I-EH Innovative Hydrogel Limited (UK) isungule i-substrate esekwe ngejeli, eyaziwa nangokuthi i-B gross substrate. I-substrate iyi-hydrogel etholakala ku-polymer yemvelo, ehloselwe ikakhulukazi amapulazi amile, izindawo zokugcina izithombo, abalimi kanye nabalimi bendabuko.
Njengoba i-substrate yenziwe ngemithombo yebhayoloji, lokhu kuyenza iqine kakhulu kunamanye ama-substrates emakethe, ngokusho konjiniyela. I-substrate inesisindo esincane, kulula ukuyilahla, ukukhipha amagciwane, i-biodegradable kakhulu (95%), kanti i-5% esele iyavundiswa. I-substrate itholakala ngendlela yamashidi, amapulaki, i-polymerized powder nama-granules.
Njengamanje, izinto zokwakha ze-cellulosic nezinye izithako zisetshenziswa njengesisekelo se-substrate entsha.
Yethulwa ngo-2019, iphrojekthi ye-Gelponics iwukubambisana phakathi kwe-AEH Innovative Hydrogel kanye ne-CHAP Solutions. Ngaphezu kwalokho, iphrojekthi isekelwa i-University of Manchester's Graphene Engineering and Innovation Centre (GEIC), i-Grobotic Systems kanye nozakwethu we-CHAP, i-Stockbridge Technology Centre (STC).
Izilingo okwamanje ziyaqhubeka ngezitshalo eziningana zikalethisi, i-basil, amahlumela ephizi kanye nemifino emincane.
Amashidi e-substrate amasha mahle ekukhuliseni uhlaza olunamaqabunga njengoba enikeza ukwakheka okulula, i-pH ezinzile kanye nezakhiwo zemvelo. Ishidi elilodwa elikala ama-60 by 40 cm linesisindo esingamagremu angu-15 uma liqhathaniswa nomata bendabuko, elinesisindo esingamagremu angu-200. Ngenxa yokuthi amashidi anefomethi evumelana nezimo, angagcinwa kalula futhi ahambehamba phakathi nesikhathi sokuthunyelwa, ekugcineni ehle nezindleko. Lapho efakwa emanzini, amacansi adonsa amanzi ngokuzenzakalelayo ukuze ande futhi amukele imbewu.
Ukusetshenziswa kwezinto ezinjalo kungaxazulula inkinga yokulahlwa kwendawo ekhulayo ngemva kokusetshenziswa nokungcoliswa komkhiqizo ngendawo ekhulayo.