Study of the evolution in space and time of water diffusion in a leaf through a sub-terahertz portable imaging system
Among the non-destructive techniques capable of obtaining information on biological systems even in vivo, terahertz-based techniques are emerging due to their specificity to the water content, which can represent an important indicator of the presence of microorganisms and, in general, of the health...
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| description | Among the non-destructive techniques capable of obtaining information on biological systems even in vivo, terahertz-based techniques are emerging due to their specificity to the water content, which can represent an important indicator of the presence of microorganisms and, in general, of the health status, particularly in plants. Nevertheless, the analysis of the extracted data (especially for images) and the exploitation of the potential of the technique for the study of the complex phenomena that occur in living tissues are still almost unexplored fields. In this work, the hydration status of leaves both in vivo and ex vivo was monitored continuously and non-destructively by acquiring videos in the sub-terahertz range through a portable imaging system. A model for describing the water flow in space and time in the midvein of a leaf is obtained which is suitable for the analysis of the data extracted from the portable sub-terahertz imaging system. These results show that terahertz-based technology can be used to study biological phenomena even in vivo; moreover, they pave the way for the introduction of a general method for the analysis of terahertz data based on surface fits in space and in time as well. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-266b2556ad3543309eeba38c10efe8fc2024-03-22T05:39:42ZengElsevierSensing and Bio-Sensing Research2214-18042024-02-0143100619Study of the evolution in space and time of water diffusion in a leaf through a sub-terahertz portable imaging systemF.V. Di Girolamo0R. Paoletti1A. Tredicucci2A. Toncelli3Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa, Largo B. Pontecorvo 3, 56127 Pisa, Italy; Dipartimento di Fisica “E. Fermi”, Università di Pisa, Largo B. Pontecorvo 3, 56127 Pisa, ItalyIstituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa, Largo B. Pontecorvo 3, 56127 Pisa, Italy; Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, della Terra e dell'Ambiente, Sezione di Fisica, Università di Siena, via Roma 56, 53100 Siena, ItalyDipartimento di Fisica “E. Fermi”, Università di Pisa, Largo B. Pontecorvo 3, 56127 Pisa, Italy; Istituto Nanoscienze – CNR, Piazza S. Silvestro 12, Pisa 56127, Italy; Centro per l'Integrazione Della Strumentazione Dell'Università di Pisa (CISUP), Lungarno Pacinotti 43/44, 56126 Pisa, ItalyIstituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa, Largo B. Pontecorvo 3, 56127 Pisa, Italy; Dipartimento di Fisica “E. Fermi”, Università di Pisa, Largo B. Pontecorvo 3, 56127 Pisa, Italy; Istituto Nanoscienze – CNR, Piazza S. Silvestro 12, Pisa 56127, Italy; Centro per l'Integrazione Della Strumentazione Dell'Università di Pisa (CISUP), Lungarno Pacinotti 43/44, 56126 Pisa, Italy; Corresponding author at: Dipartimento di Fisica ''E. Fermi'', Università di Pisa, Largo B. Pontecorvo, 3, 56127 Pisa, Italy.Among the non-destructive techniques capable of obtaining information on biological systems even in vivo, terahertz-based techniques are emerging due to their specificity to the water content, which can represent an important indicator of the presence of microorganisms and, in general, of the health status, particularly in plants. Nevertheless, the analysis of the extracted data (especially for images) and the exploitation of the potential of the technique for the study of the complex phenomena that occur in living tissues are still almost unexplored fields. In this work, the hydration status of leaves both in vivo and ex vivo was monitored continuously and non-destructively by acquiring videos in the sub-terahertz range through a portable imaging system. A model for describing the water flow in space and time in the midvein of a leaf is obtained which is suitable for the analysis of the data extracted from the portable sub-terahertz imaging system. These results show that terahertz-based technology can be used to study biological phenomena even in vivo; moreover, they pave the way for the introduction of a general method for the analysis of terahertz data based on surface fits in space and in time as well.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214180424000011TerahertzLiving samplesVideos dataWater diffusion |
| spellingShingle | F.V. Di Girolamo R. Paoletti A. Tredicucci A. Toncelli Study of the evolution in space and time of water diffusion in a leaf through a sub-terahertz portable imaging system Sensing and Bio-Sensing Research Terahertz Living samples Videos data Water diffusion |
| title | Study of the evolution in space and time of water diffusion in a leaf through a sub-terahertz portable imaging system |
| title_full | Study of the evolution in space and time of water diffusion in a leaf through a sub-terahertz portable imaging system |
| title_fullStr | Study of the evolution in space and time of water diffusion in a leaf through a sub-terahertz portable imaging system |
| title_full_unstemmed | Study of the evolution in space and time of water diffusion in a leaf through a sub-terahertz portable imaging system |
| title_short | Study of the evolution in space and time of water diffusion in a leaf through a sub-terahertz portable imaging system |
| title_sort | study of the evolution in space and time of water diffusion in a leaf through a sub terahertz portable imaging system |
| topic | Terahertz Living samples Videos data Water diffusion |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214180424000011 |
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