Flower Inspiration: Broad‐Angle Structural Color through Tunable Hierarchical Wrinkles in Thin Film Multilayers
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DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202006256
Abstract: The petals of some flowers form hierarchical structures when nano-scale cuticular ridges overlay bulged epidermal cells. These hierarchical structures can broaden the observable angles of iridescence. The resulting optical effect enhances the foraging efficiency of… read more here.
Keywords: color; inspiration broad; broad angle; angle structural ... See more keywords
Socially‐Directed Development of Materials for Structural Color
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DOI: 10.1002/adma.202100939
Abstract: Advancing a socially‐directed approach to materials research and development is an imperative to address contemporary challenges and mitigate future detrimental environmental and social impacts. This paper reviews, synergizes, and identifies cross‐disciplinary opportunities at the intersection… read more here.
Keywords: socially directed; development materials; development; materials structural ... See more keywords
Tunable Structural Color Images by UV-Patterned Conducting Polymer Nanofilms on Metal Surfaces.
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DOI: 10.1002/adma.202102451
Abstract: Precise manipulation of light-matter interactions has enabled a wide variety of approaches to create bright and vivid structural colors. Techniques utilizing photonic crystals, Fabry-Pérot cavities, plasmonics, or high-refractive-index dielectric metasurfaces have been studied for applications… read more here.
Keywords: color; color images; conducting polymer; structural color ... See more keywords
Replicating the Cynandra opis Butterfly's Structural Color for Bioinspired Bigrating Color Filters
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DOI: 10.1002/adma.202109161
Abstract: Multilayer grating structures, such as those found on the wings of the butterfly Cynandra opis, are able to interact with light to generate structural coloration. When illuminated and viewed at defined angles, such structural color… read more here.
Keywords: bioinspired bigrating; cynandra opis; color; replicating cynandra ... See more keywords
Encoded Structural Color Microneedle Patches for Multiple Screening of Wound Small Molecules
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DOI: 10.1002/adma.202211330
Abstract: Detection of biomarkers associated with wound conditions provides in‐depth healthcare information and benefits wound healing treatment. The current aim of wound detection is to achieve in situ multiple detections. Novel encoded structural color microneedle patches… read more here.
Keywords: wound; color microneedle; detection; encoded structural ... See more keywords
Trans‐Reflective Structural Color Filters Assisting Multifunctional‐Integrated Semitransparent Photovoltaic Window
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DOI: 10.1002/adma.202300360
Abstract: Multifunction‐integrated semitransparent organic photovoltaic cells (STOPVs), with high power generation, colorful transmittance/reflectance, excellent ultraviolet (UV) protection, and thermal insulation, are fully in line with the concept of architectural aesthetics and photoprotection characteristics for building‐integrated photovoltaic‐window.… read more here.
Keywords: photovoltaic; color; photovoltaic window; reflective structural ... See more keywords
Structural Color in Marine Algae
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DOI: 10.1002/adom.201600646
Abstract: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (Grant ID: BBSRC David Phillips, 13 BB/K014617/1), European Research Council (Grant ID: ERC-2014-STG H2020 639088), Department of Chemistry, Cambridge (Philip and Patricia Brown Next Generation Fellowship), National Centre of… read more here.
Keywords: research; chemistry; marine algae; color marine ... See more keywords
Photoresponsive Structural Color in Liquid Crystalline Materials
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DOI: 10.1002/adom.201900429
Abstract: Photoresponsive liquid crystalline photonic materials are a medium in which the self‐regulation of light can occur. Liquid crystals are macroscopically self‐assembling, optically anisotropic materials capable of amplifying photochemical changes and thus are well suited to… read more here.
Keywords: crystalline materials; crystalline; structural color; liquid crystalline ... See more keywords
Electroconductive and Anisotropic Structural Color Hydrogels for Visual Heart-on-a-Chip Construction.
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DOI: 10.1002/advs.202105777
Abstract: Heart-on-a-chip plays an important role in revealing the biological mechanism and developing new drugs for cardiomyopathy. Tremendous efforts have been devoted to developing heart-on-a-chip systems featuring simplified fabrication, accurate imitation and microphysiological visuality. In this… read more here.
Keywords: heart chip; color; structural color; electroconductive anisotropic ... See more keywords
Structural Color Medical Patch with Surface Dual‐Properties of Wet Bioadhesion and Slipperiness
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DOI: 10.1002/advs.202203096
Abstract: Developing a self‐reporting bioadhesive patch that has strong adhesion to the wet tissues and meanwhile can avoid adhering to the adjacent tissues is a current research difficulty and challenge. In this paper, inspired by the… read more here.
Keywords: adhesion; surface; patch; structural color ... See more keywords
Visualization of Flow‐Induced Strain Using Structural Color in Channel‐Free Polydimethylsiloxane Devices
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DOI: 10.1002/advs.202204310
Abstract: Measuring flow of gases is of fundamental importance yet is typically done with complex equipment. There is, therefore, a longstanding need for a simple and inexpensive means of flow measurement. Here, gas flow is measured… read more here.
Keywords: color; visualization flow; flow; flow induced ... See more keywords