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This article belongs to the Special Issue Applications of Diatoms in the Fields of Environment Resuscitation, Biomedical Research and Nanoparticles Production.

This research work was supported by the project “Advanced biocomposites for tomorrow’s economy BIOG-NET” financed by the Foundation for Polish Science from the European Regional Development Fund within the Intelligent Development Operational Program 2014–2020.