دورية أكاديمية
Micro-replication platform for studying the structural effect of seed surfaces on wetting properties
| العنوان: | Micro-replication platform for studying the structural effect of seed surfaces on wetting properties |
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| المؤلفون: | Seungwoo Shin, Su Hyun Choi, Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh, Seok Kim, Hyeok Jae Choi, Young Tae Cho |
| المصدر: | Scientific Reports, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2022) |
| بيانات النشر: | Nature Portfolio, 2022. |
| سنة النشر: | 2022 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Medicine LCC:Science |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Medicine, Science |
| الوصف: | Abstract Biological surfaces in plants are critical for controlling essential functions such as wettability, adhesion, and light management, which are linked to their adaptation, survival, and reproduction. Biomimetically patterned surfaces replicating the microstructures of plant surfaces have become an emerging tool for understanding plant–environment interactions. In this study, we developed a two-step micro-replication platform to mimic the microstructure of seed surfaces and demonstrated that this initial platform can be used to study seed surface–environment interactions. The two-step process involved the extraction of a simplified seed surface model from real seeds and micro-replication of the simplified seed surface model using nanoimprint lithography. Using Allium seeds collected from Mongolia and Central Asia as the model system, we studied the wettability of biological and synthetic seed surfaces. We could independently control the material properties of a synthetic seed surface while maintaining the microstructures and, thereby, provide clear evidence that Allium seed surfaces were highly wettable owing to the high surface energy in the epidermal material rather than a microstructural effect. We expect that this platform can facilitate study of the independent effect of microstructure on the interaction of seed surfaces with their surroundings and contribute to research on the evolution of plant–environment interactions. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2045-2322 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-022-09634-7 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/9913cd54d1334249a6b2ca07b0393515 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.9913cd54d1334249a6b2ca07b0393515 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
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Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 20452322 |
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| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-022-09634-7 |