Cyborg Botany

Sareen, Harpreet; Zheng, Jie; Maes, Pattie

doi:10.1145/3290607.3311778

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“…Future work will be developing electrodes that can accommodate plant growth for longer periods of monitoring and fast-growing seedlings. Our work sets the scene for future device development toward smart plant monitoring and modulation, which will find wide applications in environmental sensing, [7] crop health monitoring, [11] plant physiology regulation and modification, [9,11,[46][47][48] and augmented human-plant interaction. [8,10] Using hairy plants as a model system, we proved the efficacy of morphable materials that involve liquid-to-solid (or semisolid) transition in bridging textured biological tissues.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Morphable Ionic Electrode Based on Thermogel for Non‐Invasive Hairy Plant Electrophysiology

Luo

Lin

et al. 2021

Advanced Materials

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Plant electrophysiology lays the foundation for smart plant interrogation and intervention. However, plant trichomes with hair‐like morphologies present topographical features that challenge stable and high‐fidelity non‐invasive electrophysiology, due to the inadequate dynamic shape adaptability of conventional electrodes. Here, this issue is overcome using a morphable ionic electrode based on a thermogel, which gradually transforms from a viscous liquid to a viscoelastic gel. This transformation enables the morphable electrode to lock into the abrupt hairy surface irregularities and establish a conformal and adhesive interface. It achieves down to one tenth of the impedance and 4–5 times the adhesive strengths of conventional hydrogel electrodes on hairy leaves. As a result of the improved electrical and mechanical robustness, the morphable electrode can record more than one order of magnitude higher signal‐to‐noise ratio on hairy plants and maintains high‐fidelity recording despite plant movements, achieving superior performance to conventional hydrogel electrodes. The reported morphable electrode is a promising tool for hairy plant electrophysiology and may be applied to diversely textured plants for advanced sensing and modulation.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Morphable Ionic Electrode Based on Thermogel for Non‐Invasive Hairy Plant Electrophysiology

Luo

Lin

et al. 2021

Advanced Materials

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“…These technologies are appropriate for detecting and measuring plant characteristics at a large scale, such as chlorophyll and nitrogen levels, canopy information, leaf area index, and pest infestation [274]. Nevertheless, these technologies are unable to acquire crucial data about plant communication, reactions to environmental pressures, and internal physiological signal alterations at the micro-nano level [275].…”

Section: Plants In the Agricultural Sectormentioning

confidence: 99%

From Nature to Technology: Exploring the Potential of Plant-Based Materials and Modified Plants in Biomimetics, Bionics, and Green Innovations

Barbinta-Patrascu,

Bita,

Negut

2024

Biomimetics

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This review explores the extensive applications of plants in areas of biomimetics and bioinspiration, highlighting their role in developing sustainable solutions across various fields such as medicine, materials science, and environmental technology. Plants not only serve essential ecological functions but also provide a rich source of inspiration for innovations in green nanotechnology, biomedicine, and architecture. In the past decade, the focus has shifted towards utilizing plant-based and vegetal waste materials in creating eco-friendly and cost-effective materials with remarkable properties. These materials are employed in making advancements in drug delivery, environmental remediation, and the production of renewable energy. Specifically, the review discusses the use of (nano)bionic plants capable of detecting explosives and environmental contaminants, underscoring their potential in improving quality of life and even in lifesaving applications. The work also refers to the architectural inspirations drawn from the plant world to develop novel design concepts that are both functional and aesthetic. It elaborates on how engineered plants and vegetal waste have been transformed into value-added materials through innovative applications, especially highlighting their roles in wastewater treatment and as electronic components. Moreover, the integration of plants in the synthesis of biocompatible materials for medical applications such as tissue engineering scaffolds and artificial muscles demonstrates their versatility and capacity to replace more traditional synthetic materials, aligning with global sustainability goals. This paper provides a comprehensive overview of the current and potential uses of living plants in technological advancements, advocating for a deeper exploration of vegetal materials to address pressing environmental and technological challenges.

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“…Such electronic plants also managed to function as touch sensors, motion sensors, or motion-detecting antennae. 64,65 Strano group pioneered the plant nanobionics field by empowering the plant with specifically designed nanoparticles, 70 enabling them to serve as autonomous devices that can monitor groundwater contaminants and communicate with smartphones using infrared signals. 66 Such engineered living plants are equipped with two types of near-infrared fluorescent nanosensors: one, made of carbon nanotubes linked to Bombolitin II peptide, detects nitroaromatic compounds by changing its infrared emission; the other, a stable reference signal, is made of polyvinyl-alcohol coated carbon nanotubes.…”

Section: Extrusion-based 3d Printing Of Active Materials In the Non-l...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Extrusion-based 3D printing of soft active materials

Zhao,

Li,

et al. 2024

Chem. Commun.

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Cyborg Botany

Cited by 16 publications

References 5 publications

A Morphable Ionic Electrode Based on Thermogel for Non‐Invasive Hairy Plant Electrophysiology

A Morphable Ionic Electrode Based on Thermogel for Non‐Invasive Hairy Plant Electrophysiology

From Nature to Technology: Exploring the Potential of Plant-Based Materials and Modified Plants in Biomimetics, Bionics, and Green Innovations

Extrusion-based 3D printing of soft active materials

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