Structural colour from helicoidal cell-wall architecture in fruits of Margaritaria nobilis

The bright and intense blue-green coloration of the fruits of Margaritaria nobilis (Phyllanthaceae) was investigated using polarization-resolved spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy. Optical measurements of freshly collected fruits revealed a strong circularly polarized reflection of th...

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Main Authors: Vignolini, Silvia (Author), Gregory, Thomas (Author), Lethbridge, Alfie (Author), Moyroud, Edwige (Author), Glover, Beverley J. (Author), Vukusic, Peter (Author), Rudall, Paula J. (Author), Kolle, Mathias (Contributor), Steiner, Richard Ullrich (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Royal Society, 2017-03-13T17:03:33Z.
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520 |a The bright and intense blue-green coloration of the fruits of Margaritaria nobilis (Phyllanthaceae) was investigated using polarization-resolved spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy. Optical measurements of freshly collected fruits revealed a strong circularly polarized reflection of the fruit that originates from a cellulose helicoidal cell wall structure in the pericarp cells. Hyperspectral microscopy was used to capture the iridescent effect at the single-cell level. 
520 |a Leverhulme Trust (F/09-741/G) 
520 |a United States. Air Force Office of Scientific Research (award number FA9550-10-1-0020) 
520 |a Adolphe Merkle Foundation 
520 |a Swiss National Science Foundation (National Centre of Competence in Research Bio-Inspired Materials) 
520 |a Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (Great Britain) (BBSRC David Phillips fellowship (BB/K014617/1)) 
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