Biomimetic Replication of Root Surface Microstructure using Alteration of Soft LithographyPallavi Kumari 1, Tali Sayas 1, Maya Kleiman 1,2
1Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization (Volcani Center), 2Agro-NanoTechnology and Advanced Materials Center, Agricultural Research Organization (Volcani Center)
Biomimetics has been previously used as a tool to study leaf-microorganism interactions. However, no such tool exists for roots. Here, we develop a protocol to form synthetic surfaces mimicking root surface microstructure for the study of root-environment interactions.
