Facile formation of a microporous chitosan hydrogel based on self-crosslinking-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Facile formation of a microporous chitosan hydrogel based on self-crosslinking

Published:2017 Issue:47 Volume:5 Page:9291-9299
ISSN:2050-750X
Container-title:Journal of Materials Chemistry B
language:en
Short-container-title:J. Mater. Chem. B

Author:

Chen Yin¹²³,Huang Lu⁴²³,Dai Xin⁴²³,Tian Qian⁴²³,Yu Miao⁵²³,Agheb Maria⁴²³,Chan Ho Nam⁴²³,Poon Ellen⁶⁷⁸³,Guo Zhihong⁴²³,Boheler Kenneth Richard⁶⁷⁸³,Wu Hongkai¹²³⁴²^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Division of Biomedical Engineering

2. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

3. China

4. Department of Chemistry

5. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

6. Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Consortium

7. Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine

8. The University of Hong Kong

Abstract

A facile approach for the formation of microporous (chitosan) hydrogel scaffolds based on self-crosslinking is presented. It is simple and does not require any sacrificial porogen, toxic initiator/catalyst, harmful irradiation, or sophisticated equipment.

Funder

Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

General Materials Science,Biomedical Engineering,General Chemistry,General Medicine

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2017/TB/C7TB02736B

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