Bio-Tribology and Bio-Lubrication of Plant Cell Walls
Annual Plant Reviews Online 2018 Volume 1
Issue 3, November 2018
Grace K. Dolan,
Gleb E. Yakubov,
Jason R. Stokes,
Grace K. Dolan
School of Chemical Engineering and Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorGleb E. Yakubov
School of Chemical Engineering and Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorJason R. Stokes
School of Chemical Engineering and Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorGrace K. Dolan,
Gleb E. Yakubov,
Jason R. Stokes,
Grace K. Dolan
School of Chemical Engineering and Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorGleb E. Yakubov
School of Chemical Engineering and Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorJason R. Stokes
School of Chemical Engineering and Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 16 November 2018
Abstract
This article considers the underpinning role of interactive forces at the cell wall and cellulose–fibre interfaces in the physiological and biophysical functionality of the various non-cellulosic components that are present within the plant cell walls. We specifically introduce the use of tribological science (friction and lubrication) to obtain new insights into relative movements occurring between cells and between cellulose fibrils within the cell walls, and the potential influence on friction forces by pectin, hemicelluloses, and expansins. This approach may provide a basis for describing physical phenomena which define the system's behaviour during growth, morphogenesis, and mechanical deformation of plants.
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