Geometrical frustration of phase-separated domains in Coscinodiscus diatom frustules
M. Feofilova, S. Schüepp, R. Schmid, F. Hacker, H. T. Spanke, N. Bain, K. E. Jensen, E. R. Dufresne
The paper investigates the micron-scale organization of Coscinodiscus diatom frustules, revealing competing organizational tendencies that lead to a frustrated triangular lattice with defect accumulation near the center.
bioRxiv · Dec 10, 2021Biophysics