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Nature’s functional nanomaterials: Growth or self-assembly?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 February 2019

Bodo D. Wilts ,
Peta L. Clode ,
Nipam H. Patel  and
Gerd E. Schröder-Turk
Bodo D. Wilts
Affiliation:
Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Switzerland; bodo.wilts@unifr.ch
Peta L. Clode
Affiliation:
Centre for Microscopy, Characterisation and Analysis, The University of Western Australia, Australia; peta.clode@uwa.edu.au
Nipam H. Patel
Affiliation:
Marine Biological Laboratory, The University of Chicago, USA; npatel@mbl.edu
Gerd E. Schröder-Turk
Affiliation:
School of Engineering and Information Technology, Murdoch University, Australia; G.Schroeder-Turk@murdoch.edu.au
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Abstract

Nature’s optical nanomaterials are poised to form the platform for future optical devices with unprecedented functionality. The brilliant colors of many animals arise from the physical interaction of light with nanostructured, multifunctional materials. While their length scale is typically in the 100-nm range, the morphology of these structures can vary strongly. These biological nanostructures are obtained in a controlled manner, using biomaterials under ambient conditions. The formation processes nature employs use elements of both equilibrium self-assembly and far-from-equilibrium and growth processes. This renders not only the colors themselves, but also the formation processes technologically and ecologically highly relevant. Yet, for many biological nanostructured materials, little is known about the formation mechanisms—partially due to a lack of in vivo imaging methods. Here, we present the toolbox of natural multifunctional nanostructures and the current knowledge about the understanding of their far-from-equilibrium assembly processes.

Keywords

optical propertiesnucleation and growthnanostructurebiologicalself-assembly
Type
Bioinspired Far-From-Equilibrium Materials
Information
MRS Bulletin , Volume 44 , Issue 2: Bioinspired Far-From-Equilibrium Materials , February 2019 , pp. 106 - 112
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2019 

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