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Bioinspired Stimuli‐Responsive Color‐Changing Systems

2018; Volume: 30; Issue: 19 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/adma.201707069

1521-4095

Golnaz Isapour, Marco Lattuada,

Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials

Abstract 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.