Light Manipulation by Single Cells: The Case of Diatoms
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Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-13, 13 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-12-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Diatoms are ubiquitous monocellular microalgae, responsible for about 20–25% of the global oxygen produced by photosynthesis.
Living in environments where sunlight is not so easily accessible, evolution shaped diatoms in order to exploit light with high efficiency.
In particular, diatoms are provided with an external, micro- and nanopatterned silica shell, the frustule, surprisingly similar to artificial photonic crystals and able to manipulate light in many different ways.
The present paper reviews the most relevant studies on optical and photonic properties of diatoms that have been performed throughout the last years making use of SEM characterizations, transmittance measurements at different wavelengths, holographic microscopy, Raman spectroscopy and imaging, photoluminescence spectroscopy, and the predictive support of different numerical simulation algorithms.
American Psychological Association (APA)
De Tommasi, Edoardo. 2016. Light Manipulation by Single Cells: The Case of Diatoms. Journal of Spectroscopy،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-13.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
De Tommasi, Edoardo. Light Manipulation by Single Cells: The Case of Diatoms. Journal of Spectroscopy No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1110766
American Medical Association (AMA)
De Tommasi, Edoardo. Light Manipulation by Single Cells: The Case of Diatoms. Journal of Spectroscopy. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1110766
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1110766