Prospects for Using Unique Physicochemical Properties of Plants and their Ability for Self-regeneration in Space

摘要

Protracted stay in space affect human organism in several negative ways. The foremost factors of influence are radiation and zero gravity. However space exploration is a necessary historical prospective and the problem of significantly mitigating negative effects of cosmic factors on the human organism is very important today. The paper describes a series of experimental data indicating unique ability of plants for self-regeneration. Among those abilities are record-breaking radiation resistance, shape memory effect, generation of rising electric potentials under strain and electric pulses under lighting, agitation of electromechanical waves in microcapillaries, self-preservation of scarce magnesium and nitrogen in case of local damage. The paper also looks at possibilities of studying mechanisms of those properties and using them for mitigating negative influences on humans in space. Also we look at using physicochemical properties and self-organizing nanostructure of plants in space for creating effective and low-cost solar batteries, carbon nanocomposites for new types of radioactivity based generators for producing electric energy and thermal protection of landing capsule.