Royal Society of Chemistry, Journal of Materials Chemistry A: materials for energy and sustainability, 19(5), p. 8847-8859
DOI: 10.1039/c7ta02045g
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Diatom silica, a 3-dimensional (3D) natural biomaterial generated from single cell algae with unique nano- and micro-morphologies and patterns is shown to have several exceptional structural, mechanical, optical, photonics, transport, and chemical properties optimized through millions of years of evolution.