Leaf Vein Absorption for Plant Functional Modification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current plant surface modification technologies often damage plant functions or lead to genetic contamination, and they fail to maintain functional materials on the plant surface for an extended period.
Innovation Solution
A leaf vein absorption method using a functional modification material comprising a stomata expansion material like fusicoccin and a polymeric stabilizing material, applied as a water-based biogel or biodegradable gel to promote absorption of nanoscale materials through stomata, ensuring the materials are absorbed without harming the plant and remain functional until natural apoptosis.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If functional materials are applied on plant surface, then special functional properties are produced, but plant surface functions are lost and plant may die
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses stomata as an intermediary pathway to deliver functional materials into plant cells. Instead of applying materials directly to the plant surface which causes damage, the stomata expansion material opens the stomata pores to allow functional materials to be absorbed through the stomata, acting as a natural gateway that mediates between external application and internal absorption without damaging the plant surface
Solution Approach 2:
The patent exploits the porous structure of stomata (pores) to enable functional material absorption. By expanding the stomata pores using stomata expansion material, the plant's natural porous structure is utilized to allow functional materials to penetrate into the plant interior through the stomatal pores, avoiding surface damage while achieving functional modification
2Adaptability or versatility
If functional materials are applied on plant surface, then special functional properties are produced, but functional materials cannot stay on plant surface for long time
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the functional materials from the external surface and transports them inside the plant through the stomata. By using the stomatal pathway to deliver materials into the plant interior, the functional materials are no longer subject to rapid degradation or washing off on the surface, thereby extending their functional duration within the plant system
3Adaptability or versatility
If plant genes are modified biologically, then special functions are achieved, but genetic contamination occurs and many restrictions apply
Solution Approach 1:
The patent substitutes the biological gene modification approach with a physical/chemical absorption approach. Instead of using genetic engineering techniques that cause contamination and have regulatory restrictions, the patent uses physical delivery of functional materials through expanded stomata pores, replacing the biological mechanism with a non-invasive physical absorption process that avoids genetic contamination
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This method allows plants to maintain their functions, achieve special properties without genetic modification, comply with safety directives, and enhance carbon dioxide solidification, improving food production and carbon neutrality.
Implementation Method 1
the covering further comprises a stomata expansion material, such as fusicoccin, to enable the functional material to be absorbed into the plant through stomata of the plant organ
Implementation Method 2
the polymeric stabilizing material is used to stabilize and polymerize the biogel or the biodegradable gel of the protector and/or the covering, thereby increasing a quantity and a density of the functional material absorbed by the plant organ
Implementation Method 3
the covering is a water-based material with an adjustable surface charge that has an adhesiveness of a biogel or a biodegradable gel
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AI summary
Disclosed are a leaf vein absorption method and a functional modification material for plant. The functional modification material has a covering with a functional material and a protector with a polymeric stabilizing material. The functional material is a unitary, a multivariate, or a high-entropy compound, or a semiconducting or an optoelectronic material. The covering covers a surface of a plant organ, wherein the covering comprises a stomata expansion material to enable the functional material to be absorbed into a plant through stomata. The protector covers a surface of the covering. The functional material is capable of maintaining its functional presence on a surface of the plant until the plant organ undergoes natural apoptosis. Through an absorption technology of leaf veins on the surface of the plant, special functions can be achieved without modifying or implanting plant genes.