Nanomaterials are becoming important materials in several fields and industries thanks to
their very reduced size and shape-related features. Scientists think that nanoparticles and …

The bulk of Earth's biological materials consist of few base substances—essentially proteins,
polysaccharides, and minerals—that assemble into large varieties of structures …

Marine resources have tremendous potential for develo** high-value biomaterials. The
last decade has seen an increasing number of biomaterials that originate from marine …

Structural colors widespread in nature have been theoretically in‐depth studied and
manufactured through the artificial approaches such as self‐assembly and nanolithography …

Molluscs comprise the second largest phylum of animals (after arthropods), occurring in
virtually all habitats. Some are commercially important, a few are pests and some carry …

Nature evolved a variety of hierarchical structures that produce sophisticated functions.
Inspired by these natural materials, colloidal self-assembly provides a convenient way to …

The extraordinary properties of biological materials often result from their sophisticated
hierarchical structures. Through multilevel and cross-scale structural designs, biological …

Bioinspired dynamic structural color has great potential for use in dynamic displays, sensors,
cryptography, and camouflage. However, it is quite rare for artificial structural color devices …

The phylum M ollusca is highly speciose, and is the largest phylum in the marine realm. The
great majority of molluscs are shelled, including nearly all bivalves, most gastropods and …

Biomineralized materials are sophisticated material systems with hierarchical 3D material
architectures, which are broadly used as model systems for fundamental mechanical …