The role of diatom nanostructures in biasing diffusion to improve uptake in a patchy nutrient environment.

The role of diatom nanostructures in biasing diffusion to improve uptake in a patchy nutrient environment.

<h4>Background</h4>Diatoms are important single-celled autotrophs that dominate most lit aquatic environments and are distinguished by surficial frustules with intricate designs of unknown function.<h4>Principal findings</h4>We show that some frustule designs constrain diffus...

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Main Authors: James G Mitchell, Laurent Seuront, Mark J Doubell, Dusan Losic, Nicolas H Voelcker, Justin Seymour, Ratnesh Lal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23667421/pdf/?tool=EBI

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