Abstract
Black melanin inks are prepared to selectively exhibit colors under strong light, inspired by human hair. High absorbance of melanin suppresses multiple scattering, causing resonant Mie scattering predominant. Various colors can be developed as the resonant wavelength dictated by nanosphere diameter. Therefore, the melanin inks can be used to encrypt and selectively disclose multicolor patterns for anticounterfeiting applications.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 1700256 |
Journal | Advanced Materials |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 22 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 13 2017 |
Funding
This work was supported by the Midcareer Researcher Program (2014R1A2A2A01005813), X-Project (NRF-2016R1E1A2913875), and Global Research Laboratory (NRF-2015K1A1A2033054) through an NRF grant funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP).
Keywords
- Mie scattering
- melanin
- nanospheres
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering
- General Materials Science