Making photonic structures via cell culture: Morpho butterfly scales

Bioinspired, Biomimetic and Nanobiomaterials

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 68-72

  Richard Parker, Andrew ^a   Elizabeth Townley, Helen ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomimetics; Cell culture; Development; Morpho butterfly; Nanostructures; Natural photonics

Indexed keywords

BIOMIMETICS; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; NANOSTRUCTURES; TISSUE; TISSUE CULTURE;

BIOMIMETIC STRUCTURES; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; DEVELOPMENT; MORPHO BUTTERFLY; MORPHO BUTTERFLY SCALE; PHOTONIC STRUCTURE; SCALE DEVELOPMENT; SMALL AREA;

CELL CULTURE;

EID: 84930189872     PISSN: 20459858     EISSN: 20459866     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/bbn.14.00026     Document Type: Article

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