Searching for just a few words should be enough to get started. If you need to make more complex queries, use the tips below to guide you.
Article type: Research Article
Authors: Qiong, Gaoa | Pitt, R.E.a | Ruina, A.b
Affiliations: [a] Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, U.S.A. | [b] Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, U.S.A.
Note: [] Accepted by: Editor V.A. Parsegian
Abstract: The effect of intercellular bonding on the stress-strain behavior of soft plant tissue is considered. In our mechanical model, a conglomerate of identical cells is arranged in a regular array. Each cell is pressurized and bonded across flat contact areas with adjacent cells in the direction of the applied load. The cell wall is a finitely-deformed mechanical membrane bounding an incompressible fluid (the cytoplasm). A nonlinear elastic constitutive law is presented that describes data for apple parenchyma. Results show that intercellular bonding has a strong effect on the macroscopic properties of the whole tissue. A larger intercellular contact area increases tissue stiffness and magnifies the effect of initial turgor pressure on tissue stiffness.
Keywords: plant cells, constitutive relations, middle lamella
DOI: 10.3233/BIR-1990-27207
Journal: Biorheology, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 225-240, 1990
IOS Press, Inc.
6751 Tepper Drive
Clifton, VA 20124
USA
Tel: +1 703 830 6300
Fax: +1 703 830 2300
sales@iospress.com
For editorial issues, like the status of your submitted paper or proposals, write to editorial@iospress.nl
IOS Press
Nieuwe Hemweg 6B
1013 BG Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 20 688 3355
Fax: +31 20 687 0091
info@iospress.nl
For editorial issues, permissions, book requests, submissions and proceedings, contact the Amsterdam office info@iospress.nl
Inspirees International (China Office)
Ciyunsi Beili 207(CapitaLand), Bld 1, 7-901
100025, Beijing
China
Free service line: 400 661 8717
Fax: +86 10 8446 7947
china@iospress.cn
For editorial issues, like the status of your submitted paper or proposals, write to editorial@iospress.nl
如果您在出版方面需要帮助或有任何建, 件至: editorial@iospress.nl