The regulation and utilization of thermal energy is increasingly important in modern society
due to the growing demand for heating and cooling in applications ranging from buildings, to …

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 …

Controlled synthesis of tunable Mn-iron-oxide (Mn-FeOx) hybrids with unique three-
dimensional (3D) porous structure based on diatoms for high performance supercapacitors …

The use of bio‐nanotechnology for the fabrication of diverse functional nanomaterials with
precisely controlled morphologies and microstructures is attracting considerable attention …

Complex structures and morphologies in nature endow materials with unexpected
properties and extraordinary functions. Biotemplating is an emerging strategy for replicating …

A simple synthetic approach for the preparation of graphene-diatom silica composites in the
form of self-assembled aerogels with three-dimensional networks from natural graphite and …

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 …

The use of porous silica microshells (microparticles) generated from fossilised diatoms
known as diatomite or diatomaceous earth (DE) as a natural drug carrier for drug delivery …

The hierarchical and porous MnO 2-modified diatomite structures are prepared for the first
time by a one-pot hydrothermal method. The morphology and structure of MnO 2-modified …

Diatoms are unicellular photosynthetic microalgae, ubiquitously diffused in both marine and
freshwater environments, which exist worldwide with more than 100 000 species, each with …