This work reports on already achieved results and ongoing research on the development of complex interfaces between humans and external environment, based on organic synthetic materials and used as smart ‘artificial skins’. They are conceived as wearable and flexible systems with multifunctional characteristics. Their features are designed to mimick or augment a broad-spectrum of properties shown by biological skins of humans and/or animals. The discussion is here limited to those properties whose mimicry/augmentation is achievable with currently available technologies based on polymers and oligomers. Such properties include tactile sensing, thermal sensing/regulation, environmental energy harvesting, chromatic mimetism, ultra-violet protection, adhesion and surface mediation of mobility. Accordingly, bioinspired devices and structures, proposed as suitable functional analogous of natural architectures, are analysed. They consist of organic piezoelectric sensors, thermoelectric and pyroelectric sensors and generators, photoelectric generators, thermal and ultra-violet protection systems, electro-, photo- and thermo-chromic devices, as well as structures for improved adhesion and reduced fluid-dynamic friction.
Polymer based interfaces as bioinspired 'smart skins' / De Rossi, Danilo; Carpi, Federico; Scilingo, Enzo Pasquale. - In: ADVANCES IN COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE. - ISSN 0001-8686. - ELETTRONICO. - 116:(2005), pp. 165-178. [10.1016/j.cis.2005.05.002]
Polymer based interfaces as bioinspired 'smart skins'
CARPI, FEDERICO;
2005
Abstract
This work reports on already achieved results and ongoing research on the development of complex interfaces between humans and external environment, based on organic synthetic materials and used as smart ‘artificial skins’. They are conceived as wearable and flexible systems with multifunctional characteristics. Their features are designed to mimick or augment a broad-spectrum of properties shown by biological skins of humans and/or animals. The discussion is here limited to those properties whose mimicry/augmentation is achievable with currently available technologies based on polymers and oligomers. Such properties include tactile sensing, thermal sensing/regulation, environmental energy harvesting, chromatic mimetism, ultra-violet protection, adhesion and surface mediation of mobility. Accordingly, bioinspired devices and structures, proposed as suitable functional analogous of natural architectures, are analysed. They consist of organic piezoelectric sensors, thermoelectric and pyroelectric sensors and generators, photoelectric generators, thermal and ultra-violet protection systems, electro-, photo- and thermo-chromic devices, as well as structures for improved adhesion and reduced fluid-dynamic friction.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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