Table 1.

Temperature differences observed during microwave exposure and the corresponding CNT contents inside the matured leaves and flowers of Catharanthus cultivated in CNT-supplemented soil under normal conditions as well as in the presence of NaCl.

Sample	Power, time	Ti (°C)	Tf (°C)	ΔT (°C)	μg CNT/mg sample	Avg. & STD
Catharanthus cultivated in regular soil mix (leaves)	30 W, 10 s	22	61	39	No CNTs	—
		22	61	39
		22	59	37
	50 W, 6 s	22	61	39
		22	61	39
		22	58	36
Catharanthus cultivated in soil mix supplemented with 200 µg/ml CNTs solution (leaves)	30 W, 10 s	22	81	59	0.011	Avg = 0.014 STD = ±0.003
		22	82	60	0.011
		22	84	62	0.012
	50 W, 6 s	22	90	68	0.013
		22	104	82	0.019
		22	97	75	0.016
Catharanthus cultivated in soil mix supplemented with 200 µg/ml CNTs solution and 50 mM NaCl (leaves)	30 W, 10 s	22	81	59	0.011	Avg = 0.012 STD = ±0.003
		22	77	55	0.009
		22	81	59	0.011
	50 W, 6 s	22	98	76	0.016
		22	96	74	0.015
		22	91	69	0.013
Catharanthus cultivated in regular soil mix (flowers)	30 W, 10 s	21	70	49	No CNTs	—
		22	71	49
		22	71	49
	50 W, 6 s	22	75	53
		22	76	54
		22	77	55
Catharanthus cultivated in soil mix supplemented with 200 µg/ml CNTs solution (flowers)	30 W, 10 s	22	87	65	0.009	Avg = 0.010 STD = ±0.002
		21	93	72	0.012
		22	88	66	0.009
	50 W, 6 s	22	104	82	0.012
		22	99	77	0.010
		21	102	81	0.011
Catharanthus cultivated in soil mix supplemented with 200 µg/ml CNTs solution and 50 mM NaCl (flowers)	30 W, 10 s	21	81	60	0.006	Avg = 0.009 STD = ±0.003
		22	82	60	0.006
		22	81	59	0.005
	50 W, 6 s	22	103	81	0.011
		22	104	82	0.012
		22	107	85	0.013