Sample Preparation for Atomic Force Microscopy Measurements
3:06
Data Acquisition
6:40
Data Evaluation and Post-Processing
7:26
Results: Investigation of Primary Cell Walls of Plant Organs Using Atomic Force Microscopy
9:04
Conclusion
Transcript
Plant cell growth is controlled by the mechanical properties of their cell walls. Therefore, it's important to know these properties in different organ and tissues of the plants. The method presented here allows the biomechanical characterization
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Studies of cell wall biomechanics are essential for understanding plant growth and morphogenesis. The following protocol is proposed to investigate thin primary cell walls in the internal tissues of young plant organs using atomic force microscopy.