Flexible, angle-independent, structural color reflectors inspired by morpho butterfly wings.
basic_science · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1002/adma.201200521.
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Abstract
Thin-film color reflectors inspired by Morpho butterflies are fabricated. Using a combination of directional deposition, silica microspheres with a wide size distribution, and a PDMS (polydimethylsiloxane) encasing, a large, flexible reflector is created that actually provides better angle-independent color characteristics than Morpho butterflies and which can even be bent and folded freely without losing its Morpho-mimetic photonic properties.
Medical subject headings
- Wings, Animal