Ultrastructure of Plant Leaf Cuticles in relation to Sample Preparation as Observed by Transmission Electron Microscopy

Table 2

Total solubility parameter (𝛿) of common model cuticular compounds [15].

Chemicals	Total 𝛿 (MJ^1/2   m^−3/2)
Waxes	17
Cutin monomers^a	17–20
Polysaccharides^b	31–33

aAssuming the occurrence of ester bonds.
^bAssuming the occurrence of two glycosidic bonds.