Mechanochemistry provides a unique approach to investigate macroscopic deformation,
failure and healing of polymer materials. The development of mechanophores–molecular …

The emergence of new applications, such as in artificial intelligence, the internet of things,
and biotechnology, has driven the evolution of stress sensing technology. For these …

Electrochromism has attracted wide attention as futuristic adaptive camouflage technologies
due to its reversible and sustainable optical modulation with low energy consumption …

Many living creatures have evolved to show diverse appearance color changes in response
to multiple environmental stimuli for attraction, warning, or disguise in their environments …

Mechanochromic effects in structurally colored materials are the result of deformation‐
induced changes to their ordered nanostructures. Polymeric materials which respond in this …

The sensitivity of colorimetric photonic crystal (PC) sensors have been significantly improved
with the advancement of deformable structural color materials, structures design, sensing …

Soft optomechanical systems have the ability to reversibly respond to optical and
mechanical external stimuli by changing their own properties (eg, shape, size, viscosity …

Octopus skin is an amazing source of inspiration for bioinspired sensors, actuators and
control solutions in soft robotics. Soft organic materials, biomacromolecules and protein …

Responsive structural colors generated by the geometrical deformation of synthetic
nanomaterials with a periodic skeleton corresponding to light wavelength through …

Biological systems include several well-known patterns with different forms and dimensions
(nano to macro) such as cracks, whiskers, hierarchical, interlocked, porous, and bristle-like …