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In vivo polymerization and manufacturing of wires and supercapacitors in plants

Electronic plants, e-Plants, are an organic bioelectronic platform that allows electronic interfacing with plants. Recently we have demonstrated plants with augmented electronic functionality. Using the vascular system and organs of a plant, we manufactured organic electronic devices and circuits in...

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Autores principales: Stavrinidou, Eleni, Gabrielsson, Roger, Nilsson, K. Peter R., Singh, Sandeep Kumar, Franco-Gonzalez, Juan Felipe, Volkov, Anton V., Jonsson, Magnus P., Grimoldi, Andrea, Elgland, Mathias, Zozoulenko, Igor V., Simon, Daniel T., Berggren, Magnus
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Academy of Sciences 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5358360/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28242683
http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1616456114
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author Stavrinidou, Eleni
Gabrielsson, Roger
Nilsson, K. Peter R.
Singh, Sandeep Kumar
Franco-Gonzalez, Juan Felipe
Volkov, Anton V.
Jonsson, Magnus P.
Grimoldi, Andrea
Elgland, Mathias
Zozoulenko, Igor V.
Simon, Daniel T.
Berggren, Magnus
author_facet Stavrinidou, Eleni
Gabrielsson, Roger
Nilsson, K. Peter R.
Singh, Sandeep Kumar
Franco-Gonzalez, Juan Felipe
Volkov, Anton V.
Jonsson, Magnus P.
Grimoldi, Andrea
Elgland, Mathias
Zozoulenko, Igor V.
Simon, Daniel T.
Berggren, Magnus
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description Electronic plants, e-Plants, are an organic bioelectronic platform that allows electronic interfacing with plants. Recently we have demonstrated plants with augmented electronic functionality. Using the vascular system and organs of a plant, we manufactured organic electronic devices and circuits in vivo, leveraging the internal structure and physiology of the plant as the template, and an integral part of the devices. However, this electronic functionality was only achieved in localized regions, whereas new electronic materials that could be distributed to every part of the plant would provide versatility in device and circuit fabrication and create possibilities for new device concepts. Here we report the synthesis of such a conjugated oligomer that can be distributed and form longer oligomers and polymer in every part of the xylem vascular tissue of a Rosa floribunda cutting, forming long-range conducting wires. The plant’s structure acts as a physical template, whereas the plant’s biochemical response mechanism acts as the catalyst for polymerization. In addition, the oligomer can cross through the veins and enter the apoplastic space in the leaves. Finally, using the plant’s natural architecture we manufacture supercapacitors along the stem. Our results are preludes to autonomous energy systems integrated within plants and distribute interconnected sensor–actuator systems for plant control and optimization.
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spelling pubmed-53583602017-03-24 In vivo polymerization and manufacturing of wires and supercapacitors in plants Stavrinidou, Eleni Gabrielsson, Roger Nilsson, K. Peter R. Singh, Sandeep Kumar Franco-Gonzalez, Juan Felipe Volkov, Anton V. Jonsson, Magnus P. Grimoldi, Andrea Elgland, Mathias Zozoulenko, Igor V. Simon, Daniel T. Berggren, Magnus Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A Physical Sciences Electronic plants, e-Plants, are an organic bioelectronic platform that allows electronic interfacing with plants. Recently we have demonstrated plants with augmented electronic functionality. Using the vascular system and organs of a plant, we manufactured organic electronic devices and circuits in vivo, leveraging the internal structure and physiology of the plant as the template, and an integral part of the devices. However, this electronic functionality was only achieved in localized regions, whereas new electronic materials that could be distributed to every part of the plant would provide versatility in device and circuit fabrication and create possibilities for new device concepts. Here we report the synthesis of such a conjugated oligomer that can be distributed and form longer oligomers and polymer in every part of the xylem vascular tissue of a Rosa floribunda cutting, forming long-range conducting wires. The plant’s structure acts as a physical template, whereas the plant’s biochemical response mechanism acts as the catalyst for polymerization. In addition, the oligomer can cross through the veins and enter the apoplastic space in the leaves. Finally, using the plant’s natural architecture we manufacture supercapacitors along the stem. Our results are preludes to autonomous energy systems integrated within plants and distribute interconnected sensor–actuator systems for plant control and optimization. National Academy of Sciences 2017-03-14 2017-02-27 /pmc/articles/PMC5358360/ /pubmed/28242683 http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1616456114 Text en Freely available online through the PNAS open access option.
spellingShingle Physical Sciences
Stavrinidou, Eleni
Gabrielsson, Roger
Nilsson, K. Peter R.
Singh, Sandeep Kumar
Franco-Gonzalez, Juan Felipe
Volkov, Anton V.
Jonsson, Magnus P.
Grimoldi, Andrea
Elgland, Mathias
Zozoulenko, Igor V.
Simon, Daniel T.
Berggren, Magnus
In vivo polymerization and manufacturing of wires and supercapacitors in plants
title In vivo polymerization and manufacturing of wires and supercapacitors in plants
title_full In vivo polymerization and manufacturing of wires and supercapacitors in plants
title_fullStr In vivo polymerization and manufacturing of wires and supercapacitors in plants
title_full_unstemmed In vivo polymerization and manufacturing of wires and supercapacitors in plants
title_short In vivo polymerization and manufacturing of wires and supercapacitors in plants
title_sort in vivo polymerization and manufacturing of wires and supercapacitors in plants
topic Physical Sciences
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5358360/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28242683
http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1616456114
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