Oral administration is perhaps the most commonly used and acceptable route for drug
delivery to patients, mainly due to its non-invasiveness, simplicity, and versatility …

Recently, special attention has been paid to marine origin compounds such as
carbohydrates, peptides, lipids, and carotenoids, which are extracted from microalgae and …

The integration of microorganisms and engineered artificial components has shown
considerable promise for creating biohybrid microrobots. The unique features of microalgae …

Diatoms are unicellular microalga found in soil and almost every aquatic environment
(marine and fresh water). Biogenic silica and diatoms are attractive for biotechnological and …

Hydrogels have a tridimensional structure. They have the ability to absorb a significant
amount of water or other natural or simulated fluids that cause their swelling albeit without …

DNA encodes the genetic information; recently, it has also become a key player in material
science. Given the specific Watson–Crick base‐pairing interactions between only four types …

Silica is one of the most abundant minerals in the Earth's crust, and over time it has been
introduced first into human life and later into engineering. Silica is present in the food chain …

Uncontrolled hemorrhage leads to high death risk both in military and civilian trauma.
Current hemostatic agents still have various limitations and side effects. In this study, natural …

Diatoms, unicellular photosynthetic algae covered with siliceous cell wall, are also called
frustule. These are the most potential naturally available materials for the development of …

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