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Intercalation

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intercalation [in‚tər·kə′lā·shən]
(geology)
A layer located between layers of different character.

Intercalation 

the appearance of new structures and processes in an already formed life system. Examples of intercalation are the articulation of new stages alongside already existing ones in the process of individual development, the formation of secondary venules between the main ones in the wings of insects, and the formation of additional silica in diatomaceous algae.



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Mohammad Yeganeh Qotbi conducted this research with the aim of "examination of the possibility of intercalation of D-gluconate into interlamellae of zinc-aluminum-layered double hydroxide and detection of the resulting nanohybrids properties.
This includes intercalation training and employment opportunities provided to undergraduate students and contributions as Chair of the Advisory Board in Biomedical Sciences.
 
 
 
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