Many living organisms contain silica structures. A biomimetic synthesis process that uses a peptide as a template gives an opportunity for making a new kind of silica structure and understanding the details of how it forms.
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Brunner, E. Double-walled silica nanotubes. Nature Mater 6, 398–399 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat1919
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat1919