Structural colour from helicoidal cell-wall architecture in fruits of Margaritaria nobilis
The bright and intense blue-green coloration of the fruits of Margaritaria nobilis (Phyllanthaceae) was investigated using polarization-resolved spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy. Optical measurements of freshly collected fruits revealed a strong circularly polarized reflection of th...
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| author | Vignolini, Silvia Gregory, Thomas Lethbridge, Alfie Moyroud, Edwige Glover, Beverley J. Vukusic, Peter Rudall, Paula J. Kolle, Mathias Steiner, Richard Ullrich |
| author2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| author_facet | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering Vignolini, Silvia Gregory, Thomas Lethbridge, Alfie Moyroud, Edwige Glover, Beverley J. Vukusic, Peter Rudall, Paula J. Kolle, Mathias Steiner, Richard Ullrich |
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| description | The bright and intense blue-green coloration of the fruits of Margaritaria nobilis (Phyllanthaceae) was investigated using polarization-resolved spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy. Optical measurements of freshly collected fruits revealed a strong circularly polarized reflection of the fruit that originates from a cellulose helicoidal cell wall structure in the pericarp cells. Hyperspectral microscopy was used to capture the iridescent effect at the single-cell level. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1074022022-09-26T14:58:04Z Structural colour from helicoidal cell-wall architecture in fruits of Margaritaria nobilis Vignolini, Silvia Gregory, Thomas Lethbridge, Alfie Moyroud, Edwige Glover, Beverley J. Vukusic, Peter Rudall, Paula J. Kolle, Mathias Steiner, Richard Ullrich Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering Kolle, Mathias Steiner, Richard Ullrich The bright and intense blue-green coloration of the fruits of Margaritaria nobilis (Phyllanthaceae) was investigated using polarization-resolved spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy. Optical measurements of freshly collected fruits revealed a strong circularly polarized reflection of the fruit that originates from a cellulose helicoidal cell wall structure in the pericarp cells. Hyperspectral microscopy was used to capture the iridescent effect at the single-cell level. Leverhulme Trust (F/09-741/G) United States. Air Force Office of Scientific Research (award number FA9550-10-1-0020) Adolphe Merkle Foundation Swiss National Science Foundation (National Centre of Competence in Research Bio-Inspired Materials) Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (Great Britain) (BBSRC David Phillips fellowship (BB/K014617/1)) 2017-03-13T17:03:33Z 2017-03-13T17:03:33Z 2016-11 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 1742-5689 1742-5662 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/107402 Vignolini, Silvia, Thomas Gregory, Mathias Kolle, Alfie Lethbridge, Edwige Moyroud, Ullrich Steiner, Beverley J. Glover, Peter Vukusic, and Paula J. Rudall. “ Structural Colour from Helicoidal Cell-Wall Architecture in Fruits of Margaritaria Nobilis .” Journal of The Royal Society Interface 13, no. 124 (November 2016): 20160645. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7395-8824 en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2016.0645 Journal of The Royal Society Interface Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ application/pdf Royal Society The Royal Society |
| spellingShingle | Vignolini, Silvia Gregory, Thomas Lethbridge, Alfie Moyroud, Edwige Glover, Beverley J. Vukusic, Peter Rudall, Paula J. Kolle, Mathias Steiner, Richard Ullrich Structural colour from helicoidal cell-wall architecture in fruits of Margaritaria nobilis |
| title | Structural colour from helicoidal cell-wall architecture in fruits of Margaritaria nobilis |
| title_full | Structural colour from helicoidal cell-wall architecture in fruits of Margaritaria nobilis |
| title_fullStr | Structural colour from helicoidal cell-wall architecture in fruits of Margaritaria nobilis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Structural colour from helicoidal cell-wall architecture in fruits of Margaritaria nobilis |
| title_short | Structural colour from helicoidal cell-wall architecture in fruits of Margaritaria nobilis |
| title_sort | structural colour from helicoidal cell wall architecture in fruits of margaritaria nobilis |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/107402 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7395-8824 |
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