Micromorphogenesis during diatom wall formation produces siliceous nanostructures with different properties

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1353-1362

  Crawford, Simon A ^a   Chiovitti, Anthony ^a   Pickett Heaps, Jeremy ^a   Wetherbee, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diatom; Electron microscopy; Micromorphogenesis; Nanostructure; Pinnularia viridis; SDV; Silica lamella

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYTA; PINNULARIA VIRIDIS;

EID: 73349129682     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2009.00759.x     Document Type: Article

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