As the most abundant biopolymer on Earth since it can be found in every plant cell wall, cellulose has emerged as an ideal candidate for the development of renewable and biodegradable photonic materials, substituting conventional pigments.
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We would like to acknowledge invaluable discussions with group members as well as funding from the BBSRC David Phillips Fellowship (BB/K014617/1) and the European Research Council (ERC-2014-STG H2020 639088 and ERC-PoC-2017_790518 PixCell).
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Frka-Petesic, B., Vignolini, S. So much more than paper. Nat. Photonics 13, 365–367 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-019-0448-9
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