Tunable structural color in organisms and photonic materials for design of bioinspired materials

In this paper, the key topics of tunable structural color in biology and material science are overviewed. Color in biology is considered for selected groups of tropical fish, octopus, squid and beetle. It is caused by nanoplates in iridophores and varies with their spacing, tilting angle and refract...

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Main Author: Hiroshi Fudouzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2011-01-01
Series:Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
Online Access:http://iopscience.iop.org/1468-6996/12/6/064704