Afrl-afosr-va-tr-2016-0046 Characterization and Biomimcry of Avian Nanostructured Tissues

.................................................................................................3 Vertebrate animal disclaimer.........................................................................3 Progress on Objective One 1) Manakins produce bright iridescent feather colors without melanosomes...............4 2) A nanostructural basis for glossy red plumage colors .....................................22 Progress on Objective Two 1) Bio-Inspired fast humidity-responsive dynamic structural colors in films of synthetic melanin nanoparticles .........................................................................................37 Publications (23)........................................................................................47 Interactions...............................................................................................50 Evolutionary and transformational aspects of this work...........................................51