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  1. ScienceDirect
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0144861723000085

    Hydrogels as the plant culture substrates: A review

    • A class of hydrophilic polymers known as “hydrogels” have extensive water content and three-dimensional crosslinked networks. Since the old period, they have been utilized as plant culture substrates t… See more

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    Hydrogels can be good candidates as plant culture substrates as … See more

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    1. Introduction

    Hydrogel is defined as a two- or multi-component system, which consists of a three-dimensional network of polymer chains and water that fills the space between m… See more

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    2. Benefits of the hydrogel as the plant culture substrate

    As the hydrophilic matrix with a high fraction of water, the hydrogel has unique solid-like properties, which can provide water, air, and nutrient directly to plants. Besides th… See more

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    3. Classification of hydrogel

    The hydrogel can be classified by multiple different bases, including source, polymeric composition, crosslinking processing, physical appearance, and so on. Here we use the cla… See more

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    4. Morphology of hydrogel as the culture substrate

    4.1. Non-porous substrate
    The majority of hydrogel used as plant substrate is non-porous. The cooling gelation of phytagel or agar generated the gel blocks i… See more

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    What is a hydrogel-coated substrate?
    The hydrogel-coated substrates combine the functions of both the substrates and hydrogels, enabling new functions and applications, for example as biocompatible medical devices , lubricious nitinol guidewire in medicine and a transparent loudspeaker .
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    1. Introduction
    2. Benefits of the hydrogel as the plant culture substrate
    3. Classification of hydrogel
    4. Morphology of hydrogel as the culture substrate
    What is a hydrogel-coated substrate?
     
  1. Studies of Hydrogel Substrate
  2. PubMed
    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20521229

    Preparation of hydrogel substrates with tunable mechanical

  3. Nature
    https://www.nature.com/articles/nmeth.3839

    A practical guide to hydrogels for cell culture | Nature Methods

  4. Nature
    https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-01036-5

    Simple yet effective methods to probe hydrogel stiffness for ...

  5. Nature
    https://www.nature.com/articles/s41392-021-00830-x

    Current hydrogel advances in physicochemical and biological …

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  7. ScienceDirect
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751616123004988

    Hydrogels: An overview of its classifications, properties, and ...

  8. Science | AAAS
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    Advances in engineering hydrogels | Science - AAAS

    May 5, 2017 · Hydrogels have been used as dynamic, tunable, degradable materials for growing cells and tissues. Zhang and Khademhosseini review the advances in making hydrogels with improved mechanical strength and greater …

  9. Wiley Online Library
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    Recent progress in fabrications and applications of …

    Sep 17, 2022 · Hydrogel films are usually made of thin layers of hydrophilic polymer networks such as natural derived (e.g., chitosan, gelatin, carrageenan and alginate) or synthetic polymers (e.g., polyvinyl alcohol [PVA], polyacrylic …

  10. Oxford Academic
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    Functional hydrogel coatings | National Science Review - Oxford …

  11. ACS Publications
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    Silk Hydrogel Substrate Stress Relaxation Primes …

    Jun 25, 2021 · However, the impact of stress relaxation of silk hydrogels on human mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) biology is poorly defined. The aim of this study was to fabricate silk hydrogels with tuned mechanical properties that …