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Learning from an Intelligent Mechanosensing System of Plants
Author(s) -
Huynh TanPhat,
Haick Hossam
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
advanced materials technologies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.184
H-Index - 42
ISSN - 2365-709X
DOI - 10.1002/admt.201800464
Subject(s) - mechanotransduction , turgor pressure , mechanism (biology) , plant biology , neuroscience , variety (cybernetics) , nanotechnology , computer science , biochemical engineering , biology , engineering , biophysics , physics , artificial intelligence , botany , materials science , quantum mechanics
Mechanosensing in plants affords sensing a wide variety of mechanical stimuli (e.g., gravity, touch, wind, or turgor pressure); therefore, it helps some of them to sense, trap, and devour nutritious animals and/or track water. A glimpse on how learning from the plants' mechanosensing could be beneficial for real‐world applications in the 21st century is provided herein, starting with an overview of the molecular mechanism behind the mechanotransduction; viz., the change of Ca 2+ concentration across the membrane of mechanosensory cells. Details on the mechanosensory organs that characterize the vascular plants are then presented. How scientists apply the current knowledge to plant‐mimetic mechanosensors via advanced materials and technologies is also discussed, ending with a supplementing perspective on the future of plant‐inspired mechanosensing research.