title: Biomineralization at the nanoscale learning from diatoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-0840, USA.
authors.forename: David P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Allison
authors.forename: Yves F
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Dufrêne
authors.forename: Mitchel J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Doktycz
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hildebrand
mesh_terms: D002113:Calcification, Physiologic; D017377:Diatoms / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004548:Elasticity; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D012822:Silicon Dioxide