ULTRASOUND-INDUCED PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES IN CULTURED CELLS OF PETUNIA HYBRIDA

Figures & data

Table 1. Acoustic Properties of the Separation Foil and Cells of P. hybrida Suspended in UM Culture Medium as Used in the Simulation Model

	d [mm]	v long [m s ^−1]	ρ [kg m ^−3]	Q [−]
Separation foil	0.019	1750	1390	100
Cell suspension	25	1485	1015	2000

Figure 1. Mean viability of P. hybrida cells exposed to ultrasound at different sound pressures for 40 min. Error bars=s.d. (n=6–9).

Figure 2. Mean alkaline phosphatase activity in P. hybrida cells exposed to ultrasound (40 min). Error bars=s.d. (n=3).

Figure 3. Mean catalase activity [arbitrary units (a.u.)] in P. hybrida cells exposed to ultrasound (40 min). Error bars=s.d. (n=3).

Figure 4. Mean lactate dehydrogenase activity [Berger–Broida units (B–B) μg ⁻¹ protein] in P. hybrida cells exposed to ultrasound (40 min). Error bars=s.d. (n=3).