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| Title |
Hydraulic Strategy of Cactus Trichome for Absorption and Storage of Water under Arid Environment
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Plant Science, October 2017
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| DOI | 10.3389/fpls.2017.01777 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Kiwoong Kim, Hyejeong Kim, Sung Ho Park, Sang Joon Lee |
| Abstract |
Being an essential component in various metabolic activities, water is important for the survival of plants and animals. Cacti grown in arid areas have developed intrinsic water management systems, such as water collection through spines, water absorption through trichome, and water storage using mucilage. The water collection method of cactus is well-documented, but its water absorption and storage strategies remain to be elucidated. Thus, this study analyzed the morphology and wettability of cactus trichomes by using advanced bio-imaging techniques and by performing in vitro experiments on an artificial system mimicking these structures, respectively. In addition, the in situ water absorption process through the trichome cluster was quantitatively visualized. This paper proposes a new bio-inspired technique for dew collection based on information about the water management strategies of cactus. This study discusses the underlying water absorption and storage strategies of cactus and provides the experimental database required to develop a biomimetic water management device. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 5 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 20% |
| Brazil | 1 | 20% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 20% |
| Germany | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 1 | 20% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 80% |
| Scientists | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 74 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 74 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 16 | 22% |
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 9 | 12% |
| Researcher | 7 | 9% |
| Other | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 7 | 9% |
| Unknown | 22 | 30% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 17 | 23% |
| Engineering | 10 | 14% |
| Environmental Science | 5 | 7% |
| Materials Science | 4 | 5% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 12 | 16% |
| Unknown | 23 | 31% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 7. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 23 October 2020.
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#4,654,846
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Outputs from Frontiers in Plant Science
#2,500
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#83,632
of 327,018 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Frontiers in Plant Science
#72
of 482 outputs
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