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

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In situ elastic modulus measurements of ultrathin protein-rich organic layers in biosilica: towards deeper understanding of superior resistance to fracture of biocomposites

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The synthesis of porous materials with macroscopically oriented mesopores interconnected by branched mesopores

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Hierarchical composition of the axial filament from spicules of the siliceous sponge Suberites domuncula: from biosilica-synthesizing nanofibrils to structure- and morphology-guiding triangular stems

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Silicateins, silicatein interactors and cellular interplay in sponge skeletogenesis: formation of glass fiber-like spicules

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Acquisition of Structure-guiding and Structure-forming Properties during Maturation from the Pro-silicatein to the Silicatein Form

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Genetic, biological and structural hierarchies during sponge spicule formation: from soft sol–gels to solid 3D silica composite structures

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Silica Condensation by a Silicatein α Homologue Involves Surface-Induced Transition to a Stable Structural Intermediate Forming a Saturated Monolayer

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Bio-sintering processes in hexactinellid sponges: Fusion of bio-silica in giant basal spicules from Monorhaphis chuni☆

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Effects of Laminate Architecture on Fracture Resistance of Sponge Biosilica: Lessons from Nature

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Diatoms—From Cell Wall Biogenesis to Nanotechnology

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