Review Article

Nanostructural Colouration in Malaysian Plants: Lessons for Biomimetics and Biomaterials

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Iridescent plant. A tropical Asian understory herb, Mapania caudata. The colour comes from nanoparticles of biogenic silica. Image from http://bioserv.fiu.edu/~leed/research.html. Figure reproduced with permission.
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