Nanoparticle assembly is a complex and versatile method of generating new materials,
capable of using thousands of different combinations of particle size, shape, composition …

Bio‐enabled and bio‐mimetic nanomaterials represent functional materials, which use bio‐
derived materials and synthetic components to bring the better of two, natural and synthetic …

Abstract 3D photonic crystals (PCs) have attracted extensive attention due to their unique
optical properties. However, fabricating 3D PCs structure by 3D printing colloidal particles is …

Colloidal crystals and glasses have been designed to develop structural colors that are
tunable, iridescent, nonfading, and nontoxic. However, the low printability and poor printing …

The architecture of the colloidal photonic crystals (CPCs) is of paramount importance to their
functionality and applications. Nevertheless, the realization of CPCs with arbitrarily …

The orderly arrangement of nanomaterials' tiny units at the nanometer-scale accounts for a
substantial part of their remarkable properties. Maintaining this orderness and meanwhile …

Living organisms in nature possess diverse and vibrant structural colors generated from
their intrinsic surface micro/nanostructures. These intricate micro/nanostructures can be …

Additive manufacturing with stimuli‐responsive materials—4D printing—is a rapidly growing
field, with direct ink writing allowing deposition of a wide variety of materials. The synthesis …

Structural color is frequently exploited by living organisms for biological functions and has
also been translated into synthetic materials as a more durable and less hazardous …

Structurally colored objects with 3D geometries are intriguing in optical devices and visual
sensors, but their preparation is bottlenecked by complicated procedures and limited …