Abstract:

Biomineralization refer to the process that minerals (biominerals) deposite in biology. Cell-wall-templated and inartifical nanostructured column-like silica in Phyllostachys pubescens was firstly reported in this paper, which was not applying by silicon nutrition. They array regularly with width are 120～200 nm and length are 200～1 600 nm, some are cluster-like with width are 150～200 nm and length are 200～1 500 nm. The result put forward a new direction to conventional research of bamboo biology, bamboo utilization and modification, biology materials. In order to provide basilic theoretical foundation for modify, biomemetic and smart materials of bamboo, further investigation of basic and molecular mechanism of biosilifisication in bamboo were prerequisite.

Key words: biomineralization, bamboo wood, nanostructured SiO₂