Figure 2.
Particle size variation rates of no-bacteria and bacteria-containing beads before and after 24 h incubation. “BLP → ALP” and “BC → AC” refers to particle size variation rates of hydrogel beads prepared at the same sodium alginate concentration without bacteria after 24 h incubation. “BLP → ALP” refers to particle size variation rates of hydrogel beads prepared at the same sodium alginate concentration with bacteria after 24 h incubation. Columns with different letters (a–e) are significantly different (p < 0.05).
