Optical properties of diatom nanostructured biosilica in Arachnoidiscus sp: micro-optics from mother nature.

Some natural structures show three-dimensional morphologies on the micro- and nano-scale, characterized by levels of symmetry and complexity well far beyond those fabricated by best technologies available. This is the case of diatoms, unicellular microalgae, whose protoplasm is enclosed in a nanopor...

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Main Authors: Maria Antonietta Ferrara, Principia Dardano, Luca De Stefano, Ilaria Rea, Giuseppe Coppola, Ivo Rendina, Roberta Congestri, Alessandra Antonucci, Mario De Stefano, Edoardo De Tommasi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4116236?pdf=render