Hydrogel can swell to many times of its dry volume, resulting in large deformation which is vital for its function.
The esters showed optimal extraction using an extraction temperature of 30 °C during 20 min, and a subsequent purge volume of 300 mL and dry volume of 50 mL.
Hydrogel-based wound dressings swell several times their dry volume and would be helpful to absorb wound exudates and afford a cooling sensation and a moisture environment.
It has been possible to individuate the following optimized conditions: incubation temperature 40 °C, purge volume 800 mL, dry volume 1500 mL, TDU hold time 5 min and incubation time 10 min.
To convert from cubic meters to biomass I obtained wood density (oven-dry mass per unit of dry volume) by species from Gonzales [69] and Nielson and others [41].
Values of η are lower for hygroscopic aerosols, as their dry volume is significantly smaller than under ambient conditions.
The control and exposed larvae (a dry volume of 100 μL for each vial) were frozen in 100 μL of 0.1 M phosphate buffer, pH7 for 24 h.
Lung function test was performed in accordance with the American Thoracic Society guidelines [ 23], following ECG registration, using a dry volume spirometer, the Vicatest 5 (Gebr. Mijnhardt B.V., Odijk, Netherlands).
To convert from cubic meters to biomass I obtained wood density (oven-dry mass per unit of dry volume) by species from Gonzales [ 69] and Nielson and others [ 41].
Initially 10 15 ml (dry volume) Bio-Beads (Bio-Beads SM-2 Adsorbent, Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA) were washed and stored at 4°C in TS buffer (50 mM Tris HCl pH 8, 50 mM NaCl) as previously described (Bao et al., 2012).
