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Biomimetic Templating: Tessellation of Chiral‐Nematic Cellulose Nanocrystal Films by Microtemplating (Adv. Funct. Mater. 25/2019)
Author(s) -
Tardy Blaise L.,
Mattos Bruno D.,
Greca Luiz G.,
Kämäräinen Tero,
Klockars Konrad W.,
Rojas Orlando J.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201970169
Subject(s) - materials science , nanocrystal , liquid crystal , nanotechnology , cellulose , dissipation , reflection (computer programming) , chemical engineering , optoelectronics , physics , computer science , engineering , thermodynamics , programming language
In article number 1808518 , Blaise L. Tardy, Orlando J. Rojas, and co‐workers demonstrate the hierarchical assembly of chiral cellulose nanocrystals with controlled orientation of the helicoidal director. This is achieved using a complex topography, templating the construct. The obtained tiled architecture provides additional fracture propagation and energy dissipation mechanisms as well as a new means of controlling the reflection properties of the materials.