A dynamic thermoregulatory material inspired by squid skin

Erica M. Leung; Melvin Colorado Escobar; George T. Stiubianu; Steven R. Jim; Alexandra L. Vyatskikh; Zhijing Feng; Nicholas Garner; Priyam Patel; Kyle L. Naughton; Maurizio Follador; Emil Karshalev; Matthew D. Trexler; Alon A. Gorodetsky

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-09589-w

Nature Communications (Apr 2019)

A dynamic thermoregulatory material inspired by squid skin

Erica M. Leung,
Melvin Colorado Escobar,
George T. Stiubianu,
Steven R. Jim,
Alexandra L. Vyatskikh,
Zhijing Feng,
Nicholas Garner,
Priyam Patel,
Kyle L. Naughton,
Maurizio Follador,
Emil Karshalev,
Matthew D. Trexler,
Alon A. Gorodetsky

Affiliations

Erica M. Leung: Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California, Irvine
Melvin Colorado Escobar: Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine
George T. Stiubianu: Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California, Irvine
Steven R. Jim: Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California, Irvine
Alexandra L. Vyatskikh: Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California, Irvine
Zhijing Feng: Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California, Irvine
Nicholas Garner: Under Armour, Inc.
Priyam Patel: Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California, Irvine
Kyle L. Naughton: Department of Physics, University of California, Irvine
Maurizio Follador: Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California, Irvine
Emil Karshalev: Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California, Irvine
Matthew D. Trexler: Under Armour, Inc.
Alon A. Gorodetsky: Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California, Irvine

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09589-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Thermoregulatory platforms that combine the advantages of passive and active thermal management systems have remained elusive. Here, the authors draw inspiration from the static infrared-reflecting space blanket and dynamic color-changing squid skin to develop a composite material that addresses this challenge.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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