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Water uptake by some chamber materials
Author(s) -
DIXON M.,
GRACE J.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
plant, cell and environment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.646
H-Index - 200
eISSN - 1365-3040
pISSN - 0140-7791
DOI - 10.1111/1365-3040.ep11573144
Subject(s) - silicone rubber , hygrometer , scanning electron microscope , materials science , silicone , composite material , natural rubber , humidity , thermodynamics , physics
. The characteristics of water uptake by several materials have been studied. Nitrile rubber, silicone rubber and perspex retained substantial quantities of water. Metals took up smaller, but still significant, amounts of water, and glass was the least water‐retentive material used in the tests. The surface structure of the material, revealed by scanning electron microscopy, does not necessarily account for its water uptake characteristics. The results are discussed in relation to the design and construction of psychrometer and porometer chambers.