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Etched ion tracks in polymers, and metallic nanotubules embedded therein have been described since quite a number of years, and first applications have already been reported in literature. Some of the proposed future applications suggest the deposition of matter within the tracks or tubules, with that matter to be subsequently thermally processed to obtain its final desired properties. For this case...