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Certain Biominerals in Leaves Function as Light Scatterers

Assaf Gal²,
Vlad Brumfeld³,
Steve Weiner²,
Lia Addadi²,
Dan Oron^1,*

Article first published online: 31 JAN 2012

DOI: 10.1002/adma.201104548

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Volume 24, Issue 10, pages OP77–OP83, March 8, 2012

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Gal, A., Brumfeld, V., Weiner, S., Addadi, L. and Oron, D. (2012), Certain Biominerals in Leaves Function as Light Scatterers. Adv. Mater., 24: OP77–OP83. doi: 10.1002/adma.201104548

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Dept of Physics of Complex Systems, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 76100 (Israel)
²
Dept of Structural Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 76100 (Israel)
³
Dept of Plant Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science Rehovot, 76100 (Israel)

Email: Dan Oron (dan.oron@weizmann.ac.il)

^*Dept of Physics of Complex Systems, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 76100 (Israel).

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Issue published online: 6 MAR 2012
Article first published online: 31 JAN 2012
Manuscript Revised: 9 DEC 2011
Manuscript Received: 8 SEP 2011

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