Among Genipin and Glutaraldehyde, which one is better for crosslinking of chitosan?

05 November 2015 1 3K Report

I am planning to improve the mechanical property of chitosan-hydroxyapatite composite scaffold.I read about various method of cross linking method in the publication i have attached and would some suggestion about recommended technique.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26117793

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00914037.2013.769165

Nashrul Fazli Mohd Nasir

If cost is not an issue for you, genipin is surely the better option as far as I know.

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