A chameleon-inspired stretchable electronic skin with interactive colour changing controlled by tactile sensing

Some animals, such as the chameleon and cephalopod, have the remarkable capability to change their skin colour. This unique characteristic has long inspired scientists to develop materials and devices to mimic such a function. However, it requires the complex integration of stretchability, colour-changing and tactile sensing. Here we show an all-solution processed chameleon-inspired stretchable electronic skin (e-skin), in which the e-skin colour can easily be controlled through varying the applied pressure along with the applied pressure duration. As such, the e-skin's colour change can also be in turn utilized to distinguish the pressure applied. The integration of the stretchable, highly tunable resistive…

• MO
  Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning

  Award: NIPA-2014-H0201-14-1001
• NI
  National IT Industry Promotion Agency

  Award: NIPA-2014-H0201-14-1001