Biomimetic diatom biosilica and its potential for biomedical applications and prospects: a review

KH Min, DH Kim, S Youn, SP Pack - International Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Diatom biosilica is an important natural source of porous silica, with three-dimensional
ordered and nanopatterned structures referred to as frustules. The unique features of diatom …

[HTML][HTML] Osteoblast responsive biosilica-enriched gelatin microfibrillar microenvironments

E Olăreț, S Dinescu, AE Dobranici, RE Ginghină… - Biomaterials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Engineering of scaffolds for bone regeneration is often inspired by the native extracellular
matrix mimicking its composite fibrous structure. In the present study, we used low loadings …

Role of Motility and Nutrient Availability in Drying Patterns of Algal Droplets

A Pal, A Sengupta, M Yanagisawa - arXiv preprint arXiv:2312.15180, 2023 - arxiv.org
Sessile drying droplets in various bio-relevant systems, encompassing passive bio-colloids
like DNA, proteins, and blood to active microbes, gain considerable attention due to intricate …