REVEALING THE DESIGN PRINCIPLES OF COMBINED PIGMENTARY AND STRUCTURAL COLORATION IN A DYNAMIC COLOR PATTERNING SYSTEM
Abstract
Biology can inform technology. To produce the most diverse color and patterning possible, nature has evolved certain animal systems in which pigments and reflectors are combined in sophisticated ways to manipulate light. Such combinations of pigmentary and structural coloration can be static (i.e. non-changeable) or dynamic. In most cases, the pigmentary and structural elements are in different dermal layers. Yet in one recently discovered unique system – the squid chromatophore - they are tightly co-located in the same dermal layer and even within the same dynamic organ (Williams et al., 2019). Our goal is to focus on two color systems in cephalopods to extract principles of design that may inspire new mechanisms of color control in engineered materials in the future.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Apr 20, 2023
- Source ID
- FA95502210467
Entities
People
- Roger T. Hanlon
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- Marine Biological Laboratory
- United States Air Force