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Scientific Reports, volume 13, issue 1, publication number 5518

Revealing the static and dynamic nanomechanical properties of diatom frustules—Nature's glass lace

Cvjetinovic Julijana 1
Luchkin Sergey Yu 2
Statnik Eugene S 2
Davidovich Nickolai A. 1, 3
Somov Pavel A 2
Salimon Alexey I 2, 4
KORSUNSKY ALEXANDER M. 5
Gorin Dmitry A. 1
Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2023-04-04
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Impact factor4.6
ISSN20452322
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Diatoms are single cell microalgae enclosed in silica exoskeletons (frustules) that provide inspiration for advanced hybrid nanostructure designs mimicking multi-scale porosity to achieve outstanding mechanical and optical properties. Interrogating the structure and properties of diatoms down to nanometer scale leads to breakthrough advances reported here in the nanomechanical characterization of Coscinodiscus oculus-iridis diatom pure silica frustules, as well as of air-dried and wet cells with organic content. Static and dynamic mode Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and in-SEM nanoindentation revealed the peculiarities of diatom response with separate contributions from material nanoscale behavior and membrane deformation of the entire valve. Significant differences in the nanomechanical properties of the different frustule layers were observed. Furthermore, the deformation response depends strongly on silica hydration and on the support from the internal organic content. The cyclic loading revealed that the average compliance of the silica frustule is 0.019 m/N and increases with increasing number of cycles. The structure–mechanical properties relationship has a direct impact on the vibrational properties of the frustule as a complex micrometer-sized mechanical system. Lessons from Nature’s nanostructuring of diatoms open up pathways to new generations of nano- and microdevices for electronic, electromechanical, photonic, liquid, energy storage, and other applications.

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Cvjetinovic J. et al. Revealing the static and dynamic nanomechanical properties of diatom frustules—Nature's glass lace // Scientific Reports. 2023. Vol. 13. No. 1. 5518
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Cvjetinovic J., Luchkin S. Yu., Statnik E. S., Davidovich N. A., Somov P. A., Salimon A. I., KORSUNSKY A. M., Gorin D. A. Revealing the static and dynamic nanomechanical properties of diatom frustules—Nature's glass lace // Scientific Reports. 2023. Vol. 13. No. 1. 5518
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1038/s41598-023-31487-x
UR - https://doi.org/10.1038%2Fs41598-023-31487-x
TI - Revealing the static and dynamic nanomechanical properties of diatom frustules—Nature's glass lace
T2 - Scientific Reports
AU - Cvjetinovic, Julijana
AU - Luchkin, Sergey Yu
AU - Statnik, Eugene S
AU - Davidovich, Nickolai A.
AU - Somov, Pavel A
AU - Salimon, Alexey I
AU - KORSUNSKY, ALEXANDER M.
AU - Gorin, Dmitry A.
PY - 2023
DA - 2023/04/04 00:00:00
PB - Springer Nature
IS - 1
VL - 13
SN - 2045-2322
ER -
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@article{2023_Cvjetinovic,
author = {Julijana Cvjetinovic and Sergey Yu Luchkin and Eugene S Statnik and Nickolai A. Davidovich and Pavel A Somov and Alexey I Salimon and ALEXANDER M. KORSUNSKY and Dmitry A. Gorin},
title = {Revealing the static and dynamic nanomechanical properties of diatom frustules—Nature's glass lace},
journal = {Scientific Reports},
year = {2023},
volume = {13},
publisher = {Springer Nature},
month = {apr},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1038%2Fs41598-023-31487-x},
number = {1},
doi = {10.1038/s41598-023-31487-x}
}
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