TWI511661B - Manufacturing method of a plant specimen - Google Patents

Description

Method for making plant specimens

The present invention relates to a processing of a plant organ or a plant body, and more particularly to a method of producing a plant specimen.

"Plant specimen" is a preserve obtained after processing a plant organ or plant. Because of the general appearance of plant organs or plant bodies, plant specimens are quite valuable for display, education or decoration.

At present, plant specimens can be produced by flattening, drying, or immersion. The flattening method is to directly apply pressure to a plant organ or a plant body, such as sandwiching it between the pages of a book; the drying method is to place the plant organ or plant body in a dry environment until the water is removed; It is to directly immerse plant organs or plants in ethanol or formalin. These methods are more or less physically destructive to plant organs or plants, such as damage caused by pressure and swelling caused by chemical liquids, so that the obtained plant specimens are easily distorted.

The plant preservation treatment method proposed by the Republic of China Invention Patent Publication No. 201406282 is proposed for the problem of easy distortion of plant specimens. In this method, the plant is first immersed in a bleaching treatment solution to achieve a thorough bleaching effect, and the bleaching treatment liquid contains a lower alcohol and an organic acid; then, the plant treated with the bleaching treatment liquid is placed in a whitening treatment liquid. Soaking to achieve whitening effect, and the whitening treatment liquid contains lower alcohol and sodium hydroxide; finally, the treated plant is immersed in the activation treatment liquid to achieve the effect of the plant not withering, and the activation treatment liquid contains low grade Alcohol and polyethylene glycols. However, this Conventional methods are prone to pose a health hazard to humans due to excessive use of harmful chemicals. In addition, in the conventional method, since the plant is sequentially immersed in the bleaching treatment liquid and the whitening treatment liquid, the final color of the plant will be different from the original color of the plant, resulting in distortion of the finally obtained product.

For the sake of his job, he developed a method for making plant specimens, which not only reduces the use of harmful chemicals, but also makes the products less prone to distortion.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of making a plant specimen which can reduce the use of harmful chemicals.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a plant specimen, which is not easily distorted.

In order to achieve the above and/or other objects, the present invention provides a method for preparing a novel plant specimen comprising the steps of: refrigerating a plant organ or a plant body; embedding the plant organ or plant body in a desiccant, The desiccant contains silica gel and quartz sand; and three layers of glue are applied to the plant organ or plant body in order to obtain a plant specimen, and the first layer of glue is a nitrocellulose, A transparent nail polish of a plasticizer and an organic solvent, the second layer of glue is a UV glue, and the third layer of glue is an AB glue containing an epoxy resin and an alkaline hardener, and is coated with a second layer of glue. Between the third layer of glue, the plant organ or plant body is irradiated with UV.

According to the present invention, this method has minimized the use of harmful chemicals, thereby avoiding a health hazard to the human body. On the other hand, the specimen obtained by this method still retains the original appearance of the plant organ or plant body without distortion.

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Fig. 1 is a flow chart showing a method of producing a plant specimen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2A is a photographic view showing the flowers of yellow Phalaenopsis used in the examples.

Figure 2B is a photographic view showing the specimen obtained in the examples.

The above and/or other objects, features and features of the present invention will become more apparent from the Detailed Description

Referring to FIG. 1, in an embodiment of the present invention, a method for preparing a plant specimen is proposed. The detailed process is as follows: First, in step S1, a plant organ or a plant body is marked with a needle. The term "plant organ" as used herein is not limited to the vegetative or reproductive organs of a plant; that is, it may be, but is not limited to, flowers, leaves, roots, stems, shoots, seeds, or fruits. This step is mainly to make tiny holes in the plant organs or plants to let the water out. In this way, the dehydration (or drying) of the plant organs or plants in the subsequent steps can be accelerated. However, this step can be determined depending on the water content of the plant organ or plant body. For example, when the plant organ is a rose flower, it is necessary to perform this step.

Next, as in step S2, the plant organ or plant body is refrigerated. Since plant organs or plants contain a large number of enzymes that perform their physiological functions, the activation of these enzymes may cause spoilage or cell death in plant organs or plants, thereby affecting the morphology of the obtained specimens. However, this step can stop or slow down (non-destructive) activation of enzymes in plant organs or plants. In the present embodiment, the time for refrigerating storage should not be limited in principle, and is preferably from 1 day to 1 month.

