Structural Color from Cellulose Nanocrystals or Chitin Nanocrystals: Self-Assembly, Optics, and Applications
Hiroshima University · University of Cambridge · +5 more institutions
Abstract
Widespread concerns over the impact of human activity on the environment have resulted in a desire to replace artificial functional materials with naturally derived alternatives. As such, polysaccharides are drawing increasing attention due to offering a renewable, biodegradable, and biocompatible feedstock for functional nanomaterials. In particular, nanocrystals of cellulose and chitin have emerged as versatile and sustainable building blocks for diverse applications, ranging from mechanical reinforcement to structural coloration. Much of this interest arises from the tendency of these colloidally stable nanoparticles to self-organize in water into a lyotropic cholesteric liquid crystal, which can be readily…
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- 19.32
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- 100%
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- 889
Authors
12Topics & keywords
- Nanotechnology
- Chitin
- Nanomaterials
- Nanocrystal
- Structural coloration
- Cellulose
- Nanoparticle
- Biocompatible material
Funding
- LTLeverhulme TrustAward: PLP-2019-271
- HUHiroshima UniversityAward: WPI-SKCM2
- EAEmil Aaltosen Säätiö
- EAEngineering and Physical Sciences Research CouncilAwards: EP/K503757/1, EP/W031019/1, EP/L015978/1, EP/T517847/1
- BABiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research CouncilAwards: BB/V00364X/1, BB/V00364X/1
- HEH2020 European Research CouncilAwards: 893136, 639088