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Transformation of hard pollen into soft matter

Pollen is an abundant material; but, currently has limited applications. Here, the authors turn pollen grains into soft microgel by de-esterification of pectin molecules and explore the mechanical and structural changes of the pollen grains using physical and modelling approaches.

Teng-Fei Fan
Soohyun Park
Nam-Joon Cho
ResearchOpen Access19 Mar 2020
Nature Communications

Volume: 11, P: 1-10
Human blood plasma catalyses the degradation of Lycopodium plant sporoderm microcapsules

Teng-Fei Fan
Michael G. Potroz
Nam-Joon Cho
ResearchOpen Access27 Feb 2019
Scientific Reports

Volume: 9, P: 1-7
Species-Specific Biodegradation of Sporopollenin-Based Microcapsules

Teng-Fei Fan
Michael G. Potroz
Nam-Joon Cho
ResearchOpen Access03 Jul 2019
Scientific Reports

Volume: 9, P: 1-13