Botanic Photonics

Interdisciplinary Research group in the Physics Department at the University of Bath, UK

Chiral optics of helicoidal cellulose nanocrystal films

Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are the building blocks of natural cellulose fibres. They can be extracted and reassembled to produce gorgeous shimmery films. This is a taster of the optics and simulation of these films.

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