ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Data Journal

Neutron Reflection study characterising the fundamental structure and composition of reconstituted plant wax films

Abstract: Understanding the plant wax-surfactant interaction process and the influence of surfactants upon the wax transport properties is crucial for the development of more efficient and effective pesticide and fungicide formulations. Thus, a need for greater understanding of both the morphology and structure of the cuticular lipid compounds which form the waxy 'barrier' upon the surface of all crops is required.We will carry out a series of solid/liquid NR measurements to characterise the composition and morphology of the nano-particles which make up the main constituents of wheat and barley waxes, and observe how each of the components influences the transport properties of the wax barrier. This will give us a better insight into the inter-facial processes of wax-surfactant interactions at the molecular level.

Principal Investigator: Professor Jian Lu
Experimenter: Dr Elias Pambou
Local Contact: Dr Luke Clifton
Experimenter: Dr Zongyi Li
Experimenter: Dr Xuzhi Hu
Experimenter: Mr Haoning Gong

DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1520226

ISIS Experiment Number: RB1520226

Publisher: STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

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