Tag: silica
Stinging plants share needle designs
It’s not just nettles that sting. Plants discovered how to defend themselves multiple times, but whatever building blocks they use, they all share a similar design in needles.
Biomineralization in the Trichomes of Boraginales
New insights into the formation of silica aggregates in sorghum roots
Even though silica and lignin can provide comparable stiffness, they cannot be considered as structural equivalents due to contrasting hydrophobicity.
Good things come in small packages
Silica nanoparticles and structural leaf coloration
Blue iridescence is produced by both the helicoidal wall and silica nanoparticles in the helicoid.