The most common injury to soldiers in the wars in Afganistan and Iraq are traumatic brain injuries. Often times, the soldier is exposed to blast and does not receive appropriate care and then sent back out to the battlefield. To overcome this problem a color-changing patch has been developed that rates the strength of exposure to which the soldier had been exposed. The patch contains nanoscale structures that mimic the iridescence of a butterfly’s wing can be worn on soldiers’ helmets and uniforms.
The photonic crystals are designed to break apart when exposed to a blast shockwave, resulting in a substantial color change. The shock wave of an explosion alters the structures and changes the material’s reflective properties resulting in a change of color. The nanostructures are very stable in the presence of heat, cold or physical impact, but are selectively altered by blast exposure. The material is designed so the extent of the color change corresponds with blast intensity. The blast-sensitive material is added as a thin film on small round badges only a few millimeters in diameter that could be sown onto a soldier’s uniform or attached to a soldier’s helmet.
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Tags: Brain Injuries
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