Nanomaterials are increasingly being used in new products and devices with a great impact
on different fields from sensoristics to biomedicine. Biosynthesis of nanomaterials by …

Bacterial biofilms are responsible for the development of various chronic wound-related and
implant-mediated infections and confer protection to the pathogenic bacteria against …

Diatom microalgae are a natural source of fossil biosilica shells, namely the diatomaceous
earth (DE), abundantly available at low cost. High surface area, mesoporosity and …

Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) have great potential for applications as a drug
delivery system (DDS) due to their unique properties such as large pore size, high surface …

The food of the future aims to offer several essential qualities: i) environmental respect in
sourcing raw materials; ii) sustainable transformation processes; iii) enrichment with …

In vivo incorporation of a series of organometallic photoluminescent complexes in
Phaeodactylum tricornutum diatom shells (frustules) is investigated as a biotechnological …

A novel biotechnological approach to the preparation of Ir-doped luminescent silica-based
nanostructures is proposed availing use of diatoms microalgae which generate highly …

Photosynthetic organisms such as diatoms microalgae provide innovative routes to eco‐
friendly technologies for environmental pollution bioremediation. Living diatoms are capable …

Commercial solid-phase microextraction fibers are available in a limited number of
expensive coatings, which often contain environmentally harmful substances. Consequently …

Surface display of functional groups with specific reactivity around living cells is an
emerging, low cost and highly eco-compatible technology that serves multiple applications …