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Biomimicry

In collaboration with chemists and materials scientists, we produce biomimetic/bioinspired structurally coloured materials from melanin and polymers. We can thereby capture a full palette of colours without using pigments.

“Supraballs” of melanin and silica produce colors across the spectrum based on particle size, shown on the image lefts.

In collaboration with chemists and materials scientists, we produce biomimetic/bioinspired structurally coloured materials from melanin and polymers. We can thereby capture a full palette of colours without using pigments.

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