公开(公告)号：US20240407362A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-12

申请号：US18737473

申请日：2024-06-07

Applicant: The Regents of the University of Michigan

Inventor： Alper KIZILTAS ,  Erik NIELSEN ,  Alan TAUB ,  Mihaela BANU ,  Xhulja BIRAKU

IPC: A01N43/16 ,  A01N25/02 ,  A01N25/34 ,  A01N65/00 ,  A01P21/00

Abstract: Methods of plant growth are performed in the presence of nanocellulose, processed plant cell wall material, and/or processed plant cell wall polysaccharides. These methods enhance all stages of plant growth, from seed germination to vegetative growth and also promote root growth from cut stems that are normally unable to propagate roots. The methods are based on the discovery that plants can indeed access cellulosic polysaccharides when the cellulose is processed to a sufficiently small size.

公开(公告)号：US20210205919A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-08

申请号：US17126987

申请日：2020-12-18

Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Inventor： Fengchao LIU ,  Pingsha DONG ,  Wei LU ,  Alan TAUB

IPC: B23K20/12 ,  B23K20/227

Abstract: A method of joining a first component and a second component that are made of dissimilar metals. In some embodiments, the method comprises applying friction between the first component and the second component sufficient to generate a layer of quasi-liquid metal and produce shear localization within the quasi-liquid metal at a dissimilar metal interface between the first component and the second component and terminating the application of friction at a predetermined time after generation of the quasi-liquid metal. In some embodiments, the method comprises applying amorphous metal between at least a portion of the first component and the second component at a dissimilar metal interface, heating the amorphous metal to a temperature between its glass transition temperature (Tg) and the lowest melting temperature of the components involved, and applying compression pressure to generate thermoplastic deformation of the amorphous metal.