In solubilization of decellular ECM process, after dissolving the decellular powder in pepsin and then adjusting its pH and lyophilizing the scaffold, as soon as the scaffold is placed in the crosslink solution, does the scaffold disintegrate?
What kind of tissue did you use? Increasing pepsin concentration would work, about 1.5-2 times higher. It could change physical properties, but it will not be very significant.