DOI: 10.1039/d6mh00722h ISSN: 2051-6347

Bio-inspired micro-architected mechanochromic materials with radiative signature modulation

Stefanos Mavrikos, Nikolina Nikolarea, Dimitrios E. Manolakos, Costas P. Grigoropoulos

Inspired by chameleon's color-changing ability, a new mechanochromic metamaterial fabricated by multiphoton lithography eliminates bulging under deformation, enabling reversible shifts of reflected wavelengths across the visible and infrared spectra.

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