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Synthetic Chromatophores for Color and Pattern Morphing Skins (Adv. Mater. 35/2025)

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Hydrogel-Based Synthetic Chromatophores In article number 2505104, Stephen A. Morin and co-workers use dyed arrays of microscale hydrogels to emulate biological chromatophores found in cephalopods. These synthetic chromatophores expand and contract when stimulated, enabling skins with dynamic colors and patterns. By combining the optical and mechanical properties of the chromatophores, the team produced actuation systems that signal their environmental condition through color and morphology, simultaneously.

Source: Advanced Materials

DOI: 10.1002/adma.70389

Authors: Brennan P. Watts, Matthew R. Jamison, John M. Kapitan, Nengjian Huang, Delroy Taylor, Stephen A. Morin

Institutions: University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Nebraska Center for Integrated Biomolecular Communication

Language: English

Topic: Advanced Materials and Mechanics

Subfield: Mechanical Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W4414023409

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