Bio-inspired sensitive and reversible mechanochromisms via strain-dependent cracks and folds

Songshan Zeng; Dianyun Zhang; Wenhan Huang; Zhaofeng Wang; Stephan G. Freire; Xiaoyuan Yu; Andrew T. Smith; Emily Y. Huang; Helen Nguon; Luyi Sun

doi:10.1038/ncomms11802

Nature Communications (Jul 2016)

Bio-inspired sensitive and reversible mechanochromisms via strain-dependent cracks and folds

Songshan Zeng,
Dianyun Zhang,
Wenhan Huang,
Zhaofeng Wang,
Stephan G. Freire,
Xiaoyuan Yu,
Andrew T. Smith,
Emily Y. Huang,
Helen Nguon,
Luyi Sun

Affiliations

Songshan Zeng: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Polymer Program, Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut
Dianyun Zhang: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut
Wenhan Huang: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Polymer Program, Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut
Zhaofeng Wang: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Polymer Program, Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut
Stephan G. Freire: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Polymer Program, Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut
Xiaoyuan Yu: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Polymer Program, Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut
Andrew T. Smith: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Polymer Program, Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut
Emily Y. Huang: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Polymer Program, Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut
Helen Nguon: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Polymer Program, Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut
Luyi Sun: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Polymer Program, Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11802
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Muscle-controlled changes in surface structures are employed in nature to achieve rapid, reversible changes in colour and transparency. Here the authors develop a simple, bilayer platform capable of several distinct analogous mechanochromic behaviours.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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