Introduction to Thermal Properties of Materials / Rui Feng, Chengyi Song -- The Engineering History of Thermal Materials / Mohammed T. Ababneh -- Bioinspired Surfaces for Enhanced Boiling / Yangying Zhu, Dion S. Antao, Evelyn N. Wang -- Bioinspired Materials in Evaporation / Yanming Liu, Chengyi Song -- Bioinspired Engineering of Photothermal Materials / Wang Zhang, Junlong Tian -- Bioinspired Microfluidic Cooling / Charlie Wasyl Katrycz, Benjamin D. Hatton -- Thermal Emissivity : Basics, Measurement, and Biological Examples / Lars Olof Björn, Annica M. Nilsson -- Bioinspired Thermal Detection / Zhen Luo, Wen Shang -- Bioinspired Thermal Insulation and Storage Materials / Peng Tao, Dominic J. McCafferty -- Bioinspired Icephobicity / Ri Li.
Summary:
A comprehensive overview and summary of recent achievements and the latest trends in bioinspired thermal materials. an introduction to different thermal materials and their effective heat transfer to other materials, the text discusses heat detection materials that are inspired by biological systems, such as fire beetles and butterflies. There then follow descriptions of materials with thermal management functionality, including those for evaporation and condensation, heat transfer and thermal insulation materials, as modeled on snake skins, polar bears and fire-resistant trees. A discussion of thermoresponsive materials with thermally switchable surfaces and controllable nanochannels as well as those with high thermal conductivity and piezoelectric sensors is rounded off by a look toward future trends in the bioinspired engineering of thermal materials.
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