Silicon and the Plant Extracellular Matrix

Silicon and the Plant Extracellular Matrix

Silicon (Si) is one of the most abundant elements on earth. Although not considered essential for the growth and development of higher plants, it is nonetheless known to increase vigor and to play protective roles. Its protective effects include for instance alleviation of (a)biotic stress damages and heavy metal toxicity. Si was shown to interact with several components of the plant cell walls...

Irritable walls: the plant extracellular matrix and signaling.

The plant cell wall is a dynamic network of carbohydrates and proteins of enormous structural complexity that plays crucial roles in all aspects of plant life. Advances in molecular physiology and genetics have shed light on the relations between structure and function of various cell wall constituents. The application of compounds interfering with plant cell wall structure and biosynthesis as ...

The Microsegregation Pattern of Aluminum and Silicon in the Matrix Microstructure of the Nodular Cast Irons

The Microsegregation Pattern of Aluminum and Silicon in the Matrix Microstructure of the Nodular Cast Irons

Synthetic osteogenic extracellular matrix formed by coated silicon dioxide nanosprings

BACKGROUND The design of biomimetic materials that parallel the morphology and biology of extracellular matrixes is key to the ability to grow functional tissues in vitro and to enhance the integration of biomaterial implants into existing tissues in vivo. Special attention has been put into mimicking the nanostructures of the extracellular matrix of bone, as there is a need to find biomaterial...