Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry (Shandong University), Ministry of Education, Jinan 250100, PR China.
Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry (Shandong University), Ministry of Education, Jinan 250100, PR China.
Carbohydr Polym. 2023 Apr 1;305:120544. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.120544. Epub 2023 Jan 5.
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 to get around the drawbacks of hydroponics and soil. Numerous hydrogels, particularly polysaccharides with exceptional stability, high clarity, and low cost can be employed as plant substrates. Although numerous novel and functionalized hydrogels might assist in overcoming the drawbacks of conventional media and giving them more functions, the existing hydrogel-based plant growth substrates rarely benefit from the developments of gels in the previous few decades. Prospects include the development of new conduction techniques, the creation of potential new hydrogels, and the functionalization of the hydrogel as plant culture substrates.
一类被称为“水凝胶”的亲水性聚合物具有高含水量和三维交联网络。自古以来，它们就被用作植物栽培基质，以避免水培和土壤的缺点。许多水凝胶，特别是具有出色稳定性、高透明度和低成本的多糖，可以用作植物基质。虽然许多新型和功能化的水凝胶可能有助于克服传统基质的缺点并赋予它们更多功能，但现有的基于水凝胶的植物生长基质很少受益于过去几十年中凝胶的发展。前景包括开发新的传导技术、创造潜在的新型水凝胶以及将水凝胶功能化为植物培养基质。
