The purpose of the paper is to investigate the effect of surface modification on the friction
characteristics of sliding bearings. This paper reviews the previous studies on the influences …

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 …

The evolutionary causes for generation of nano and microstructured silica by photosynthetic
algae are not yet deciphered. Diatoms are single photosynthetic algal cells populating the …

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

The glass sponge, Euplectella aspergillum, possesses a lightweight, silica spicule-based,
cylindrical lattice-like skeleton, representing an excellent model system for bioinspired …

Diatom frustules, the intricately structured algal silica exoskeletons, have remarkable
mechanical properties and so are ideal candidates for various engineering applications …

Diatom is a common single‐cell microalgae with large species and huge biomass. Diatom
biosilica (DB), the shell of diatom, is a natural inorganic material with a micro‐nanoporous …

Nowadays, we are going a step forward into the new era for the sustainable production of
industrial commodity products such as energy, fine-chemicals, active compounds and …

Diatom frustules, with their hierarchical three-dimensional patterned silica structures at nano
to micrometer dimensions, can be a paragon for the design of lightweight structural …

Diatoms are microscopic algae with intricate shell morphologies and features ranging from
the nanometer to the micrometer scale, which have been proposed as templates for drug …