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Silicon Biotechnology

Biosilica spicules from sponge Tethya aurantia. Protein from central filament: 75% similarity to human Cathepsin L. Silicon Biotechnology. Prof. Dan Morse, UCSB. K.Shimizu et al ., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., USA 95 , 6234 (1998). Silicon Biotechnology: Applications.

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Silicon Biotechnology

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  1. Biosilica spicules from sponge Tethya aurantia Protein from central filament: 75% similarity to human Cathepsin L Silicon Biotechnology Prof. Dan Morse, UCSB K.Shimizu et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., USA95, 6234 (1998)

  2. Silicon Biotechnology: Applications Structure-Directing Catalysis: • Coherent, stereo-regular silicon-based polymers for improved optoelectronic performance • Writing nanoscale features of silica and other metal-oxides on silicon Biosensors : • Integrated optoelectronic biochips Enzymatic Synthesis : • New routes to silicon-based monomers and polymers • New materials with advantageous new properties

  3. Acknowledgments Chmelka Group Samuel Bishop Dr. Hideki Maekawa Sean Christiansen Dr. Ricardo Mallavaia Ryan HaywardHeather Maynard Dr. Niklas Hedin Nicholas Melosh Howard Huang Vikas Mittal Michael Mann Chris Steinbeck Professor Galen Stucky, Chemistry Dr. Dongyuan Zhao Michael Bartl Dr. Peidong Yang Brian Scott Dr. Gernot Wirnsberger Professor Mark Brzezinski, Marine Biology Dr. Yolanda del Amo Mark Demarest Professor Daniel Morse, Molecular Biology Professor Alan Heeger, Physics

  4. SilicateinNature’s Structure-Directing Catalyst Polymerizes Silica, Methyl- and Phenyl-silsesquioxanes

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