Phase Characterization of Cucumber Growth: A Chemical Gel Model

Cucumber grows with complex phenomena by changing its volume and shape, which is not fully investigated and challenges agriculture and food safety industry. In order to understand the mechanism and to characterize the growth process, the cucumber is modeled as a hydrogel in swelling and its developm...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bo Li, Xuejing Liu, Junshi Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:International Journal of Polymer Science
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8283245