title: A self-propagating system for Ge incorporation into nanostructured silica.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093-0202, USA.
authors.forename: Aubrey K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hildebrand
mesh_terms: D017377:Diatoms / Q000737:chemistry*; D005857:Germanium / Q000737:chemistry*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D049329:Nanostructures; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D005857:Germanium; D012822:Silicon Dioxide