Diatoms: fundamentals and applications

4.3 Study of Tribological Performances of Compound Dimples Based on Diatoms Shell StructuresReferences; Chapter 5: Cellular Mechanisms of Diatom Valve Morphogenesis; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Valve Symmetry; 5.3 Valve Silification Order; 5.4 Silica Within SDV; 5.5 Macromorphogenesis Control; 5.6 Cytoskeletal Control of Morphogenesis; 5.7 The Role of Vesicles in Morphogenesis; 5.8 Valve Exocytosis and the SDV Origin; 5.9 Conclusion; References; Chapter 6: Application of Focused Ion Beam Technique in Taxonomy-Oriented Research on Ultrastructure of Diatoms; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Material and Methods.

6.3 Results6.4 Discussion; 6.5 Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 7: On Light and Diatoms: A Photonics and Photobiology Review; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 The Unique Multiscale Structure of the Diatom Frustules; 7.3 Optical Properties of Diatom Frustules; 7.4 Diatom Photobiology; 7.5 Diatom and Light Applications; 7.6 Conclusion; Acknowledgement; Glossary; References; Chapter 8: Photosynthesis in Diatoms; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 The Chloroplast Structure Reflects the Two Steps Endosymbiosis; 8.3 Photosynthetic Pigments; 8.4 The Organization of the Photosynthetic Apparatus.

8.5 Non-Photochemical Quenching (NPQ)8.6 Carbon Uptake and Fixation; 8.7 Conclusions and Perspectives; Acknowledgement; References; Chapter 9: Iron in Diatoms; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Fe Acquisition by Diatoms; 9.3 Fe-Containing Proteins in Diatoms and Economy of Fe Use; 9.4 Iron Storage; 9.5 Conclusions and Prospects; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 10: Diatom Symbioses with Other Photoautotroph; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Diatoms with a N2-Fixing Coccoid Cyanobacterial Endosymbiont; 10.3 Diatoms with N2-Fixing Filamentous Heterocytous Cyanobacterial Endosymbionts.

AcknowledgmentsReferences; Chapter 2: Alex Altenbach -- In Memoriam of a Friend; References; Chapter 3: The Beauty of Diatoms; 3.1 Early History of Observations of Diatoms; 3.2 Live Diatoms; 3.3 Shapes and Structures; 3.4 Diatom Beauty at Various Scales; 3.5 Valves During Morphogenesis; 3.6 Jamin-Lebedeff Interference Contrast Microscopy; 3.7 Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 4: Current Diatom Research in China; 4.1 Diatoms for Energy Conversion and Storage; 4.2 Diatoms for Water Treatment.

Intro; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication to Lawrence Bogorad; Foreword; References; Introduction to Diatoms: Fundamentals and Applications; The Topics Covered in This Volume are Varied; Acknowledgment; Chapter 1: A Memorial to Frithjof Sterrenburg: The Importance of the Amateur Diatomist; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Background and Interests; 1.3 The Personality of an Amateur Diatomist; 1.4 The Amateur Diatomist and the Importance of Collections; 1.5 The Amateur Diatomist as Expert in the Tools of the Trade; 1.6 The Amateur Diatomist as Peer-Reviewed Scientific Contributor; 1.7 Concluding Remarks.

Includes bibliographical references and index.