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Three-dimensional visualization of the vascular bundle in a branched bamboo node

Bamboo is a natural vascular bundle (VB) reinforced composite material used in more than 10 fields such as construction and furniture. The nodes in bamboo are crucial to its mechanical properties, but understanding of its performance is limited by lack of knowledge about the three-dimensional (3D) s...

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Autores principales: Li, Shan, Yang, Qianying, Wang, Yangao, Shang, Lili, Yang, Shumin, Liu, Xing’e, Ma, Qianli, Cao, Zixiong
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Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10634429/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37954987
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1256772
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author Li, Shan
Yang, Qianying
Wang, Yangao
Shang, Lili
Yang, Shumin
Liu, Xing’e
Ma, Qianli
Cao, Zixiong
author_facet Li, Shan
Yang, Qianying
Wang, Yangao
Shang, Lili
Yang, Shumin
Liu, Xing’e
Ma, Qianli
Cao, Zixiong
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description Bamboo is a natural vascular bundle (VB) reinforced composite material used in more than 10 fields such as construction and furniture. The nodes in bamboo are crucial to its mechanical properties, but understanding of its performance is limited by lack of knowledge about the three-dimensional (3D) structure of the node. This work aimed to non-destructively identify the multi-dimensional characteristics of the VB in a bamboo branched node (BN) using X-ray microtomography (µCT). The VB was segmented from the BN using deep learning combined with the Watershed algorithm. The 3D model reconstruction and characterization of the VB were also conducted. It was found that the structure of VBs showed significant changes along the height of the BN. The VBs formed a complex 3D structure, VBs of the culm are connected with those of the branch, and the connectivity of the conducting tissue and fibers was 88.91% and 99.95%, respectively. The conducting tissue and the fibers had similar shapes but varying thicknesses, which enabled VBs to perform both water transport and mechanical support functions. The volumes fraction of parenchyma, fibers, and conducting tissue in the BN were 61.3%, 35.3%, and 3.4%, respectively, but the tissue proportion of the different heights of the BN varied from each other. The nodal ridge was a mechanical weak point of the BN, with a maximum fibers proportion of 43.8%. This study contributes to understanding the relationship of VBs between the branch and the culm. It provides a structural perspective for understanding the mechanical properties of BN and a theoretical basis for optimizing bamboo utilization efficiency.
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spelling pubmed-106344292023-11-10 Three-dimensional visualization of the vascular bundle in a branched bamboo node Li, Shan Yang, Qianying Wang, Yangao Shang, Lili Yang, Shumin Liu, Xing’e Ma, Qianli Cao, Zixiong Front Plant Sci Plant Science Bamboo is a natural vascular bundle (VB) reinforced composite material used in more than 10 fields such as construction and furniture. The nodes in bamboo are crucial to its mechanical properties, but understanding of its performance is limited by lack of knowledge about the three-dimensional (3D) structure of the node. This work aimed to non-destructively identify the multi-dimensional characteristics of the VB in a bamboo branched node (BN) using X-ray microtomography (µCT). The VB was segmented from the BN using deep learning combined with the Watershed algorithm. The 3D model reconstruction and characterization of the VB were also conducted. It was found that the structure of VBs showed significant changes along the height of the BN. The VBs formed a complex 3D structure, VBs of the culm are connected with those of the branch, and the connectivity of the conducting tissue and fibers was 88.91% and 99.95%, respectively. The conducting tissue and the fibers had similar shapes but varying thicknesses, which enabled VBs to perform both water transport and mechanical support functions. The volumes fraction of parenchyma, fibers, and conducting tissue in the BN were 61.3%, 35.3%, and 3.4%, respectively, but the tissue proportion of the different heights of the BN varied from each other. The nodal ridge was a mechanical weak point of the BN, with a maximum fibers proportion of 43.8%. This study contributes to understanding the relationship of VBs between the branch and the culm. It provides a structural perspective for understanding the mechanical properties of BN and a theoretical basis for optimizing bamboo utilization efficiency. Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-10-25 /pmc/articles/PMC10634429/ /pubmed/37954987 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1256772 Text en Copyright © 2023 Li, Yang, Wang, Shang, Yang, Liu, Ma and Cao https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
spellingShingle Plant Science
Li, Shan
Yang, Qianying
Wang, Yangao
Shang, Lili
Yang, Shumin
Liu, Xing’e
Ma, Qianli
Cao, Zixiong
Three-dimensional visualization of the vascular bundle in a branched bamboo node
title Three-dimensional visualization of the vascular bundle in a branched bamboo node
title_full Three-dimensional visualization of the vascular bundle in a branched bamboo node
title_fullStr Three-dimensional visualization of the vascular bundle in a branched bamboo node
title_full_unstemmed Three-dimensional visualization of the vascular bundle in a branched bamboo node
title_short Three-dimensional visualization of the vascular bundle in a branched bamboo node
title_sort three-dimensional visualization of the vascular bundle in a branched bamboo node
topic Plant Science
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10634429/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37954987
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1256772
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