Gong Yimin, Wang Haibin, Luo Jianxin, Chen Jiwei, Qu Zhengyao
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei Polytechnic University, Huangshi 435003, China.
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Institute of Technology, Hengyang 421002, China.
Materials (Basel). 2024 May 27;17(11):2564. doi: 10.3390/ma17112564.
Bioinspired structural color represents a burgeoning field that draws upon principles, strategies, and concepts derived from biological systems to inspire the design of novel technologies or products featuring reversible color changing mechanisms, with significant potential applications for camouflage, sensors, anticounterfeiting, etc. This mini-review focuses specifically on the research progress of bioinspired structural color in the realm of camouflage. Firstly, it discusses fundamental mechanisms of coloration in biological systems, encompassing pigmentation, structural coloration, fluorescence, and bioluminescence. Subsequently, it delineates three modulation strategies-namely, photonic crystals, film interference, and plasmonic modulation-that contribute to the development of bioinspired structural color materials or devices. Moreover, the review critically assesses the integration of bioinspired structural color materials with environmental contexts, with a particular emphasis on their application in camouflage. Finally, the paper outlines persisting challenges and suggests future development trends in the camouflage field via bioinspired structural color.
受生物启发的结构色是一个新兴领域，它借鉴了生物系统中的原理、策略和概念，以激发具有可逆变色机制的新技术或产品的设计，在伪装、传感器、防伪等方面具有重要的潜在应用。本综述特别关注受生物启发的结构色在伪装领域的研究进展。首先，讨论了生物系统中的着色基本机制，包括色素沉着、结构色、荧光和生物发光。随后，阐述了三种调制策略，即光子晶体、薄膜干涉和等离子体调制，这些策略有助于受生物启发的结构色材料或器件的发展。此外，该综述批判性地评估了受生物启发的结构色材料与环境背景的整合，特别强调了它们在伪装中的应用。最后，本文概述了持续存在的挑战，并通过受生物启发的结构色提出了伪装领域未来的发展趋势。
