The nanostructures of an empress cicada wing before and after being coated with silver nanoparticles. (IMAGE)

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The nanostructures of an empress cicada wing before and after being coated with silver nanoparticles.

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The nanostructures of an empress cicada wing before and after being coated with silver nanoparticles. 

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Hong et al.

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