Applied Microscopy

  • Volume 52
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  • Pages.12.1-12.8
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  • 2022
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  • 2287-5123(pISSN)
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  • 2287-4445(eISSN)
Korean Society of Microscopy (한국현미경학회)
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Analysis of composition and microstructure of diatom frustules in mud on the coast of Boryeong- city, South Korea

  • Mi Kyung Bok (Pango Korea Co., Ltd.) ;
  • Chung Hwa Chin (Department of Global Medical Beauty, Konyang University) ;
  • Hee Jung Choi (Department of Public Health, Graduate School of Integrative Medicine, CHA university) ;
  • Ju Hyun Ham (Department of Health Consultation Welfare, Hanseo University) ;
  • Byung Soo Chang (Department of Cosmetology, Hanseo University)
  • Received : 2022.09.05
  • Accepted : 2022.11.29
  • Published : 2022.12.31
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Abstract

The microstructure of diatom frustules found in mud sediments along the coast of Boryeong- city, South Korea, was observed using a scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and the constituent elements of diatoms were analyzed using energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). Diatom frustules and clay minerals were present in the SEM images of the mud powder. High-magnification SEM images revealed that the surface of the frustules contained identically shaped circular pores, measuring 1 ㎛ in diameter, arranged at regular intervals. This study revealed that the diatom shell fragments in the mud powder ranged in size from 3 to 30 ㎛, with an average thickness of approximately 2.5 ㎛. The elements Si, Al, Fe, K, Na, Mg, and Ti were detected while analyzing the frustule constituents, with Si being the primary component with the highest content.

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