Biomimetic design of iridescent insect cuticles with tailored, self-organized cholesteric patterns
Biomimetic design of iridescent insect cuticles with tailored, self-organized cholesteric patterns
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Replicating biological patterns is promising for designing materials with multifaceted properties. Twisted cholesteric liquid crystal patterns are found in the iridescent tessellated cuticles of many insects and a few fruits. Their accurate replication is extremely difficult since discontinuous patterns and colors must coexist in a single layer wit...
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Biomimetic design of iridescent insect cuticles with tailored, self-organized cholesteric patterns
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_c585f57aa1984e6e9ab901570d66f77a
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_c585f57aa1984e6e9ab901570d66f77a
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2041-1723
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2041-1723
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10.1038/s41467-020-17884-0
