A Self-propagating System for Ge Incorporation into Nanostructured Silica
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Technologically-relevant levels of Ge can be incorporated into cell wall silica of the diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana with no aberration in structure at low levels, whereas higher levels alter structure.
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