Diatoms represent the major component of phytoplankton and are responsible for about 20–
25% of global primary production. Hundreds of millions of years of evolution led to tens of …

Frustules, the silica shells of diatoms, have unique porous architectures with good
mechanical strength. In recent years, biologists have learned more about the mechanism of …

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 …

Diatoms produce diverse three-dimensional regular silica structures with nanometer to
micrometer dimensions and hold considerable promise for biological and biomimetic …

Ordered, quasi-ordered, and even disordered nanostructures can be identified as
constituent components of several protists, plants and animals, making possible an efficient …

Microtopography, consisting of small‐scale excursions in the elevation of the land surface
on millimeter to centimeter scales, is ubiquitous on hillslopes, but its effects are rarely …

Diatoms have been described as “nanometer‐born lithographers” because of their ability to
create sophisticated 3D amorphous silica exoskeletons. The hierarchical architecture of …

Diatoms have intricately and uniquely nanopatterned silica exoskeletons (frustules) and are
a common target of biomimetic investigations. A better understanding of the diatom frustule …

Diatoms: Self assembled silica nanostructures , and templates for bio/chemical sensors and
biomimetic membranes - Analyst (RSC Publishing) DOI:10.1039/C0AN00602E Royal Society …

The porous silica nanostructure of two marine, centric diatoms, Coscinodiscus sp. and
Thalassiosira eccentrica was investigated by atomic force microscopy (AFM). Important …