Yen-hsun Su

Title: Yen-hsun Su and Plant Functional Modification

Introduction

Yen-hsun Su is an inventor associated with National Cheng-Kung University in Tainan, Taiwan. Her work includes a patent describing a method for introducing functional materials into plants through leaf veins and stomata, without modifying or implanting plant genes.

Latest Patents

Su is named on 1 patent: “Leaf Vein Absorption Method and Functional Modification Material for Plant.” The invention describes a functional modification material with a covering containing a functional material and a protector containing a polymeric stabilizing material. The covering includes a stomata expansion material intended to help the functional material enter the plant through its stomata. The protector covers the covering, while the functional material is designed to remain present on the plant’s surface until the plant organ undergoes natural apoptosis. The disclosed approach aims to give plants special functions without genetic modification or implantation.

Career Highlights

Su’s patent connects plant biology with functional materials, including unitary, multivariate, and high-entropy compounds, as well as semiconducting and optoelectronic materials. The invention focuses on applying these materials to plant organs through a leaf-vein absorption technique.

Collaborations

The patent lists Chen-piao Yen and Sheng-lung Tu as Su’s coworkers. Su is associated with National Cheng-Kung University.

Conclusion

Yen-hsun Su’s patent presents a material-based approach to plant functional modification that seeks to avoid genetic alteration while maintaining the material on a plant organ’s surface.