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Tunable structural color in organisms and photonic materials for design of bioinspired materials

Hiroshi FudouziPhotonic Materials Unit, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-2-1 Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0047, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
Article: 064704 | Received 30 Jun 2011, Accepted 06 Oct 2011, Published online: 28 Dec 2011

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