Nature engineered diatom biosilica as drug delivery systems

UT Uthappa, V Brahmkhatri, G Sriram, HY Jung… - Journal of Controlled …, 2018 - Elsevier
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 …

Therapeutic attributes and applied aspects of biological macromolecules (polypeptides, fucoxanthin, sterols, fatty acids, polysaccharides, and polyphenols) from …

A Tiwari, EM Melchor-Martínez, A Saxena… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Diatoms are ubiquitous, biologically widespread, and have global significance due to their
unique silica cell wall composition and noteworthy applied aspects. Diatoms are being …

Mg–Al-layered double hydroxide (LDH) modified diatoms for highly efficient removal of Congo red from aqueous solution

G Sriram, UT Uthappa, D Losic, M Kigga, HY Jung… - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
In this work, diatomaceous earth (DE) or diatoms are modified with Mg–Al-layered double
hydroxide (DE-LDH) using the facile co-precipitation method to demonstrate their …

Biomass-derived functional materials: Preparation, functionalization, and applications in adsorption and catalytic separation of carbon dioxide and other atmospheric …

Z Kong, H Zhang, T Zhou, L Xie, B Wang… - Separation and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Biomass is the only renewable carbon source in the world and possesses a zero-carbon
footprint throughout its lifecycle. Biomass-based functional materials typically exhibit …

Natural diatom biosilica as microshuttles in drug delivery systems

J Delasoie, F Zobi - Pharmaceutics, 2019 - mdpi.com
Unicellular diatom microalgae are a promising natural resource of porous biosilica. These
microorganisms produce around their membrane a highly porous and extremely structured …

Frontiers of light manipulation in natural, metallic, and dielectric nanostructures

E De Tommasi, E Esposito, S Romano… - La Rivista del Nuovo …, 2021 - Springer
The ability to control light at the nanoscale is at the basis of contemporary photonics and
plasmonics. In particular, properly engineered periodic nanostructures not only allow the …

Xerogel activated diatoms as an effective hybrid adsorbent for the efficient removal of malachite green

G Sriram, UT Uthappa, M Kigga, HY Jung… - New Journal of …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
In the present work, naturally available, porous silica diatomaceous earth (DE)
microparticles have been used for malachite green (MG) removal applications. To enhance …

UV-shielding and wavelength conversion by centric diatom nanopatterned frustules

E De Tommasi, R Congestri, P Dardano, AC De Luca… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Diatoms can represent the major component of phytoplankton and contribute massively to
global primary production in the oceans. Over tens of millions of years they developed an …

Ultrasensitive SERS immunoassay based on diatom biosilica for detection of interleukins in blood plasma

A Kamińska, M Sprynskyy, K Winkler… - Analytical and …, 2017 - Springer
An ultrasensitive surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) immunoassay based on
diatom biosilica with integrated gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) for the detection of interleukin 8 …

Biosilica as a source for inspiration in biological materials science

M Wysokowski, T Jesionowski, H Ehrlich - American Mineralogist, 2018 - degruyter.com
Biomineralization is an evolutionarily ancient phenomenon and one of the fundamental
biological processes by which living organisms produce minerals with multifunctional …