Microfluidic Generation of Monodisperse and Photoreconfigurable Microspheres for Floral Iridescence–Inspired Structural Colorization. Issue 26 (6th May 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yeo, Seon Ju; Park, Kyung Jin; Guo, Kai; Yoo, Pil J.; Lee, Seungwoo
• Is Part Of: Advanced materials. Volume 28:Issue 26(2016)
• Page Start: 5268
• Page End: 5275
• Publication Date: 2016-05-06
• Subjects: floral iridescence -- grating diffraction -- microfluidics -- structural colorization; Materials -- Periodicals; Chemical vapor deposition -- Periodicals; 620.11
• DOI: 10.1002/adma.201600425
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0935-9648

Abstract

Abstract : Flowering plants have evolved their structural coloration strategies exquisitely to split various vivid colors into a spatially distributed sequence by using the 2D diffraction elements, confined onto a curved surface. Herein, A new strategy of artificially mimicking floral‐inspired grating diffractive motifs onto the monodisperse and smooth microspheres is reported, developed by microfluidics; thus, the accessible design space of structural colorization can be greatly expanded.