Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
School of Physical Sciences
Laboratory for Microscopy and Microanalysis
van der Merwe, CF
MSc(Pret) - Control Instructor
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 420 2075
Fax number: 012 362 5150
E-mail address: cvdmerwe@scientia.up.ac.za
Research Interests:
The morphology and ultrastructure of the epidermis of leaves and fruit
The effect of herbicides on the ultrastructure of weeds
Development of specimen preparation techniques for Electron Microscopy
Effect of processing on the ultrastructure of starch
Three dimensional analysis in dentistry
The effect of drought stress on the ultrastructure of plants
Development of biofilms in various environments
Research Output:
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
Bornman CH, Dickens OSP, van der Merwe CF, Coetzee J, Oberholster (Botha) A-M: 2003. Somatic embryos ofPicea abies behave like isolated zygotic embryosin vitro but with greatly reduced physiological vigour. South African Journal of Botany, 69 (2), pp 1-10.
Nelles EM, Dewar J, van der Merwe CF, Taylor JRN: 2003. Granule integrity and starch solubility during slow, extended pasting of maize starch - the second viscosity peak. Starch/Stärke, 55, pp 72-79.
Papers in refereed, published conference proceedings:
Botha FS, Botha SJ, van der Merwe CF: 2003. Biofilm formation and acid production byStreptococcus mutans andLactobaccillus paracasei on tooth enamel. In Proceedings of the 42nd Annual Conference of the Microscopy Society of Southern Africa, Microscopy Society of Southern Africa, pp 70-70.
du Plooy GW, van der Merwe CF, Korsten L: 2003. Ontogeny and surface morphology of mango fruit wax. In Proceedings of the 42nd Annual Conference of the Microscopy Society of Southern Africa, Microscopy Society of Southern Africa, pp 56-56.
du Plooy GW, Prinsloo LC, van der Merwe CF, Korsten L: 2003. Spatial identification (using SEM) and characterisation (using RAMAN & FTIR) of mango epicuticular wax. In Proceedings of the 42nd Annual Conference of the Microscopy Society of Southern Africa, Microscopy Society of Southern Africa, pp 60-60.
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