The structure and nanomechanical properties of the adhesive mucilage that mediates diatom-substratum adhesion and motility

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1181-1193

  Higgins, Michael J ^a   Molino, Paul ^a   Mulvaney, Paul ^a   Wetherbee, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Adhesives; Atomic force microscopy; Diatoms; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; DIATOM; MUCILAGE; PHYTOBENTHOS;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; PINNULARIA; PINNULARIA VIRIDIS;

EID: 0347622372     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3646.2003.03-027.x     Document Type: Article

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