Colorful Films Created with Nanoparticles of Synthetic Melanin (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Colorful Films Created with Nanoparticles of Synthetic Melanin

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Chemists synthesized nano particles of synthetic melanin and dried them into thin films to create a range of pure hues from red to green. The physical arrangement of the particles, rather than different kinds of pigments, determines the colors.

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UC San Diego/University of Akron

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