Supercontinuum Generation in Naturally Occurring Glass Sponges Spicules

Electron microscope analyses of the bio-silica basal spicule from the Monorhaphis chuni sponge

(2015) Peter Werner et al.   JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

Glassin, a histidine-rich protein from the siliceous skeletal system of the marine spongeEuplectella, directs silica polycondensation

(2015) Katsuhiko Shimizu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

New functional insights into the internal architecture of the laminated anchor spicules ofEuplectella aspergillum

(2015) Michael A. Monn et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Eshelby Twist as a Possible Source of Lattice Rotation in a Perfectly Ordered Protein/Silica Structure Grown by a Simple Organism

(2015) Igor Zlotnikov et al.   Small

Composition and Mechanical Properties of a Protein/Silica Hybrid Material Forming the Micron-Thick Axial Filament in the Spicules of Marine Sponges

(2014) Igor Zlotnikov et al.   ADVANCED ENGINEERING MATERIALS

Dissection of the structure-forming activity from the structure-guiding activity of silicatein: a biomimetic molecular approach to print optical fibers

(2014) Werner E. G. Müller et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

A Perfectly Periodic Three-Dimensional Protein/Silica Mesoporous Structure Produced by an Organism

(2013) Igor Zlotnikov et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Metazoan Circadian Rhythm: Toward an Understanding of a Light-Based Zeitgeber in Sponges

(2013) W. E. G. Muller et al.   INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY

Management of OH absorption in tellurite optical fibers and related supercontinuum generation

(2013) Inna Savelii et al.   OPTICAL MATERIALS

Supercontinuum generation and filamentation of ultrashort laser pulses in hybrid silicate nanocomposite materials on the basis of polysaccharides and hyperbranched polyglycidols

(2013) Yurii N Kul'chin et al.   QUANTUM ELECTRONICS

Discovery of 505-million-year old chitin in the basal demosponge Vauxia gracilenta

(2013) H. Ehrlich et al.   Scientific Reports

Coherent fiber supercontinuum for biophotonics

(2012) Haohua Tu et al.   Laser & Photonics Reviews

Compact supercontinuum sources and their biomedical applications

(2012) Alexis Labruyère et al.   OPTICAL FIBER TECHNOLOGY

Multi-octave supercontinuum generation from mid-infrared filamentation in a bulk crystal

(2012) F. Silva et al.   Nature Communications

Optical properties of in-vitro biomineralised silica

(2012) Alessandro Polini et al.   Scientific Reports

The relationship between silicon isotope fractionation in sponges and silicic acid concentration: Modern and core-top studies of biogenic opal

(2011) Katharine R. Hendry et al.   GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA

Flashing light signaling circuit in sponges: Endogenous light generation after tissue ablation in Suberites domuncula

(2010) Matthias Wiens et al.   JOURNAL OF CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY

Mineralization of the metre-long biosilica structures of glass sponges is templated on hydroxylated collagen

(2010) Hermann Ehrlich et al.   Nature Chemistry

Light confinement within nanoholes in nanostructured optical fibers

(2010) Yinlan Ruan et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Bacterial biofilm shows persistent resistance to liquid wetting and gas penetration

(2010) A. K. Epstein et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Luciferase a light source for the silica-based optical waveguides (spicules) in the demosponge Suberites domuncula

(2009) W. E. G. Müller et al.   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES

Phylogenomics Revives Traditional Views on Deep Animal Relationships

(2009) Hervé Philippe et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Light inside sponges

(2008) Franz Brümmer et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY