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Bioinspired photonic structures by the reflector layer of firefly lantern for highly efficient chemiluminescence
Fireflies have drawn considerable attention for thousands of years due to their highly efficient bioluminescence, which is important for fundamental research and photonic applications. However, there are few reports on the reflector layer (RL) of firefly lantern, which contributes to the bright lumi...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4532992/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26264643 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep12965 |
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author | Chen, Linfeng Shi, Xiaodi Li, Mingzhu Hu, Junping Sun, Shufeng Su, Bin Wen, Yongqiang Han, Dong Jiang, Lei Song, Yanlin |
author_facet | Chen, Linfeng Shi, Xiaodi Li, Mingzhu Hu, Junping Sun, Shufeng Su, Bin Wen, Yongqiang Han, Dong Jiang, Lei Song, Yanlin |
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description | Fireflies have drawn considerable attention for thousands of years due to their highly efficient bioluminescence, which is important for fundamental research and photonic applications. However, there are few reports on the reflector layer (RL) of firefly lantern, which contributes to the bright luminescence. Here we presented the detailed microstructure of the RL consisting of random hollow granules, which had high reflectance in the range from 450 nm to 800 nm. Inspired by the firefly lantern, artificial films with high reflectance in the visible region were fabricated using hollow silica microparticles mimicking the structure of the RL. Additionally, the bioinspired structures provided an efficient RL for the chemiluminescence system and could substantially enhance the initial chemiluminescence intensity. The work not only provides new insight into the bright bioluminescence of fireflies, but also is importance for the design of photonic materials for theranostics, detection, and imaging. |
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spelling | pubmed-45329922015-08-12 Bioinspired photonic structures by the reflector layer of firefly lantern for highly efficient chemiluminescence Chen, Linfeng Shi, Xiaodi Li, Mingzhu Hu, Junping Sun, Shufeng Su, Bin Wen, Yongqiang Han, Dong Jiang, Lei Song, Yanlin Sci Rep Article Fireflies have drawn considerable attention for thousands of years due to their highly efficient bioluminescence, which is important for fundamental research and photonic applications. However, there are few reports on the reflector layer (RL) of firefly lantern, which contributes to the bright luminescence. Here we presented the detailed microstructure of the RL consisting of random hollow granules, which had high reflectance in the range from 450 nm to 800 nm. Inspired by the firefly lantern, artificial films with high reflectance in the visible region were fabricated using hollow silica microparticles mimicking the structure of the RL. Additionally, the bioinspired structures provided an efficient RL for the chemiluminescence system and could substantially enhance the initial chemiluminescence intensity. The work not only provides new insight into the bright bioluminescence of fireflies, but also is importance for the design of photonic materials for theranostics, detection, and imaging. Nature Publishing Group 2015-08-12 /pmc/articles/PMC4532992/ /pubmed/26264643 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep12965 Text en Copyright © 2015, Macmillan Publishers Limited http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if the material is not included under the Creative Commons license, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder to reproduce the material. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
spellingShingle | Article Chen, Linfeng Shi, Xiaodi Li, Mingzhu Hu, Junping Sun, Shufeng Su, Bin Wen, Yongqiang Han, Dong Jiang, Lei Song, Yanlin Bioinspired photonic structures by the reflector layer of firefly lantern for highly efficient chemiluminescence |
title | Bioinspired photonic structures by the reflector layer of firefly lantern for highly efficient chemiluminescence |
title_full | Bioinspired photonic structures by the reflector layer of firefly lantern for highly efficient chemiluminescence |
title_fullStr | Bioinspired photonic structures by the reflector layer of firefly lantern for highly efficient chemiluminescence |
title_full_unstemmed | Bioinspired photonic structures by the reflector layer of firefly lantern for highly efficient chemiluminescence |
title_short | Bioinspired photonic structures by the reflector layer of firefly lantern for highly efficient chemiluminescence |
title_sort | bioinspired photonic structures by the reflector layer of firefly lantern for highly efficient chemiluminescence |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4532992/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26264643 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep12965 |
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