Camouflage Coatings: Reconfigurable Infrared Camouflage Coatings from a Cephalopod Protein (Adv. Mater. 39/2013)

Graphene‐templated, camouflage coatings that possess several important advantages are demonstrated by Alon A. Gorodetsky and co‐workers on page 5621. These coatings are inspired by the unique dynamic camouflage mechanisms or cephalopods. A squid's ability to control transmission and reflection...

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Published in:Advanced materials (Weinheim) 2013-10, Vol.25 (39), p.5676-5676
Main Authors: Phan, Long, Walkup IV, Ward G., Ordinario, David D., Karshalev, Emil, Jocson, Jonah-Micah, Burke, Anthony M., Gorodetsky, Alon A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
biomimetics
bionanotechnology
functional coatings
optically active materials
stimuli-responsive materials
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Summary:Graphene‐templated, camouflage coatings that possess several important advantages are demonstrated by Alon A. Gorodetsky and co‐workers on page 5621. These coatings are inspired by the unique dynamic camouflage mechanisms or cephalopods. A squid's ability to control transmission and reflection of light can be applied to a substrate and made controllable. Such substrates are shown to be a home window that reflects long wave light (IR) and transmits short wave light. The thin film fabrication strategy is inexpensive, robust, and compatible with a wide range of substrates of arbitrary form factor.
ISSN:0935-9648
1521-4095
DOI:10.1002/adma.201370246