Biomimetic Pieris rapae’s Nanostructure and Its Use as a Simple Sucrose Sensor
Biomimetics often provides efficient ways to create a product incorporating novel properties. Here we present the replication of the Pieris rapae butterfly optical structure. This butterfly has white wings with black spots. The white coloration is produced by light scattering on pterin beads ranging...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2014-04-01
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| Series: | Micromachines |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/5/2/216 |