Kipnusu, W.K.Katana, G.Rume, J.Tsuwi, J.2015-04-072015-04-07200817295106http://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/12449This article was scanned from a hand copy journal.(East Africa Journal of Physical Sciences)Surface Probe Microscopy and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy have been used to characterize Nandi flame Seed Cuticles (NFSC). The FTIR has revealed that cuticles are predominantly composed of Pectin and Cellulose. The surface analysis using Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) has shown that the cuticles are porous with average pore size of O.5nm. The cuticles also have highly oriented topography with pores concentrated within cavities that are spaced at regular intervals. Other regions showed intertwined ridges. Isochronal and Isothermal loss plots of Dielectric Spectroscopy (DS) studies displayed two dynamical molecular processes that are strongly dependent on temperature and frequency. Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) gave a glass transition temperature of 54SC and crystallization temperature, (Te) of 352.4 °C. The cuticles were found to be resistant to common organic solventsenmolecular dynamicsbiomaterialNandi flameArticle