Citric acid as an environment-friendly crosslinker solvent for preparationof Chitosan- Polyvinyl alcohol blend for tissue engineering application

Citric acid crosslinked chitosan/polyvinyl alcohol was utilized in the production of films throughsolvent casting, with potential applications in tissue engineering. The films underwent analysis usingFourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) to assess their chemical composition and scanningelectron microscopy (SEM) to examine their morphology. Additionally, the swelling degree anddegradation rate were investigated. The findings indicate that citric acid crosslinked CS/PVA may besuitable for use in tissue engineering applications

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Polymer in medicine and health care ، PVA ، Chitosan ، tissue engineering