Studies on Cross-linking of succinic acid with chitosan/collagen

The present study summarizes the cross-linking property of succinic acid with chitosan /collagen. In detail, the chemistry behind the cross-linking and the improvement in mechanical and thermal properties of the cross-linked material were discussed with suitable instruments and bioinformatics tools. The concentration of succinic acid with reference to the chosen polymers was optimized. A 3D scaffold prepared using an optimized concentration of succinic acid (0.2% (w/v)) with chitosan (1.0% (w/v)) and similarly with collagen (0.5% (w/v)), was subjected to surface morphology, FT-IR analysis, ten...