This is the supplimentary data for the publication: "Biomimetic Cooling: Functionalizing Biodegradable Chitosan Films with Saharan Silver Ant Microstructures" in Biomimetics

Contents of the folders:

confocal: Measurements done with the Nanofocus usurf explorer of: Silver Ants, shrimp shells (pre and post climate chamber exposure), PVS stamp and chitsoan films

FTIR: averaged data (exported from LabCognition panorama 4.0 to excel) of FTIR measurments (Bruker Lumos) of structured and unstructured chitosan films. Python scripts for generating reflectance diagrams. Reflectance diagrams.

optical: image of chitosan film with CD structure taken with a digital camera (Canon EOS R10). Two Silver Ant Speciman under an optical microscope.

SEM: SEM Findings include serveral micrographs of shrimp shells as well as micrographs of an investigated Silver Ant gaster. Instrument used: ThermoFisher Scios II

miscellaneous: Graphs and illustrations used in the article