Towards outperforming conventional sensor arrays with fabricated individual photonic vapour sensors inspired by Morpho butterflies

Potyrailo, Radislav A.; Bonam, Ravi; Hartley, John G.; Starkey, Timothy A.; Vukusic, Peter; Vasudev, Milana; Bunning, Timothy J.; Naik, Rajesh R.; Tang, Zhexiong; Palacios, Manuel A.; Larsen, Michael Due; Tarte, Laurie A. Le; Grande, James C.; Zhong, Sheng; Deng, Tao

doi:10.1038/ncomms8959

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“…Moreover, structurally unique, visually chromatic and complex colour mechanisms found in numerous butterfly wings inspired various advanced technical applications. For example, a hierarchical multilayer air-cuticle pattern inspired by Morpho butterflies was mimicked for selective gas sensing12 and colourful hydrophobic coatings13. Colour mixing due to multilayer microcavities inspired from Papilio blumei was replicated for polarization-sensitive optical signatures14.…”

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Colour formation on the wings of the butterfly Hypolimnas salmacis by scale stacking

Siddique

Vignolini

Bartels

et al. 2016

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The butterfly genus Hypolimnas features iridescent blue colouration in some areas of its dorsal wings. Here, we analyse the mechanisms responsible for such colouration on the dorsal wings of Hypolimnas salmacis and experimentally demonstrate that the lower thin lamina in the white cover scales causes the blue iridescence. This outcome contradicts other studies reporting that the radiant blue in Hypolimnas butterflies is caused by complex ridge-lamellar architectures in the upper lamina of the cover scales. Our comprehensive optical study supported by numerical calculation however shows that scale stacking primarily induces the observed colour appearance of Hypolimnas salmacis.

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Colour formation on the wings of the butterfly Hypolimnas salmacis by scale stacking

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Bartels

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“…Hence, Potyrailo and his coworkers developed a highly selective sensors using Morpho wings that were inspired by the natural sensing design (Fig. 2D) [36][37][38].…”

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Recent biomedical applications of bio-sourced materials

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Gao

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Bio-des. Manuf.

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Natural anisotropic nanostructures occurring in several organisms have gained more and more attention because of their obvious advantages in sensitivity, stability, security, miniaturization, portability, online use, and remote monitoring. Due to the development of research on nature-inspired bionic structures and the demand for highly efficient, low-cost microfabrication techniques, an understanding of and the ability to replicate the mechanism of structural coloration have become increasingly significant. These sophisticated structures have many unique functions and are used in many applications. Many sensors have been proposed based on their novel structures and unique optical properties. Several of these bio-inspired sensors have been used for infrared radiation/thermal, pH, and vapor techniques, among others, and have been discussed in detail, with an intense focus on several biomedical applications. However, many applications have yet to be discovered. In this review, we will describe these nanostructured materials based on their sources in nature and various structures, such as layered, hierarchical, and helical structures. In addition, we discuss the functions endowed by these structures, such as superhydrophobicity, adhesion, and high strength, enabling them to be employed in a number of applications in biomedical fields, including cell cultivation, biosensors, and tissue engineering.

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“…Unlike many other bio-inspired studies using Morpho butterflies [18,20,[22][23][24], Papilio ulysses butterfly wing was used in this paper because of the unique multilayer concavities [25][26][27][28][29], which show high color response with ambient refractive index [30,31]. Here, Papilio ulysses butterfly wing with LEF-PC was sealed by double layers of glass.…”

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Reversible thermochromic response based on photonic crystal structure in butterfly wing

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Zhang

et al. 2017

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Subtle responsive properties can be achieved by the photonic crystal (PC) nanostructures of butterfly based on thermal expansion effect. The studies focused on making the sample visually distinct. However, the response is restricted by limited thermal expansion coefficients. We herein report a new class of reversible thermochromic response achieved by controlling the ambient refractive index in butterfly PC structure. The photonic ethanol-filled nanoarchitecture sample is simply assembled by sealing liquid ethanol filling Papilio ulysses butterfly wing. Volatile ethanol is used to modulate the ambient refractive index. The sample is sealed with glasses to ensure reversibility. Liquid ethanol filling butterfly wing demonstrated significant allochroic response to ambient refractive index, which can be controlled by the liquefaction and vaporization of ethanol. This design is capable of converting thermal energy into visual color signals. The mechanism of this distinct response is simulated and proven by band theory. The response properties are performed with different filled chemicals and different structure parameters. Thus, the reversible thermochromic response design might have potential use in the fields such as detection, photonic switch, displays, and so forth.

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Towards outperforming conventional sensor arrays with fabricated individual photonic vapour sensors inspired by Morpho butterflies

Cited by 185 publications

References 63 publications

Colour formation on the wings of the butterfly Hypolimnas salmacis by scale stacking

Colour formation on the wings of the butterfly Hypolimnas salmacis by scale stacking

Recent biomedical applications of bio-sourced materials

Reversible thermochromic response based on photonic crystal structure in butterfly wing

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