Bio-inspired Chameleon's Color Change in Building’s Skin: Materials and Technologies Review | ||||
| Port-Said Engineering Research Journal | ||||
| Article 1, Volume 25, Issue 1, March 2021, Page 1-9 PDF (1.45 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/pserj.2021.50735.1072 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Yasmin Mahmoud Eid   1; Mostafa Abd-Elhafeez El Ahwal2; Magda Ekram Ebied3; Rania Hassan Aly4
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| 1Architecture Engineering department, Faculty of Engineering, Sinai University | ||||
| 2Professor in Architecture and urban planning Department, Port Said University, | ||||
| 3Architecture and urban planning Department, Environmental Studies Institute, Ain Shams University | ||||
| 4Architecture and urban planning Department, Port Saied University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Each organism has its unique and specific characteristics that have a great impact on the survival and adaptation processes. One of the most amazing and remarkable characteristics in some organisms such as crustaceans, cephalopods and some insects is the reversible color change property in their skin. This color change happens for various reasons such as thermoregulation, camouflage, and mating. It occurs due to the existence of the chromatophore, which is a special sort of pigment cells in their skin compositions. Chameleons are one of the most spectacular organisms that have this unique capability. This paper aims to demonstrate the property of chameleon’ reversible color change skin, its mechanism, and its applications in Architecture. In order to achieve this goal, different types of materials and glazing technologies that imitate this property and their applications in building’s skin have been displayed. Besides, a schematic proposed framework inspired from the chameleon’ skin has been introduced. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Color Change; Chromatophores; Chameleon; Chromic; Smart Glazing | ||||
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