Combining micro and nanoscale structures: Emerging applications of Diatoms

Micro and Nanosystems

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 277-283

  Kurkuri, Mahaveer D ^a   Saunders, Chris ^a   Collins, Patrick J ^b   Pavic, Hervoika ^b   Losic, Dusan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biosensing; Diatom silica; Diatomaceous earth; Diatoms; Drug delivery; Pest control

Indexed keywords

BIOSENSING; DIATOMACEOUS EARTH; DIATOMS; EMERGING APPLICATIONS; MICRO AND NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOSCALE DIMENSIONS; NANOSCALE STRUCTURE; NANOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH; SILICA SHELL;

DRUG DELIVERY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHYTOPLANKTON; SILICA; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

PEST CONTROL;

EID: 84855270781     PISSN: 18764029     EISSN: 18764037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1876402911103040277     Document Type: Review

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