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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
    Full Text:
    Silicon-Germanium Nanocomposites Fabricated by the Marine Diatom Nitzschia frustulum Abstract approved