Templated materials, structures including the materials, and methods of using and forming same
AssigneeThe Regents of the University of Colorado
InventorsIvan I. Smalyukh, Andrew Johnston Hess, Qingkun Liu, Joshua A. De La Cruz, Blaise Fleury, Eldho Abraham, Bohdan Senyuk, Vladyslav Cherpak
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Abstract
Materials that can be templated by one or more of biological material and biologically-derived material, structures including such materials, and methods of forming and using the materials and structures are disclosed. Exemplary materials and structures can be used to reflect, polarize and/or retard electromagnetic radiation.
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A cholesteric reflective material templated by one or more of biological material and biologically-derived material, wherein the cholesteric reflective material comprises a chiral nematic structure and one or more of titanium oxide or one or more polymers.
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