Manufacturing Large-scale Materials with Structural Color

Authors

  • Lukas Schertel Department of Physics, University of Fribourg, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
  • Sofia Magkiriadou Department of Physics, University of Fribourg, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7660-5012
  • Pavel Yazhgur Department of Physics, University of Fribourg, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
  • Ahmet Demirörs Department of Physics, University of Fribourg, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland; Complex Materials, Department of Materials, ETH Zurich, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2748-1516

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2022.833

PMID:

38069695

Keywords:

Additive manufacturing, Manufacturing methods, Maunfactirung methods, Structural color, Sustainability

Abstract

Living organisms frequently use structural color for coloration as an alternative mechanism to chemical pigmentation. Recently there has been a growing interest to translate structural color into synthetic materials as a more durable and less hazardous alternative to conventional pigments. Efforts to fabricate structurally colored materials take place in different fronts, from 3D printing to spray-coating and roll-to-roll casting. Stability, performance, and quality of the color, the environmental impact of the materials or their manufacturing methods are some of the heavily researched topics we discuss. First, we highlight recent examples of large-scale manufacturing technologies to fabricate structurally colored objects. Second, we discuss the current challenges to be tackled to create perfect appearances which aim at the full color gamut while caring for environmental concerns. Finally, we discuss possible scenarios that could be followed in order to involve other manufacturing methods for creating structurally colored objects.

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Published

2022-10-26

How to Cite

[1]
L. Schertel, S. Magkiriadou, P. Yazhgur, A. Demirörs, Chimia 2022, 76, 833, DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2022.833.