Structure and Optical Anisotropy of Spider Scales and Silk: The Use of Chromaticity and Azimuth Colors to Optically Characterize Complex Biological Structures

Herein, we give an overview of several less explored structural and optical characterization techniques useful for biomaterials. New insights into the structure of natural fibers such as spider silk can be gained with minimal sample preparation. Electromagnetic radiation (EMR) over a broad range of...

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Main Authors: Denver Linklater, Arturas Vailionis, Meguya Ryu, Shuji Kamegaki, Junko Morikawa, Haoran Mu, Daniel Smith, Pegah Maasoumi, Rohan Ford, Tomas Katkus, Sean Blamires, Toshiaki Kondo, Yoshiaki Nishijima, Daniel Moraru, Michael Shribak, Andrea O’Connor, Elena P. Ivanova, Soon Hock Ng, Hideki Masuda, Saulius Juodkazis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-06-01
Series:Nanomaterials
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/13/12/1894