<i>In vitro</i> evaluation of the biodegradability of chitosan–genipin hydrogels
Sophie L. Reay, Emma L. Jackson, Ana Marina Ferreira, Catharien M. U. Hilkens, Katarina Novakovic
Materials Advances
Abstract
Lysozyme hydrolyses β-(1,4) linkages between d -glucosamine and N -acetyl- d -glucosamine units in chitosan, and degrades one of the bifunctional crosslinks in chitosan–genipin hydrogels. Degraded particles have potential to be renally excreted in vivo .
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lysozyme hydrolyses β-(1,4) linkages between d-glucosamine and N-acetyl-d-glucosamine units in chitosan
“Lysozyme hydrolyses β-(1,4) linkages between d-glucosamine and N-acetyl-d-glucosamine units in chitosan”
lysozyme degrades one of the bifunctional crosslinks in chitosan–genipin hydrogels
“Lysozyme hydrolyses β-(1,4) linkages between d-glucosamine and N-acetyl-d-glucosamine units in chitosan, and degrades one of the bifunctional crosslinks in chitosan–genipin hydrogels”