Issue 14, 2004
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Journal of Materials Chemistry

Silica formation in diatoms: the function of long-chain polyamines and silaffins

Manfred Sumpera  and  Nils Kröger*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Lehrstuhl Biochemie I, Universität Regensburg, D-93053 Regensburg, Germany
E-mail: manfred.sumper@vkl.uni-regensburg.de, nils.kroeger@vkl.uni-regensburg.de
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Abstract

The stunning silica structures formed by diatoms are among the most remarkable examples of biological nanofabrication. In recent years, insight into the molecules and mechanism that allow diatoms to perform silica morphogenesis under ambient conditions has been gained.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B401028K
Article type
Feature Article
Submitted
21 Jan 2004
Accepted
08 Mar 2004
First published
28 Apr 2004

J. Mater. Chem., 2004,14, 2059-2065

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Silica formation in diatoms: the function of long-chain polyamines and silaffins

M. Sumper and N. Kröger, J. Mater. Chem., 2004, 14, 2059 DOI: 10.1039/B401028K

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