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Functionalized Natural Particles: Light‐Induced Surface Modification of Natural Plant Microparticles: Toward Colloidal Science and Cellular Adhesion Applications (Adv. Funct. Mater. 18/2018)
Author(s) -
Tan EeLin,
Potroz Michael G.,
Ferracci Gaia,
Jackman Joshua A.,
Jung Haram,
Wang Lili,
Cho NamJoon
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201870120
Subject(s) - materials science , surface modification , agglomerate , wetting , colloid , pollen , ultraviolet light , chemical engineering , adhesion , microparticle , nanotechnology , composite material , optoelectronics , engineering , biology , ecology
Light‐based surface modification of discrete pollen microparticles extracted from bee‐collected pollen agglomerates highlights the potential of pollen in colloidal science. As demonstrated by Nam‐Joon Cho and co‐workers in article number 1707568 , ultraviolet light/ozone treatment of pollen increases surface atomic oxygen in the form of ketone bonds. This improves pollen wetting, the ability to tune microparticle‐stabilized Pickering emulsions, and increases cell/pollen binding.