Self-healing hydrogels

Biotechnology

Biodegradation

Organic chemistry

Polymer chemistry

In vivo

Biology

Catalysis

Chemistry

In vitro

Glucosamine

Lysozyme

Chitosan

Bifunctional

Genipin

Biochemistry

Materials Advances

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 .

<i>In vitro</i> evaluation of the biodegradability of chitosan–genipin hydrogels

In vitro evaluation of the biodegradability of chitosan–genipin hydrogels