Diatoms are unicellular, eukaryotic, photosynthetic algae that are found in aquatic
environments. Diatoms have enormous ecological importance on this planet and display a …

Diatoms are unicellular photosynthetic algae enclosed in porous 3D nanopatterned silica
enclosures called “frustules.” The diatom frustules are made from biosilica self‐assembled …

Photoluminescence (PL) represents a sensitive tool for probing molecular adsorption and
surface reactions in photocatalytic materials. Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is one of the most …

Silicon, in its various forms, finds widespread use in electronic, optical, and structural
materials. Research on uses of silicon and silica has been intense for decades, raising the …

Diatom silica microcapsules prepared by purification of diatomaceous earth (DE) were
functionalised by dopamine modified iron-oxide nanoparticles, in order to introduce diatoms …

Block copolymers confined in emulsion droplets self‐organize into polymeric particles, and
cooperative self‐assembly driven by deformable interfacial properties produces …

The tuning of interfacial properties at selective and desired locations on the particles is of
great importance to create the novel structured particles by breaking the symmetry of their …

Background Diatomite is a natural porous biomaterial of sedimentary origin, formed by
fragments of diatom siliceous skeletons, called “frustules”. Due to large availability in many …

Diatoms are single‐celled algae that make microscale silica shells called “frustules”, which
possess intricate nanoscale features imbedded within periodic two‐dimensional pore …

Soft nanoparticles with precisely controlled shape and morphologies hold great potential for
the preparation of novel materials with tailored chemical and biophysical properties. In this …