{"id":33152,"date":"2024-05-21T14:13:04","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T14:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leibniz-inm.de\/?post_type=events&#038;p=33152"},"modified":"2024-06-05T07:34:45","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T07:34:45","slug":"dynamic-materials-and-systems-inspired-by-cephalopods","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.leibniz-inm.de\/en\/events\/dynamic-materials-and-systems-inspired-by-cephalopods\/","title":{"rendered":"Dynamic Materials and Systems Inspired by Cephalopods"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\">Event postponed: New date will be announced soon<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cephalopods (e.g., squids, octopuses, and cuttlefish) have captured the imagination of both the general public and scientists alike due to their sophisticated neurophysiologies, visually stunning camouflage displays, and complex behavioral patterns. Given such characteristics, it is not surprising that these marine invertebrates have emerged as exciting technological paradigms in bioinspired photonics and biomolecular electronics. Within this context, our laboratory has focused on the development of cephalopod-inspired systems and cephalopod-derived materials with unique capabilities and functionalities. In one recent research thrust, we have leveraged the cephalopod protein reflectin for engineering the optical properties of mammalian cells, while recently extending these efforts to new types of bioelectronic devices relevant for regenerative medicine applications. In another representative research thrust, we have designed and validated new concepts for adaptive infrared camouflage, while recently building upon this work for the fabrication of octopus-inspired multifunctional deception and signaling platforms. The understanding of structure-optical function relationships in cephalopods gained from such studies has suggested exciting future technological opportunities in materials science, tunable optics, and biological engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns gap25 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"541\" src=\"https:\/\/www.leibniz-inm.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/inm-col-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33142\" style=\"width:300px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"406\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.leibniz-inm.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/inm-col-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33144\" style=\"width:300px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Biosketch<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns gap25 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cephalopods (e.g., squids, octopuses, and cuttlefish) have captured the imagination of both the general public and scientists alike due to their sophisticated neurophysiologies, visually stunning camouflage displays, and complex behavioral patterns. Given such characteristics, it is not surprising that these marine invertebrates have emerged as exciting technological paradigms in bioinspired photonics and biomolecular electronics. Within this context, our laboratory has focused on the development of cephalopod-inspired systems and cephalopod-derived materials with unique capabilities and functionalities. In one recent research thrust, we have leveraged the cephalopod protein reflectin for engineering the optical properties of mammalian cells, while recently extending these efforts to new types of bioelectronic devices relevant for regenerative medicine applications. In another representative research thrust, we have designed and validated new concepts for adaptive infrared camouflage, while recently building upon this work for the fabrication of octopus-inspired multifunctional deception and signaling platforms. The understanding of structure-optical function relationships in cephalopods gained from such studies has suggested exciting future technological opportunities in materials science, tunable optics, and biological engineering.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"779\" height=\"972\" src=\"https:\/\/www.leibniz-inm.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/inm-col-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33140\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Prof. Alon A. Gorodetsky<\/em><br>Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering<br>Department of Materials Science and Engineering<br><em>Department of Chemistry<\/em><br>University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:200px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"event-categories":[86],"class_list":["post-33152","events","type-events","status-publish","hentry","event-categories-colloquium"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Dynamic Materials and Systems Inspired by Cephalopods - INM<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Dynamic Materials and Systems Inspired by Cephalopods \u2013 Eine Veranstaltung des Leibniz-Instituts f\u00fcr Neue Materialien (INM).\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leibniz-inm.de\/en\/events\/dynamic-materials-and-systems-inspired-by-cephalopods\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dynamic Materials and Systems Inspired by Cephalopods - 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