This paper develops a method for micrometer-scale 4D X-ray tomography of living leaf tissue, demonstrating stable imaging over 22 hours with minimal radiation damage.

Plant Methods · Aug 4, 2026Peer-reviewedPlant Biology

3D X-ray microscopy lights up nanoparticles in plants

Emil V. Kristensen, Francesca Siracusa, Andrea Pinna, Idil Ertem, Augusta Szameitat, Julie Villanova, Xiaoyu Gao, Adrian Alexander Schiefler, Dominique J. Tobler, Subhasis Ghoshal, Steen Husted, Rajmund Mokso

This paper introduces a 3D X-ray microscopy method to visualize nanoparticle transport in living plant tissue with sub-cellular resolution.

ACS Nano · Nov 7, 2025Peer-reviewedPlant Biology

Foliar Application of Polymer-coated Manganese Dioxide Nanoparticles: Mechanisms of Uptake and Metabolic Responses in Manganese Deficient Barley

Andrea Pinna, Asbjørn Krarup Grønbæk, Emil Visby Østergaard, Noémie Thiébaut, Augusta Szameitat, Birte Martin-Bertelsen, Tue Hassenkam, J.‐C. Grivel, Rajmund Mokso, Steen Husted

This study shows that polymer-coated MnO2 nanoparticles improve Mn uptake and metabolic functions in Mn-deficient barley through stomatal entry and translocation, without causing leaf damage.

bioRxiv · Aug 11, 2025 · PreprintPlant Biology