TY - JOUR AU - Schertel, Lukas AU - Magkiriadou, Sofia AU - Yazhgur, Pavel AU - Demirörs, Ahmet PY - 2022/10/26 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Manufacturing Large-scale Materials with Structural Color JF - CHIMIA JA - Chimia VL - 76 IS - 10 SE - Scientific Articles DO - 10.2533/chimia.2022.833 UR - https://www.chimia.ch/chimia/article/view/2022_833 SP - 833-840 AB - <p>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.</p> ER -