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Characterizations of silicon-germanium nanocomposites fabricated by the marine diatom Nitzschia frustulum

Creator:

Liu, Shuhong

Abstract:

Marine diatoms are a class of microalgae that possess cell walls composed of silica nanoparticles. These organisms actively assimilate silicic acid Si(OH)4 from seawater, polymerize silicic acid to silica nanoparticles by a protein-mediated precipitation process, and then assemble the silica nanoparticles into intricate patterns that constitute the cell wall microarchitecture...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis