Table 2 Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Analysis for bulk characterisation of surface modification of C. meneghiniana grafted with functional groups (–SH and –NH2); n = 6.

From: Exploratory Testing of Diatom Silica to Map the Role of Material Attributes on Cell Fate

Samples

%C

%H

%N

%S

Diatom

9.85 (±1.75)

2.09 (±0.34)

1.25 (±0.17)

<0.5

Diatom Amine

12.65 (±1.01)

2.30 (±0.11)

2.25 (±0.60)

<0.5

Diatom Thiol

11.09 (±0.7)

2.33 (±0.18)

<0.5

0.93(±0.25)