| 초록 |
Cubic crystalline single networks of large open-space lattices are ubiquitous in nature, from biophotonic crystals to the cuticles of weevils and beetles. The biosynthesis of these structures involves the selective diffusion of chitin, in which the mechanism is not fully understood. Although synthetic equivalents of the biophotonic single networks have been pursued as metamaterials and photonic crystals, their synthesis using lipids and polymer surfactants remains elusive. In our recent study, polymer cubosomes(PCs) were the colloidal forms having the inverse cubic mesophases of block copolymers. Here we show the unique topology of PCs and suggest the synthetic method of single cubic networks utilizing PCs as templates. Our results pave the way to create synthetic cubic crystalline single networks and suggest a possible answer for how these structures are created in nature. |
