All-organic transparent plant e-skin for noninvasive phenotyping

All-organic transparent plant e-skin for noninvasive phenotyping

16 February 2024 | Yanqin Yang, Tianyiyi He, Pratibha Ravindran, Feng Wen, Pannaga Krishnamurthy, Luwei Wang, Zixuan Zhang, Prakash P. Kumar, Eunyoung Chae, Chengkuo Lee
The paper presents an all-organic transparent plant e-skin, a noninvasive device for monitoring plant physiology. The e-skin is made by micropatterning poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) on a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) substrate, making it optically and mechanically invisible to plants. The device functions as both a strain and temperature sensor, enabling real-time monitoring of plant growth and surface temperature. Experiments on *Brassica rapa* leaves demonstrated the e-skin's ability to capture diurnal growth patterns and surface temperature fluctuations under normal and abiotic stress conditions. A digital-twin interface was also developed to visualize the plant's surface environment, providing a platform for efficient monitoring and decision-making in crop breeding and precision farming. The e-skin's biocompatibility, transparency, stretchability, and conformability make it a promising tool for noninvasive plant monitoring, with potential applications in smart agriculture and plant research.The paper presents an all-organic transparent plant e-skin, a noninvasive device for monitoring plant physiology. The e-skin is made by micropatterning poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) on a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) substrate, making it optically and mechanically invisible to plants. The device functions as both a strain and temperature sensor, enabling real-time monitoring of plant growth and surface temperature. Experiments on *Brassica rapa* leaves demonstrated the e-skin's ability to capture diurnal growth patterns and surface temperature fluctuations under normal and abiotic stress conditions. A digital-twin interface was also developed to visualize the plant's surface environment, providing a platform for efficient monitoring and decision-making in crop breeding and precision farming. The e-skin's biocompatibility, transparency, stretchability, and conformability make it a promising tool for noninvasive plant monitoring, with potential applications in smart agriculture and plant research.
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