title: Inorganic chiral 3-D photonic crystals with bicontinuous gyroid structure replicated from butterfly wing scales.
abstract: Three dimensional silica photonic crystals with the gyroid minimal surface structure have been synthesized. The butterfly Callophrys rubi was used as a biotemplate. This material represents a significant addition to the small family of synthetic bicontinuous photonic crystals.
authors.affiliation: YKI, Institute for Surface Chemistry, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mille
authors.forename: Eric C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Tyrode
authors.forename: Robert W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Corkery