The fabrication of biomimetic photonic materials with environmental stimuli-responsive
functions from entirely biobased materials is becoming increasingly challenging with the …

As a wise and profound teacher, nature provides numerous creatures with rich colors to us.
To biomimic structural colors in nature as well as color changes responsive to environmental …

Due to spontaneous organization of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) into the chiral nematic
structure that can selectively reflect circularly polarized light within a visible-light region …

Photonic materials with a tunable chiral nematic structure that can selectively reflect light
dynamically are valuable for applications in smart responsive materials. Here, we prepared …

Recent advances of photonic crystals are driven to mechanical sensors and smart wearable
devices; however, for chiral photonic cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) materials, vivid structural …

The introduction of polymers into a chiral nematic cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) matrix allows
for the tuning of optical and mechanical properties, enabling the development of responsive …

Through self-assembly, environmentally friendly cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) can form
films with a photonic crystal structure whose pitch size can be adjusted in a variety of ways at …

Structural colored nanocomposites with photonic liquid crystal structures are desirable
owing to their excellent optical performances, unique structural features and intelligent …

Exploration of functional materials based on sustainable and renewable biomolecules has
been of much interest. Herein, nature-inspired photonic films were proposed by …

Assembling robust chiral biopolymer structures without compromising vivid optical
iridescence is a grand challenge for biocomposite materials. Herein, we report a hierarchical …