Table 1 Average diameter of different hydrogel beads before and after 5 weeks of incubation.

From: Immobilization of active ammonia-oxidizing archaea in hydrogel beads

 

Small beads (SB)

Large beads (LB)

Ba2+

Ca2+

Sbq

SO42− 6%*

SO42− 10%

Ba2+

Ca2+

Sbq

SO42− 6%*

SO42− 10%

Before

Mean (µm)

2449

2577

2739

3027

2847

4357

5471

4984

4399

4162

Std (µm)

155

85

198

207

144

138

174

152

102

290

Stat. group

a

a, b

a, b, c

c

b, c

a

b

c

a

a

After

Mean (µm)

2359

2431

2765

3709

2873

4101

5281

4782

4491

4822

Std (µm)

149

87

257

182

197

138

149

500

121

326

Stat. group

a

a

c

b

c

a

b

b, c

c

c

  1. Statistical groups differentiate types of hydrogels (Ba2+, Ca2+, Sbq, SO42− 6%, and SO42− 10%) that have an average diameter significantly different for the same size (SB or LB) and incubation time (Before or After).
  2. *Correspond to conditions where incubation significantly affected beads’ diameter.
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