Micropatterned agarose mazes as a 3D model of the flower pistil

Raquel Perez-Castillejos, Enrique R. Rojas, Jacques Dumais

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Abstract

Pollen grains play a critical role in the pollination of flowering plants. After landing on the stigma of the flower, pollen grains develop a long tube that grows through the style (Fig. 1A-B) toward the ovary, where the pollen tube releases the sperm cells and fertilize the ovules. Here we use micropatterned agarose mazes as a 3D in-vitro model of the flower pistil to study the interaction of growing pollen tubes with their environment.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of Conference, MicroTAS 2009 - The 13th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences
PublisherChemical and Biological Microsystems Society
Pages651-653
Number of pages3
ISBN (Print)9780979806421
StatePublished - 2009
Event13th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2009 - Jeju, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 1 Nov 20095 Nov 2009

Publication series

NameProceedings of Conference, MicroTAS 2009 - The 13th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences

Conference

Conference13th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2009
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CityJeju
Period1/11/095/11/09

Keywords

  • Agarose
  • Micropatterning
  • Pollen tubes
  • Tissue models

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