Abstract

The diatom shell is an example of complex siliceous structure which is a suitable model to demonstrate the process of digging into the third dimension using modern visualization techniques. This paper demonstrates importance of a comprehensive multi-length scale approach to the bio-structures/materials with the usage of state-of-the-art imaging techniques. Imaging of diatoms applying visible light, electron and X-ray microscopy provide a deeper insight into the morphology of their frustules.

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Title
Insight into diatom frustule structures using various imaging techniques
Author
Zgłobicka Izabela 1 ; Gluch Jürgen 2 ; Liao Zhongquan 2 ; Werner, Stephan 3 ; Guttmann, Peter 3 ; Li, Qiong 2 ; Bazarnik Piotr 4 ; Plocinski Tomasz 4 ; Witkowski Andrzej 5 ; Kurzydlowski, Krzysztof J 1 

 Bialystok University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Białystok, Poland (GRID:grid.446127.2) (ISNI:0000 0000 9787 2307) 
 Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems (IKTS), Dresden, Germany (GRID:grid.461622.5) (ISNI:0000 0001 2034 8950) 
 Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB), X-Ray Microscopy Department, Berlin, Germany (GRID:grid.424048.e) (ISNI:0000 0001 1090 3682) 
 Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Warsaw, Poland (GRID:grid.1035.7) (ISNI:0000000099214842) 
 University of Szczecin, Institute of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Szczecin, Poland (GRID:grid.79757.3b) (ISNI:0000 0000 8780 7659) 
Publication year
2021
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2551801328
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2021. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.