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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 May 20.
Published in final edited form as: Biomater Sci. 2014 Jan 9;2(5):619–626. doi: 10.1039/C3BM60280J

Figure 3. Complex silicon-based nanostructured materials.

Figure 3

(A) Scanning electron microscopy image of a kinked nanowire; yellow arrow highlights the gold catalyst used for VLS growth. (B) A silicon ‘diatom’ synthesized by magnesium reduction. (C) A nanoporous silicon membrane used for molecular separation. B and C are adapted from Reference 51 and 52, respectively, with the permission from Nature Publishing Group.