Photoresponsive control of color, albedo, and structure in lizard skin: a smart functional system

Gerald L. Vaughan

doi:10.1117/12.232158

9 February 1996 Photoresponsive control of color, albedo, and structure in lizard skin: a smart functional system

Gerald L. Vaughan

Proceedings Volume 2716, Smart Structures and Materials 1996: Smart Materials Technologies and Biomimetics; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.232158
Event: 1996 Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, 1996, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Skin from the lizard, Anolis carolinensis, carries a molecular photosensor and will, in response to visible light, change from bright green to dark brown within minutes. The color/albedo change, involving control of three types of pigment cell, exhibits the sensor, effector, and function aspects of a smart functional system.

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Gerald L. Vaughan "Photoresponsive control of color, albedo, and structure in lizard skin: a smart functional system", Proc. SPIE 2716, Smart Structures and Materials 1996: Smart Materials Technologies and Biomimetics, (9 February 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.232158

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