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| Title |
Functionalization of the living diatom Thalassiosira weissflogii with thiol moieties
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| Published in |
Nature Communications, November 2013
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| DOI | 10.1038/ncomms3683 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Yvonne Lang, Francisco del Monte, Liam Collins, Brian J. Rodriguez, Kerry Thompson, Peter Dockery, David P. Finn, Abhay Pandit |
| Abstract |
Biomineralization processes identified within diatoms have inspired the design of synthetic silica structures in vitro using alkoxysilane precursors. Here we explore the use of the machinery within the living diatom to fabricate organo-silica constructs using a combination of alkoxysilane and organoalkoxysilane precursors. We report on the incorporation of thiol moieties into the diatom during frustule synthesis. Formation of valves within the parent diatom is monitored using fluorescence microscopy, and the modification of the chemical composition of the diatom is confirmed using energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and (29)Si-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Chemical modification is achieved without loss of the nano-scale architectural features of the frustule. Extension of this work may allow the chemistry of the diatom to be tailored during synthesis. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 42 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 5% |
| Belgium | 2 | 5% |
| Ireland | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 37 | 88% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 8 | 19% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 6 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 7% |
| Other | 6 | 14% |
| Unknown | 9 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 17% |
| Engineering | 6 | 14% |
| Materials Science | 6 | 14% |
| Chemistry | 5 | 12% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 7% |
| Other | 6 | 14% |
| Unknown | 9 | 21% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 14. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 08 November 2013.
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