Cationic Amino Acids Specific Biomimetic Silicification in Ionic Liquid: A Quest to Understand the Formation of 3-D Structures in Diatoms

Rajesh Ramanathan; Jos L. Campbell; Sarvesh K. Soni; Suresh K. Bhargava; Vipul Bansal

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0017707

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Cationic Amino Acids Specific Biomimetic Silicification in Ionic Liquid: A Quest to Understand the Formation of 3-D Structures in Diatoms

Rajesh Ramanathan,

Affiliation School of Applied Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Jos L. Campbell,

Affiliation School of Applied Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Sarvesh K. Soni,

Affiliation School of Applied Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Suresh K. Bhargava ,

* E-mail: suresh.bhargava@rmit.edu.au (SKB); vipul.bansal@rmit.edu.au (VB)

Affiliation School of Applied Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Vipul Bansal

* E-mail: suresh.bhargava@rmit.edu.au (SKB); vipul.bansal@rmit.edu.au (VB)

Affiliation School of Applied Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Cationic Amino Acids Specific Biomimetic Silicification in Ionic Liquid: A Quest to Understand the Formation of 3-D Structures in Diatoms

Rajesh Ramanathan,
Jos L. Campbell,
Sarvesh K. Soni,
Suresh K. Bhargava,
Vipul Bansal

Published: March 3, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0017707

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Posted by vbansal on 07 Mar 2011 at 03:06 GMT

Dear readers,

Since this is one of the first-most publications in the field, which discusses possibility of control over diatom silica morphology, while taking into account the physico-chemical environment where diatoms grow, I would encourage you to provide your valuable critical comments, which will further assist the authors to build upon this preliminary work, and further advance the field.

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Cationic Amino Acids Specific Biomimetic Silicification in Ionic Liquid: A Quest to Understand the Formation of 3-D Structures in Diatoms

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