Preparation and characterization of enzymatically cross-linked gelatin/cellulose nanocrystal composite hydrogels

• DOI: 10.1039/d1ra00965f
• Publication Date: 2021-03-12T16:13:50Z
• Authors: Yaqi Dong; Shouwei Zhao; Wenhui Lu; Nan Chen; Deyi Zhu; Yanchun Li
• Keywords: Chemistry; 02 engineering and technology; 0210 nano-technology

Gelatin is an attractive hydrogel material because of its excellent biocompatibility and non-cytotoxicity, but poor mechanical properties of gelatin-based hydrogels become a big obstacle that limits their wide-spread application.