Research at the Materials Optics Group

  • Fluorescence

    Probing the chemical composition of biological colours.

    Colours in the living nature are a complex interplay of structures and chemicals. Modern chemical analysis tools enable us to unravel the notoriously complex chemistry of biological materials. Using the power of modern enhancements of Raman and infrared spectroscopy, we examine the roles of pigments, proteins and lipids in colour mechanisms.