Beyond the visible: bioinspired infrared adaptive materials

J Yang, X Zhang, X Zhang, L Wang… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Infrared (IR) adaptation phenomena are ubiquitous in nature and biological systems. Taking
inspiration from natural creatures, researchers have devoted extensive efforts for developing …

Multifunctional, ultra‐tough organohydrogel E‐skin reinforced by hierarchical goatskin fibers skeleton for energy harvesting and self‐powered monitoring

X Fan, T Ke, H Gu - Advanced Functional Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
E‐skins based on conductive hydrogels are regarded as ideal candidates for sensing
application. However, limited by the constructed materials and strategies, the current …

Ultrathin titanium carbide (MXene) films for high‐temperature thermal camouflage

L Li, M Shi, X Liu, X Jin, Y Cao, Y Yang… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Thermal camouflage has attracted increasing attention owing to the rapid development of
infrared (IR) surveillance technologies. Various materials and systems have been …

Leather for flexible multifunctional bio-based materials: A review

Z Bai, X Wang, M Zheng, O Yue, L Xie, S Zha… - Journal of Leather …, 2022 - Springer
Nowadays, diverse leather usage conditions and increasing demands from consumers
challenge the leather industry. Traditional leather manufacturing is facing long-term …

High-strength, low infrared-emission nonmetallic films for highly efficient Joule/solar heating, electromagnetic interference shielding and thermal camouflage

Y Zhang, L Li, Y Cao, Y Yang, W Wang, J Wang - Materials Horizons, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
High-strength nonmetallic materials with low infrared (IR) emission are rare in nature, yet
highly anticipated especially in military and aerospace fields for thermal camouflage, IR …

Wearable safeguarding leather composite with excellent sensing, thermal management, and electromagnetic interference shielding

Z Fan, L Lu, M Sang, J Wu, X Wang, F Xu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This work illustrates a “soft‐toughness” coupling design method to integrate the shear
stiffening gel (SSG), natural leather, and nonwoven fabrics (NWF) for preparing …

Flexible phase change hydrogels for mid-/low-temperature infrared stealth

YC Zhou, J Yang, L Bai, RY Bao, MB Yang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Infrared stealth technology capable of effectively rendering targets invisible to thermal
infrared detectors plays an important role in defense industry and modern military …

Advanced masking agent for leather tanning from stepwise degradation and oxidation of cellulose

Z Jiang, S Xu, W Ding, M Gao, J Fan, C Hu, B Shi… - Green …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
An oligosaccharide-based masking agent suitable for chrome-free metal tanning was
produced from cellulose via a stepwise degradation and oxidation process. Firstly, an AlCl3 …

Multiband tunable thermal camouflage compatible with laser camouflage based on GST plasmonic metamaterial

Q Kang, D Li, W Wang, K Guo… - Journal of Physics D …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
In this paper, we propose a simple plasmonic structure based on Ge 2 Sb 2 Te 5 (GST) to
realize tunable multiband camouflage and radiation heat dissipation. In the mid-infrared …

A biomimetic textile with self-assembled hierarchical porous fibers for thermal insulation

Y Zhao, F Fang - ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2022 - ACS Publications
Natural biomaterials with a porous structure inspired smart textiles for personal thermal
management. Inspired by the hierarchically fibrous structure of hides, self-assembled …