title: Bioinspired engineering of thermal materials.
abstract: In the development of next-generation materials with enhanced thermal properties, biological systems in nature provide many examples that have exceptional structural designs and unparalleled performance in their thermal or nonthermal functions. Bioinspired engineering thus offers great promise in the synthesis and fabrication of thermal materials that are difficult to engineer through conventional approaches. In this review, recent progress in the emerging area of bioinspired advanced materials for thermal science and technology is summarized. State-of-the-art developments of bioinspired thermal-management materials, including materials for efficient thermal insulation and heat transfer, and bioinspired materials for thermal/infrared detection, are highlighted. The dynamic balance of bioinspiration and practical engineering, the correlation of inspiration approaches with the targeted applications, and the coexistence of molecule-based inspiration and structure-based inspiration are discussed in the overview of the development. The long-term outlook and short-term focus of this critical area of advanced materials engineering are also presented.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, PR China.
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.forename: Wen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Shang
authors.forename: Chengyi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Qingchen
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Fangyu
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Zhen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Nan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.forename: Di
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Deng
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D040761:Biomimetic Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D032701:Biomimetics / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D013696:Temperature
keywords: bioinspired materials; infrared detection; thermal detection; thermal management; thermal materials