title: Industrial-scale spray layer-by-layer assembly for production of biomimetic photonic systems.
abstract: Layer-by-layer assembly is a powerful and flexible thin film process that has successfully reproduced biomimetic photonic systems such as structural colour. While most of the seminal work has been carried out using slow and ultimately unscalable immersion assembly, recent developments using spray layer-by-layer assembly provide a platform for addressing challenges to scale-up and manufacturability. A series of manufacturing systems has been developed to increase production throughput by orders of magnitude, making commercialized structural colour possible. Inspired by biomimetic photonic structures we developed and demonstrated a heat management system that relies on constructive reflection of near infrared radiation to bring about dramatic reductions in heat content.
authors.affiliation: Svaya Nanotechnologies, Sunnyvale, CA 94085, USA.
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Krogman
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Hammond
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Rubner
authors.forename: B N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D040761:Biomimetic Materials / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D005740:Gases / Q000737:chemistry; D007221:Industry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D008027:Light; D008422:Materials Testing; D055096:Optical Devices; D017785:Photons; D012031:Refractometry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D005740:Gases; C009495:titanium dioxide; D014025:Titanium