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

The presence of toxic pollutants such as dyes and metal ions at higher concentrations in
water is very harmful to the environment. Removal of these pollutants using diatomaceous …

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 …

The ability to selectively kill cancerous cell populations while leaving healthy cells
unaffected is a key goal in anticancer therapeutics. The use of nanoporous silica-based …

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 …

Herein, low-cost diatomite (DE) and bentonite (BE) materials were surface modified with Ni–
Fe layered double hydroxide (LDHs)(represented as NFD and NFB respectively), using a …

The benefits of the complex microscopic and industrially important group of microalgae such
as diatoms is not hidden and have lately surprised the scientific community with their …

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 …

Multifunctional composite materials with controlled release, antimicrobial and antioxidant
properties were prepared through encapsulation of oregano essential oil (OEO) into …

The application of solar steam generation in seawater desalination is an effective way to
solve the shortage of fresh water resources. At present, many kinds of photothermal …