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ArticleScientific reports2021

Design and fabrication of recombinant reflectin-based multilayer reflectors: bio-design engineering and photoisomerism induced wavelength modulation.

Emmanuel Wolde-Michael, Aled D Roberts, Derren J Heyes, Ahu G Dumanli, Jonny J Blaker, Eriko Takano, Nigel S Scrutton

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Emmanuel Wolde-MichaelDepartment of Chemistry, EPSRC/BBSRC Future Biomanufacturing Research Hub, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M1 7DN, UK.
Aled D RobertsDepartment of Chemistry, EPSRC/BBSRC Future Biomanufacturing Research Hub, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M1 7DN, UK.
Derren J HeyesDepartment of Chemistry, EPSRC/BBSRC Future Biomanufacturing Research Hub, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M1 7DN, UK.
Ahu G DumanliDepartment of Materials and Henry Royce Institute, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
Jonny J BlakerDepartment of Materials and Henry Royce Institute, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
Eriko TakanoDepartment of Chemistry, EPSRC/BBSRC Future Biomanufacturing Research Hub, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M1 7DN, UK.
Nigel S ScruttonDepartment of Chemistry, EPSRC/BBSRC Future Biomanufacturing Research Hub, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M1 7DN, UK. Nigel.Scrutton@manchester.ac.uk.
University of Manchester · GBEngineering and Physical Sciences Research Council · GBHenry Royce Institute · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/M017702/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The remarkable camouflage capabilities of cephalopods have inspired many to develop dynamic optical materials which exploit certain design principles and/or material properties from cephalopod dermal cells. Here, the angle-dependent optical properties of various single-layer reflectin thin-films on Si wafers are characterized within the UV-Vis-NIR regions. Following this, initial efforts to design, fabricate, and optically characterize a bio-inspired reflectin-based multilayer reflector is described, which was found to conserve the optical properties of single layer films but exhibit reduced angle-dependent visible reflectivity. Finally, we report the integration of phytochrome visible light-induced isomerism into reflectin-based films, which was found to subtly modulate reflectin thin-film reflectivity.

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PMID34272457
PMCPMC8285536
OpenAlexW3179999138

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