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Table 2 Flux of tracer through treated and untreated materials

From: Analysis of plant cuticles and their interactions with agrochemical surfactants using a 3D printed diffusion chamber

Material

Treatment

Flux mol m−2 s−1 ± SD

Non biological membrane

 Foil

Nil

6.8 × 10–11 ± 1.71 × 10–11

 Silicone

Nil

6.57 × 10–11 ± 2.3 × 10–11

 Membrane

Nil

8.56 × 10–5 ± 0.11 × 10–5

Biological membrane

 CM

Fresh

1.4 × 10–5 ± 0.13 × 10–5

Solvents

 CM

Acetonitrile

4.4 × 10–5 ± 0.02 × 10–5

 CM

Ethanol

5 × 10–5 ± 0.16 × 10–5

 CM

Acetone

5.3 × 10–5 ± 0.01 × 10–5

 CM

2- Propanol

7 × 10–5 ± 0.14 × 10–5

 CM

Chloroform

8.2 × 10–5 ± 2.19 × 10–5

Surfactants

 CM

OS

4.4 × 10–5 ± 0.15 × 10–5

 CM

EVO

6.05 × 10–5 ± 1.5 × 10–5

 CM

FAE

6.2 × 10–5 ± 0.08 × 10–5

 CM

AA

6.8 × 10–5 ± 2.9 × 10–5

  1. Flux measured at the 24 h time point. OS organosilicone, EVO esterified vegetable oil, FAE fatty acid ethoxylate, and AA alcohol alkoxylate. SD standard deviation. Formulas used in the calculation of flux has been included in Additional file 5 and calculation of flux for foil, silicone and membrane mentioned in Additional file 4: Table S1