Iridescence in Meat Caused by Surface Gratings
The photonic structure of cut muscle tissues reveals that the well-ordered gratings diffract light, producing iridescent colours. Cut fibrils protruding from the muscle surface create a two-dimensional periodic array, which diffract light at specific wavelengths upon illumination. However, this phot...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2013-11-01
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| Series: | Foods |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/2/4/499 |