There are so many examples for that in different areas, like organic germanium compounds experiment carried out in our lab recently.
Here's one link: http://www.alfa-chemistry.com/products/organic-germanium-24.htm
The need for natural resource should increase.
Explanation:
eukaryotic glycocalyx is present in prokaryotic cells, eukaryotic cells can also have glycocalyces especially single celled eukaryotic organisms.