ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Data Journal

Quasi-elastic neutron scattering study of reconstituted plant wax films and their principal components

Abstract: A number of studies have determined that non-ionic surfactants are capable of altering diffusion rates and transportation of both water and active ingredients thorough the waxy ?barrier? of various crops, manipulating their morphology and structural integrity.By measuring the diffusivity and observing the change in the wax inelastic scattering with temperature, QENS will allow us to further observe changes in the morphology and role of the various wax components at different temperatures and moisture conditions. QENS would therefore allow us to investigate the conditions which affect the behaviour, structure and mobility of the major components which make up a large proportion of cuticular waxes. This will in turn allow us understand how surfactants help promote the transport of water and active ingredients into the plant.

Principal Investigator: Professor Jian Lu
Experimenter: Dr Elias Pambou
Experimenter: Dr Mario Campana
Local Contact: Dr Victoria Garcia Sakai

DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1520307

ISIS Experiment Number: RB1520307

Publisher: STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

Data format: RAW/Nexus
Select the data format above to find out more about it.

Data Citation

The recommended format for citing this dataset in a research publication is as:
[author], [date], [title], [publisher], [doi]

For Example:
Professor Jian Lu et al; (2015): Quasi-elastic neutron scattering study of reconstituted plant wax films and their principal components, STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, https://doi.org/10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1520307

Data is released under the CC-BY-4.0 license.