Visualisation by high resolution synchrotron X-ray phase contrast micro-tomography of gas films on submerged superhydrophobic leaves

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 188, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 61-70

  Lauridsen, Torsten ^a   Glavina, Kyriaki ^a   Colmer, Timothy David ^b   Winkel, Anders ^b,c   Irvine, Sarah ^d,e,f   Lefmann, Kim ^a   Feidenhans'l, Robert ^a   Pedersen, Ole ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^f MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aerenchyma; Air film; CT scanning; Halophyte; Hydrophobicity; Internal aeration; Leaf gas film; Spartina anglica; Submergence tolerance; Tomogram; Wetland plant; X ray phase contrast

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTACT ANGLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH RESOLUTION SYNCHROTRON X RAY PHASE CONTRAST MICRO TOMOGRAPHY; HYDROPHOBICITY; LEAF GAS EXCHANGE; LEAF GAS FILM; LEAF SURFACE; LEAF TISSUE; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PLANT TISSUE; POROSITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THICKNESS; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENT; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAF; POACEAE; SYNCHROTRON; TOMOGRAPHY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; X RAY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN; WATER;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENT; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; OXYGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; POACEAE; SYNCHROTRONS; TOMOGRAPHY; WATER; X-RAYS;

EID: 84907624297     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2014.08.003     Document Type: Article

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