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11. Liu, H.; Yu, S.; Liu, B.; Xiang, S.; Jiang, M.; Yang, F.; Tan, W.; Zhou, J.; Xiao, M.; Li, X.; Richardson, J. J.; Lin, W.; Zhou, J. Space-Efficient 3D Microalgae Farming with Optimized Resource Utilization for Regenerative Food. Advanced Materials 2024, 2401172.

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17. Xiao, M.; Stephenson, A. B.; Neophytou, A.; Hwang, V.; Chakrabarti, D.; Manoharan, V. N. Investigating the Trade-off between Color Saturation and Angle-Independence in Photonic Glasses. Opt. Express 2021, 29 (14), 21212.

16, Hwang, V.; Stephenson, A. B.; Barkley, S.; Brandt, S.; Xiao, M.; Aizenberg, J.; Manoharan, V. N. Designing Angle-Independent Structural Colors Using Monte Carlo Simulations of Multiple Scattering. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2021, 118 (4), e2015551118.

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