[HTML][HTML] Microbial nanotechnology: challenges and prospects for green biocatalytic synthesis of nanoscale materials for sensoristic and biomedical applications

G Grasso, D Zane, R Dragone - Nanomaterials, 2019‏ - mdpi.com
Nanomaterials are increasingly being used in new products and devices with a great impact
on different fields from sensoristics to biomedicine. Biosynthesis of nanomaterials by …

Light and photosynthetic microalgae: A review of cellular-and molecular-scale optical processes

A Lehmuskero, MS Chauton, T Boström - Progress in oceanography, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Light and its interaction with microalgae are essential concerns in the context of microalgae
studies. The optical properties of microalgae have a great impact on the remote sensing …

A diatom-based biohybrid microrobot with a high drug-loading capacity and pH-sensitive drug release for target therapy

M Li, J Wu, D Lin, J Yang, N Jiao, Y Wang, L Liu - Acta Biomaterialia, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Targeted delivery is a promising mean for various biomedical applications, and various
micro/nano robots have been created for drug delivery. Mesoporous silica has been shown …

Multiple-pathways light modulation in Pleurosigma strigosum bi-raphid diatom

E De Tommasi, I Rea, MA Ferrara, L De Stefano… - Scientific Reports, 2024‏ - nature.com
Ordered, quasi-ordered, and even disordered nanostructures can be identified as
constituent components of several protists, plants and animals, making possible an efficient …

Silica nanoparticles aid in structural leaf coloration in the Malaysian tropical rainforest understorey herb Mapania caudata

G Strout, SD Russell, DP Pulsifer, S Erten… - Annals of …, 2013‏ - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Blue-green iridescence in the tropical rainforest understorey
sedge Mapania caudata creates structural coloration in its leaves through a novel photonic …

Naturally organic functionalized 3D biosilica from diatom microalgae

M Sprynskyy, P Pomastowski, M Hornowska, A Król… - Materials & Design, 2017‏ - Elsevier
The diatom biosilica was produced by cultivation of the selected species of diatoms
(Pseudostaurosira trainorii) under laboratory conditions. The morphological and structural …

Light manipulation by single cells: the case of diatoms

E De Tommasi - Journal of Spectroscopy, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
Diatoms are ubiquitous monocellular microalgae, responsible for about 20–25% of the
global oxygen produced by photosynthesis. Living in environments where sunlight is not so …

On light and diatoms: A photonics and photobiology review

MM Ghobara, MM Ghobara… - Diatoms …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Diatoms are microscopic unicellular algae with shells (frustules) made of amorphous
hydrated silica with various architectures. Their repetitive, multiscale features ranging from …

The fascinating diatom frustule—can it play a role for attenuation of UV radiation?

M Ellegaard, T Lenau, N Lundholm, C Maibohm… - Journal of Applied …, 2016‏ - Springer
Diatoms are ubiquitous organisms in aquatic environments and are estimated to be
responsible for 20–25% of the total global primary production. A unique feature of diatoms is …

Capture and detection of rare cancer cells in blood by intrinsic fluorescence of a novel functionalized diatom

J Esfandyari, B Shojaedin-Givi, H Hashemzadeh… - Photodiagnosis and …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The ability to identify and enrich target cells can play a significant role in biosensing in
general. For the separation of rare cells; a biosilica structure was extracted from …