Neutron reflection study into the adsorption and penetration of non-ionic alkyl ethoxylates into reconstituted plant wax films

We propose to explore how to use NR to study the structural features of the reconstituted plant wax films, capturing the main structural characteristics. In addition, we propose to study the adsorption and absorption of nonionic C12E6 onto the wax film and the impact of this molecular interaction process on the structure of the plant wax films. The structural infor from NR could contribute to the understanding of transport of water and active agrichemicals across plant wax films. We request 4 days of Inter/Surf time for completing this experiment.