Then, in step S3, the plant organ or plant body is embedded in a desiccant, and the desiccant contains silicone and quartz sand. Moisture in plant organs or plants is the biggest factor in the decay of the resulting specimen. However, this step can dehydrate plant organs or plants. In addition, the desiccant can be based on the plant The size of the official or plant body determines whether other substances are added to enhance the dewatering effect. In the present embodiment, when the plant organ is a flower having a diameter of less than 2 cm, the desiccant does not add other substances, and the desiccant has a weight ratio of about 3:1 between the silica gel and the quartz sand; otherwise, when the plant organ When the flower is larger than 2 cm in diameter, the desiccant may be added with salt, and the desiccant, the quartz sand and the salt in the desiccant have a weight ratio of about 3:1:1. Further, the time of embedding in the desiccant should not be theoretically limited, and is preferably from 7 days to 2 months.

Thereafter, as in step S4, the plant organ or plant body is immersed in glycerin. Since the plant organs or plants treated in the previous step do not contain water or trace amounts of water, when the texture of the plant organs or plant bodies is brittle, it is necessary to carry out this step. Specifically, this step allows glycerin to flow into plant organs or plants, that is, to fill the tissues of plants or plants that lose moisture, thereby imparting a tough texture to plant organs or plants.

Next, in step S5, a first layer of glue is applied to the plant organ or plant body, and the first layer of glue is a transparent nail polish containing nitrocellulose, a plasticizer and an organic solvent. This step can be used to enhance the elasticity of plant organs or plants by the use of transparent nail polish, and the specimen thus obtained is more realistic. However, the organic solvent selected is preferably a solvent which causes minimal toxicity to the human body, such as ethyl acetate, butyl acetate, or 2-propanol.

Immediately, in step S6, a second layer of glue is applied to the plant organ or plant body, and the second layer of glue is a UV glue.

Thereafter, as in step S7, the plant organ or plant body is irradiated with UV. Since the UV glue hardens after UV irradiation, the purpose of this step is to harden the second layer of glue (UV glue) on the plant organ or plant body, thereby improving the drop resistance of the obtained specimen.

Finally, as in step S8, a third layer of glue is applied to the plant organ or plant body to obtain The specimen, and the third layer of glue is an AB glue containing an epoxy resin and an alkaline hardener. The inventors have found that the first layer of glue and the second layer of glue can form pores or gas chambers on plant organs or plants, which may cause the obtained specimen to oxidize and may rot or discolor. To avoid this phenomenon, this step can fill the pores or air chamber through the use of AB glue.

Hereinbefore, an embodiment is described to further exemplify the above embodiment, and in the present embodiment, the flower of yellow moth orchid is made into a specimen by the manufacturing method of the above embodiment. Referring to Figures 2A and 2B, it can be clearly seen that the shape of the yellow phalaenopsis flower is the same as that of the specimen; in other words, the plant specimen still retains the original appearance of the yellow phalaenopsis flower.

In summary, it was confirmed that the method of the present embodiment can reduce the use of harmful chemicals, and the obtained specimen still retains the original appearance of the plant organ or plant body. Based on this, the method of the present embodiment can not only reduce the health threat to the human body, but also make the specimen undistorted.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, but it is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention; therefore, the equivalent equivalents and modifications made by the scope of the invention and the description of the invention are All remain within the scope of the invention patent.

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Claims (9)

A method for preparing a plant specimen comprises: refrigerating and storing a plant organ or a plant body; embedding the plant organ or the plant body in a desiccant, the desiccant containing silica gel and quartz sand (quartz And the plant organ or the plant body is sequentially coated with three layers of glue to obtain the plant specimen, the first layer of glue being a transparent nail polish containing nitrocellulose, a plasticizer and an organic solvent. The second layer of glue is a UV glue, and the third layer of glue is an AB glue containing an epoxy resin and an alkaline hardener, and the second layer of glue is applied to the third layer of glue. The plant organ or the plant body is irradiated with UV. The method of claim 1, wherein before the refrigerating step, the method further comprises: stamping the plant organ or the plant body with a needle. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of burying the desiccant and the step of applying the three-layer glue further comprises: immersing the plant organ or the plant body in glycerin. The method of claim 1, wherein the weight ratio of the silicone rubber to the quartz sand is 3:1. The method of claim 1, wherein the desiccant further comprises: salt. The method of claim 5, wherein the silicone rubber, the quartz sand and the salt have a weight ratio of 3:1:1. The production method according to Item 1, wherein the refrigerating step is from 1 day to 1 month. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of embedding in the desiccant step is from 7 days to 2 months. The method of claim 1, wherein the plant organ is selected from the group consisting of flowers, leaves, roots, stems, shoots, seeds, and fruits.