The chiral structure of porous chitin within the wing-scales of Callophrys rubi
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2011
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Schroder-Turk, Gerd
Wickham, S
Averdunk, Holger
Brink, Frank
Fitz Gerald, John
Poladian, L
Large, M C J
Hyde, Stephen
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Academic Press
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The structure of the porous three-dimensional reticulated pattern in the wing scales of the butterfly Callophrys rubi (the Green Hairstreak) is explored in detail, via scanning and transmission electron microscopy. A full 3D tomographic reconstruction of
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Keywords: chitin; silicon dioxide; article; butterfly; Callophrys rubi; carbohydrate analysis; chirality; chrysalis; controlled study; crystallography; electron tomography; enantiomer; forelimb; light; lipid membrane; nonhuman; polymerization; priority journal; sca Biophotonics; Chirality; Chitin; Circular polarisation; Cubic membranes; Green Hairstreak; Gyroid; Self-assembly
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Journal of Structural Biology
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