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Characteristics of Adhesive Disks in Parthenocissus tricuspidata during Attachment  

Lee, Myung-Hui (Biology Department, College of Natural Sciences, Keimyung University)
Kim, In-Sun (Biology Department, College of Natural Sciences, Keimyung University)
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Applied Microscopy / v.41, no.2, 2011 , pp. 139-145 More about this Journal
Abstract
Parthenocissus tricuspidata is an epiphyte that lacks a main axial stem, but develops adhesive disks along the stem for climbing support. In this study, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) were utilized to examine the brick wall surface and the adhesive disks of P. tricuspidata that attached to the surface successfully. The study was mainly focused the outermost layers of both structures before and after adhesion to find out whether there has been some structural and/or physical interactions between the two. The adhesive disks adhered firmly to the brick wall by secreting adhesive materials that help them for a tight attachment to the surface. The rough wall surface appeared facilitating better attachment of the adhesive disks by infiltrating the materials into those spaces leading to some degree of interactions at the interface. EDS analysis on the outermost layers of the adhesive disks that were separated from the substrates was also consistent with the SEM data on the interaction between the adhesive disks and the substrate surface. EDS analysis of the brick wall surface and the adhesive disks demonstrated similar elements of O, Si, Fe, Al, K, Mg, and Na in their components.
Keywords
Adhesive disks; EDS; Electron microscopy; Parthenocissus tricuspidata;
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