Structural and Biochemical Properties of Duckweed Surface Cuticle by Nikolai Borisjuk, Anton A. Peterson, Jiyang Lv, Guorun Qu, Qian Luo, Lei Shi, Guimin Chen, Olena Kishchenko, Yuzhen Zhou, Jianxin Shi

“…The top side of the fronds, containing multiple stomata complexes, appeared to be represented by a rather flat waxy film sporadically covered with wax crystals. Underneath the waxy film was detected a barely distinguished nanoridge net, which became distinctly noticeable after chloroform treatment. …”
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Insights into the shape-dependent effects of polyethylene microplastics on interactions with organisms, environmental aging, and adsorption properties by Ula Rozman, Barbara Klun, Aleksandra Kuljanin, Tina Skalar, Gabriela Kalčíková

“…However, twice as much methylene blue was adsorbed on films as on fragments and spheres. During environmental aging, most biofilm developed on films. …”
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