Structurally-colored articles and methods for making and using structurally-colored articles
US11832679B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 19, 2020 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2040 |
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Abstract
As described above, one or more aspects of the present disclosure provide articles having structural achromatic color, and methods of making articles having structural achromatic color. The present disclosure provides for articles that exhibit structural color upon exposure to white light (e.g., sunlight, artificial light, or a combination) that shifts based on the angle of observation and/or incident light. At least one shift in the structural color is between an achromatic structural color and a chromatic structural color. The shift occurs at different angles of observation and/or angle of incident light.
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