Mineral scaling is one of the primary factors that constrain the performance of membrane
desalination. However, compared to numerous studies on organic and biological fouling …

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 …

Diatoms are eukaryotic, unicellular algae that are ubiquitously present in almost any water
habitat on earth. Diatoms dominate phytoplankton populations and algal blooms in the …

This review presents an overview of 1→ 2 branched dendrimers and dendrons, created by a
divergent procedure, from their synthesis to modern day applications. The first members of …

Colloidal silica is used in many applications including catalysis, pharmaceuticals, and
coatings. Although naturally formed silica materials are widely available, they are often in …

In a previous review of biological and bioinspired silica formation (SV Patwardhan et al.,
Chem. Commun., 2005, 1113 [ref. 1]), we have identified and discussed the roles that …

Nature uses extracellular matrix scaffolds to organize biominerals into hierarchical structures
over various length scales. This has inspired the design of biomimetic mineralization …

Cells, such as yeast, bacteria, and mammalian cells, as well as proteins have been
immobilized in inorganic silica matrices for applications in biochemical sensors and …

Biomineralization processes leading to complex solid structures of inorganic material in
biological systems are constantly gaining attention in biotechnology and biomedical …

After complete genome sequencing, the diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana has become an
attractive model organism for silica biomineralisation studies. Recent progress, especially …