Hello everyone,
I am going to prepare either an alginate or carrageenan hydrogels for immobilization of microalgae. The microalgae will be expected to be retrieved from the hydrogels after finishing cultivation. In that case, hydrogels need to be destabilized/dissolved. Can anyone suggest any chemicals or processes for this ? I found some information about chelating agent like sodium citrate or EDTA as chelating agent for Ca2+ ion in alginate matrix, but not sure any other agents out there are available, especially for K+ ion.