Atomic force microscopy study of living diatoms in ambient conditions

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 212, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 292-299

  Gebeshuber, I C ^a,b   Kindt, J H ^c   Thompson, J B ^c   Del Amo, Y ^d   Stachelberger, H ^b   Brzezinski, M A ^c   Stucky, G D ^c   Morse, D E ^c   Hansma, P K ^c  

^a AC2T RESEARCH GMBH   (Austria)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

AFM; Atomic force microscopy; Biogenic glass; Biomimetics; Diatoms; Natural adhesives; Natural lubricants; Naturally nanostructured biomaterials

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVES; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOMIMETICS; BIOMINERALIZATION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; PHYTOPLANKTON;

AMBIENT CONDITIONS; ATOMIC-FORCE-MICROSCOPY; BIOGENIC GLASS; BIOGENICS; DIATOM; NANOSTRUCTURED BIOMATERIALS; NATURAL ADHESIVES; NATURAL LUBRICANT; NATURALLY NANOSTRUCTURED BIOMATERIAL;

GLASS;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL WALL; DIATOM; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MATERIALS; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETON; SNAIL;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; EUNOTIA; EUNOTIA SUDETICA; GASTROPODA; NAVICULA; NAVICULA SEMINULUM; SELLAPHORA SEMINULUM;

EID: 0348231889     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2003.01275.x     Document Type: Article

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