Over the last three decades, photonic crystals (PhCs) have attracted intense interests thanks
to their broad potential applications in optics and photonics. Generally, these structures can …

Droplet microfluidics generates and manipulates discrete droplets through immiscible
multiphase flows inside microchannels. Due to its remarkable advantages, droplet …

Structurally coloured materials that change their colour in response to mechanical stimuli
are uniquely suited for optical sensing and visual communication,,–. The main barrier to their …

Bionic electronic skin (E-skin) that could convert external physical or mechanical stimuli into
output signals has a wide range of applications including wearable devices, artificial …

Structural color materials from existing natural organisms have been widely studied to
enable artificial manufacture. Variable iridescence has attracted particular interest because …

Colloidal photonic crystals (PCs) have been well developed because they are easy to
prepare, cost‐effective, and versatile with regards to modification and functionalization …

Biological materials have robust hierarchical structures capable of specialized functions and
the incorporation of natural biologically active components, which have been finely tuned …

Structural color materials have been studied for decades because of their fascinating
properties. Effects in this area are the trend to develop functional structural color materials …

Bioinspired structural color materials represent a curiosity-led, technology-driven field with
multidisciplinary research studies aiming at mimicking and recapitulating natural coloration …

The natural world is a colorful environment. Stunning displays of coloration have evolved
throughout nature to optimize camouflage, warning, and communication. The resulting …