Peptide self-assemblies show intriguing and tunable physicochemical properties, and thus
have been attracting increasing interest over the last two decades. However, the micro/nano …

Light influences most ecosystems on earth, from sun-dappled forests to bioluminescent
creatures in the ocean deep. Biologists have long studied nano-and micro-scale organismal …

MicroComputed Tomography has become the gold standard for studying 3D microscopic
structures nondestructively, and this book provides up-to-date coverage of the modality. The …

A fundamental question regarding light scattering is how whiteness, generated from multiple
scattering, can be obtained from thin layers of materials. This challenge arises from the …

Highly reflective crystals of the nucleotide base guanine are widely distributed in animal
coloration and visual systems. Organisms precisely control the morphology and organization …

Animals precisely control the morphology and assembly of guanine crystals to produce
diverse optical phenomena in coloration and vision. However, little is known about how …

Many oceanic prey animals use transparent bodies to avoid detection. However,
conspicuous eye pigments, required for vision, compromise the organisms' ability to remain …

Structural coloration is a recurring solution in biological systems to control visible light. In
nature, basic structural coloration results from light interacting with a repetitive nanopattern …

Pterins are one of the major sources of bright coloration in animals. They are produced
endogenously, participate in vital physiological processes and serve a variety of signalling …

The review covers recent literature on the ocean as both a source of biotechnological tools
and as a source of bio-inspired materials. The emphasis is on marine biomacromolecules …