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Advanced Microtexture Study of Anacardium occidentale L. Leaf Surface From the Amazon by Fractal Theory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 August 2020

Glenda Quaresma Ramos ,
Robert Saraiva Matos Open the ORCID record for Robert Saraiva Matos [Opens in a new window]  and
Henrique Duarte da Fonseca Filho Open the ORCID record for Henrique Duarte da Fonseca Filho [Opens in a new window]
Glenda Quaresma Ramos
Affiliation:
Postgraduate Program in Tropical Medicine, Fundação de Medicina Tropical, State University of Amazonas, Manaus69040-000, AM, Brazil
Robert Saraiva Matos
Affiliation:
Amazonian Materials Group, Physics Department, Federal University of Amapá-UNIFAP, Macapá, Amapá, Brazil Postgraduate Program in Materials Science and Engineering, Federal University of Sergipe-UFS, São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil
Henrique Duarte da Fonseca Filho*
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Synthesis of Nanomaterials and Nanoscopy, Physics Department, Federal University of Amazonas-UFAM, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
*
*Author for correspondence: Henrique Duarte da Fonseca Filho, E-mail: hdffilho@ufam.edu.br
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Abstract

This work applies stereometric parameters and fractal theory to characterize the structural complexity of the 3D surface roughness of Anacardium occidentale L. leaf using atomic force microscopy (AFM) measurements. Surface roughness was studied by AFM in tapping mode, in air, on square areas of 6,400 and 10,000 μm2. The stereometric analyses using MountainsMap Premium and WSXM software provided detailed information on the 3D surface topography of the samples. These data showed that the morphology of the abaxial and adaxial side of the cashew leaf is different, which was also observed in relation to their microtextures. Fractal analysis showed that the adaxial and abaxial sides have strong microtexture homogeneity, but the adaxial side presented higher surface entropy. These results show that image processing associated with fractal theory can be an indispensable tool for identifying plant species by their leaves because this species has singularities on each side of the leaf.

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abaxialadaxialatomic force microscopycashew leafstereometric analysis
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Biological Applications
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Microscopy and Microanalysis , Volume 26 , Issue 5 , October 2020 , pp. 989 - 996
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