Mechanical buckling can pattern the light-diffracting cuticle of Hibiscus trionum graphical abstract (IMAGE)

University of Cambridge

Mechanical buckling can pattern the light-diffracting cuticle of Hibiscus trionum graphical abstract

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Using buckling theory the researchers postulated a model and recreated the experiment. This allowed them to illustrate why some cuticles wrinkle and others do not, emphasising the role of layers in the cuticle.

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Graphic by Sarah Robinson

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