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

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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY
Volume 14, Issue 14, Pages 2059-2065

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ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/b401028k

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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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