One of preparations having an influence on mushrooms water metabolism are hydrogels. They are chemical substances causing an extension of water ca-pacity in the cover with simultaneous decrease of water losses due to evapora-tion. Using sorbents affects reduction in watering frequency and lowering financial costs. The purpose of the study was to determine hydrogels influence on a two-spore mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) water metabolism. The researches were done in 2007–2008 in two growing cycles. For the production it was used pas-teurized bed with planted two-spore mushroom mycelium of Sylwan 737 race. The doses of hydrogels amounted from 0 to 200 g٠m-2. There were two kinds of hy-drogels used in the experiment: Super Absorbent Plus and Agro-Hydro-Gel. In the research it was measured size and the most important parameters of commer-cial crop: dry mass quantity, one fructification mass. As the result of the re-search it was noticed differences in quantity and quality of the crop depending on the used dose and the kind of hydrogel. In both growing cycles the highest crops were gained with hydrogel in dose of 200 g٠m-2, the lowest ones on beds with no hydrogel. Thanks to the hydrogel the structure of the cover improved ...
One of preparations having an influence on mushrooms are hydrogels. They are chemical substances causing an extension of water capacity in the cover with simultaneous decrease of water losses due to evaporation. Using sorbents affects reduction in watering frequency and lowering financial costs. The researches were done in 2010-2011 in two growing cycles. For the production it was used pasteurized bed with planted two-spore mushroom mycelium of Sylwan 737 race. The doses of hydrogels amounted from 0 to 200 g٠m-2. There were two kinds of hydrogels used in the experiment: AgroHydroGel. In the research it was measured size and the most important parameters of commercial crop: dry mass quantity, one fructification mass. The purpose of the study was to determine hy-drogels influence on a two-spore mushroom (Agaricus bisporus). As the result of the research it was noticed differences in quantity and quality of the crop depending on the used dose and the kind of hydrogel. In both growing cycles the highest crops were gained with hydrogel in dose of 200 g٠m-2, the lowest ones on beds with no hydrogel.
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Hydrogels (known also as superabsorbents, SAPs-Super Absorbent Polymers) belong to the group of polymers, which has recently become increasingly popular. These compounds are used in many fields, with particular emphasis on medicine and pharmacy. In this paper the synthesis of hydrogels based on chitosan which matrix was modified with products of natural origin (ie. extract of Salvia and bee pollen) and nanoparticles of gold or silver was carried out. The resulting hydrogels were tested for sorption capacity, as well as their tendency to degradation in simulated body fluid was determined. What is more, wettability of the attained materials was also defined. The obtained results confirmed that the introduction of additions to the hydrogel matrix has an impact on the physico-chemical properties of tested materials. ...
In this paper, the impact on microwave radiation and UV cross-linking of the course of reaction of obtaining chitosan hydrogels was presented. The synthesis were conducted using either commercial chitosan and Beetosan - chitosan derived from naturally died honeybees as well as using mixed systems containing both chitosan and Beetosan. The swelling capacity of obtained hydrogel materials as well as their tendency to degradation in distilled water and simulated body fluid have been tested. Moreover, morphology of the surface of selected samples using scanning electron microscope was characterized. Furthermore, the contact angles (θ) of attained materials were defined using geometrical method by applying a drop of liquid on the surface of the tested material. ...
The paper presents a synthesis of the hydrogel materials by photopolymerization. A series of materials differing in the amount of photoinitiator was prepared. In these studies the ability of swelling of attained materials was determined. What is more, incubation studies were also carried out. Measurements of contact angles was conducted and a chemical structure of obtained materials was defined using FT-IR spectroscopy. On the basis of the research the impact on the amount of the photo-initiator on the structure of a polymeric material have been defined. Synthesized materials were characterized by a different degree of the cross-linking, and therefore they have different properties. Hence the conclusion that possibility of the structure modifying of the material creates more opportunities for its use. ...
Chitosan based hydrogels due to their specific properties and structure belong to the group of materials widely used in medicine. They are used as drug carriers with controlled release of active substances and in the preparation of innovative wound dressings. The main aim of the conducted research was the choice of the most favorable parameters for carrying the cross-linking reaction by means of UV radiation and microwaves. Subsequently, an adequate composition of the mixture containing chitosan and gelatin for further modification of such prepared the polymer matrix with Aloe vera extract was selected. Subsequently, an impact of introduction of Aloe vera extract into hydrogel on its physicochemical properties and structure was determined. The scope of the research included the measurement of swelling abilities of hydrogels in distilled water and selected simulated body fluids as well as incubation studies aimed at determination of tendency of prepared materials to degradation in previously mentioned fluids and their compatibility in relation to such environments. In order to characterize the chemical structure of the polymers and impact of incubation on this structure spectroscopic analysis was performed. Microscopic analysis was used to define the surface morphology of the hydrogels. Moreover, materials containing Aloe vera extract ...
