Abstract
Microfluidics offer a new approach to studying whole organisms, like plants, under reduced-complexity conditions. However, by reducing the complexity of the organism's environment, it is possible to inadvertently alter the organism's phenotype, which biases laboratory results compared to in situ experiments. To re-introduce complexity from the rhizosphere, we have developed a plant microhabitat that mimics the physical structure of soils. Here we establish the amenability of the synthetic soil habitat for long-term culture of Brachypodium distachyon, a model grass, and describe the influence of the synthetic soil layout and gravitropism on the trajectory of root growth through the pore space.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | MicroTAS 2021 - 25th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences |
| Publisher | Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society |
| Pages | 387-388 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781733419031 |
| State | Published - 2021 |
| Event | 25th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2021 - Palm Springs, Virtual, United States Duration: Oct 10 2021 → Oct 14 2021 |
Publication series
| Name | MicroTAS 2021 - 25th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences |
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Conference
| Conference | 25th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2021 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Palm Springs, Virtual |
| Period | 10/10/21 → 10/14/21 |
Funding
Research was supported by a Laboratory Directed Research Development (LDRD) grant. A portion of this research was conducted at the Center for Nanophase Material Sciences, a DOE Office of Science User Facility.
Keywords
- biomimicry
- microhabitat
- plant-on-a-chip
- soil-on-a-chip