Biomimetic reconstruction of butterfly wing scale nanostructures for radiative cooling and structural coloration

Abstract

A great number of butterfly species in the warmer climate have evolved to exhibit fascinating optical properties on their wing scale which can both regulate the wing temperature and exhibit...

Design, Manufacturing and Functions of Pore-Structured Materials: From Biomimetics to Artificial

“…Based on the natural diversity of pore morphology, biomimetic pore morphology has developed many categories such as foam-like [ 94 ], honeycomb [ 9 ], tubular [ 11 ], nanograting [ 95 ], jet-like [ 62 ], cone shape [ 96 ] and truss [ 88 ]. For instance, honeycomb pores, inspired by honeycomb, grapefruit peel [ 9 ], and diatom shell [ 4 , 7 ], have equivalent wedge effect and large storage space, which are used for the absorption and storage of substances and energy in natural porous material.…”

“…For instance, honeycomb pores, inspired by honeycomb, grapefruit peel [ 9 ], and diatom shell [ 4 , 7 ], have equivalent wedge effect and large storage space, which are used for the absorption and storage of substances and energy in natural porous material. Similarly, the nanograting biomimetic pore, deriving from the butterfly wing structure, own inherent properties of the periodic order and iridescent structural color, and special functions of radiative cooling, deformation-driven color changing, and interface driving [ 95 ]. The tapered nanopore of the biomimetic peptide-gated membrane, comprising a base (510 nm) and a tip (22 nm), can control the transport of substances in vivo and in vitro [ 96 ].…”

Recent Advances in Material Engineering and Applications for Passive Daytime Radiative Cooling

“…Inspired by such species, Lee et al. [ 176 ] fabricated a thin film with excellent radiative cooling and structural coloring functions by reconstructing the nanostructure of the Archaeoprepona demophon 's dorsal wing. The multifunctional biomimetic membrane had a double‐layer structure.…”

“…[186] Much effort has been devoted to develop different types of CRC, including multi-layer structured materials, [183,[187][188][189] core-shell nanoparticles, [84] nanocrystals, [190] photoluminescence materials, [33] nanoparticle-based inks, [191] and multileveled micro/nanostructure materials. [176,[192][193][194][195] By introducing optical Tamm resonance, a CRC fabricated by Sheng et al [187] featured ideal cooling performance and highpurity subtractive primary colors simultaneously. This CRC was composed of three layers (SiO 2 +SiN+SiO 2 ) and color controlling structure consisting of four alternating layers of c) Reproduced with permission.…”

Pruney Finger-Inspired Switchable Surface with Water-Actuated Dynamic Textures

“…Of particular interest are dynamic surfaces capable of switching between two or more distinct states. Inspired by nature, a variety of synthetic switchable surfaces have been reported for applications in diverse fields like wettability, − adhesive, , and structural color. − Functional materials like liquid crystalline elastomers, lower critical solution temperature polymers, and photoisomerizing materials which can respond to electrical, thermal, optical, , and mechanical stimuli , have all been reported for accessing reversibly switchable surfaces. Varied patterning strategies including photolithography, , nanoimprinting, chemical deposition, and spontaneous assembly of building blocks are involved.…”