Skip to main content
. 2014 May 2;4:4866. doi: 10.1038/srep04866

Figure 2. Macroscopic helical morphologies of CDSFs.

Figure 2

Top view and side view of the low- and high-magnification SEM images of CDSFs formed on the silicon substrates without pretreatment (a1–4) and with H2SO4/H2O2 pretreatment (b1–4) showing the impeller-like helical architecture composed of several blades grown on the substrate. The molar composition of the synthesis gel was DNA (phosphate group):Mg2+:TMAPS:TEOS:H2O = 1:1.5:6:15:18 000.