Design and development of a novel plant cuticle model using 3D printing

利用3D打印设计和开发新型植物角质层模型

• 批准号: 2351542
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Nottingham
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2017 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2351542
• 关键词: Design; development; novel; plant; cuticle

The surface of most plant leaves consists of a wax and polymeric barrier called the cuticle which frequently rate-limits the transport of agrochemicals into the plant based on cuticle composition and structure. Currently our limited understanding of the cuticle microstructure, and thus means of modelling this barrier, present an obstacle to the development of effective agrochemicals.This project seeks to understand the cuticle features involved in determining the rate of agrochemical penetration including cuticle composition and crystalline structure. Additive manufacturing will then be used as a means of producing model cuticles displaying analogues of these features for consistent, high throughput agrochemical penetration testing. A particular focus of this project will be the printing of waxes and other organic materials such that they retain, or reproduce, natural structures and features.

大多数植物叶片的表面由称为角质层的蜡和聚合物屏障组成，其经常基于角质层组成和结构限制农用化学品进入植物的运输速率。目前，我们有限的理解角质层的微观结构，从而模拟这一障碍的手段，提出了一个障碍，有效的农用化学品的开发。本项目旨在了解角质层的功能，包括角质层成分和晶体结构，决定农药的渗透率。然后，增材制造将被用作生产模型铜的一种手段，该模型铜显示出这些特征的类似物，用于一致的、高通量的农用化学品渗透测试。该项目的一个特别重点将是蜡和其他有机材料的印刷，以便它们保留或复制自然结构和特征。