Natural nanofibers embedded in the seed mucilage envelope: composite hydrogels with specific adhesive and frictional properties

• Agnieszka Kreitschitz and
• Stanislav N. Gorb

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1603–1618, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.126

• produce pectic mucilage, which is rich in rhamnogalacturonan I (pectin) and arabinoxylan (hemicellulose) [100][101]. The mixture of these polysaccharides gives the flax mucilage viscous properties [101]. Another example is the cellulosic mucilage of Plantago lanceolata. Plantain cellulose mucilage

• bonds [146]. The diaspores of this taxon also produce an abundant mucilage envelope, which demonstrates strong adhesive properties (5.74 N) [29]. In contrast, Plantago lanceolata produces a small mucilaginous envelope, which contains a high amount of unsubstituted xylan backbone making this mucilage

Biological and biomimetic materials and surfaces

• Stanislav Gorb and
• Thomas Speck

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 403–407, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.42

• potential significance of the results for the development of branched and unbranched bio-inspired fibre-reinforced systems with enhanced properties is discussed. The hydrated mucilage of the Plantago lanceolata seed causes specific adhesive and frictional properties, playing an important role in seed

“Sticky invasion” – the physical properties of Plantago lanceolata L. seed mucilage

• Agnieszka Kreitschitz,
• Alexander Kovalev and
• Stanislav N. Gorb

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 1918–1927, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.183

• envelope that also influence the dispersal of seeds. To determine the physical properties of Plantago lanceolata seed mucilage we studied (1) composition, (2) desiccation, (3) adhesion, and (4) friction properties of the mucilage under different hydration conditions. We revealed the presence of cellulose

• mucilage against loss from the seed surface. Keywords: adhesion; cellulose mucilage; desiccation; friction; Plantago lanceolata; Introduction The ability of seeds and fruits (diaspores) to form mucilage after hydration is known as myxospermy [1][2]. The mucilaginous diaspores are particularly

• ]. Plantago lanceolata L. (narrow-leaf plantain) is a perennial herb known as a common weed, widely distributed in grasslands and roadsides of temperate regions of the world. It grows on a wide range of soils and is resistant to drought [4][5][6]. P. lanceolata is spread throughout the whole world excluding