<divclass="myPage-paragraph-fig-description"><b>Fig. 39</b> The outlook of the harvested crosslinked compound from repeated fed-batch fermentation.
<divclass="myPage-paragraph-fig-description"><b>Fig. 39 The outlook of the harvested crosslinked compound from repeated fed-batch fermentation.</b>
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We conducted an Attenuated Total Reflectance Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) assay to confirm whether the crosslinking occurred. As shown in Fig. 40, a peak at 1028 cm<sup>-1</sup> can be observed, indicates that the crosslinking between bacterial cellulose and hyaluronic acid occurred during co-culture fermentation.
<divclass="myPage-paragraph-fig-description"><b>Fig. 40</b> ATR-FITR diagram, comparing the characteristic of harvested crosslinked product and standard compound.
<divclass="myPage-paragraph-fig-description"><b>Fig. 40 ATR-FITR diagram, comparing the characteristic of harvested crosslinked product and standard compound.</b>
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Also, a water retention ability test in soil was carried out with the bacterial culture containing the crosslinked product. As shown in Fig. 41, the bacterial culture has greater water retention ability than pure water, indicates that our product produced in the hardware functions well as a water retention material which can maintain the moisture of soil.
<divclass="myPage-paragraph-fig-description"><b>Fig. 41</b> A diagram showing the result of water retention ability of the harvested crosslinked compound in soil.
<divclass="myPage-paragraph-fig-description"><b>Fig. 41 A diagram showing the result of water retention ability of the harvested crosslinked compound in soil.</b>
