Possible Interaction: Copper and Silicon

“In addition, silicon may affect the absorption, retention or action of other mineral elements (e.g., aluminum, copper , magnesium).”

“Vertebral concentrations of phosphorus, sodium, potassium, copper , manganese, and zinc were decreased by silicon deprivation.”

“These findings suggest that NO and Si synergistically modulate secondary metabolism through upregulation of related gene expression and enzyme activities under both non-stress and Cu stress conditions.”

“Furthermore, the in vivo results illustrated that the synergistic effect of Cu and Si improved bone and vessel regeneration during the degradation of Cu-CPS scaffolds (P < 0.05).”

“The large volume change of Si (∼300%) during repeated discharge and charge processes causes the destruction and separation of electrode materials from the copper (Cu) current collector and ultimately results in poor cycling performance.”

“We found that Si starvation dramatically compromised its cadmium, copper , and lead tolerances.”

“However, the efficacy of Si in mitigating Cu toxicity in plants can vary between plant species and with the amount of copper (Cu) present in the soil/medium.”

“Here, the nucleation density of h-BN on Cu is successfully reduced by over two orders of magnitude by simply introducing a small amount of silicon , giving rise to large triangular domains with maximum 0.25 mm lateral size.”

“However, mismatch in thermal expansion coefficient between copper and silicon generates large internal stresses, potentially causing failure in the long-term.”

“Co-amendment of S and Si decreased the translocation of Cu from soil to rice root, possibly due to decreased soil Cu mobility and enhancement of the formation of iron plaque on rice root.”