures, and tightly regulated processes, nature demonstrates exquisite control of …

Point-of-care immunoassay based on a multipixel dual-channel pressure sensor array with visual sensing capability of full-color switching and reliable electrical …

L Huang, R Zeng, J Xu, D Tang - Analytical Chemistry, 2022 - ACS Publications
The point-of-care (POC) method with affordability and portability for the sensitive detection of
biological substances is an emerging topic in rapid disease screening and personalized …

Bioinspired stimuli‐responsive color‐changing systems

G Isapour, M Lattuada - Advanced Materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
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 …