Chitosan Hydrogels and their Glutaraldehyde-Crosslinked Counterparts as Potential Drug Release and Tissue Engineering Systems - Synthesis, Characterization, Swelling Kinetics and Mechanism

Akakuru OU^* and Isiuku BO

¹Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Calabar, Nigeria

²Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria

^*Corresponding Author: Akakuru OU, Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Calabar, Nigeria, Tel: +2348068081656 Email: