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. 2022 Sep 19;27(18):6137. doi: 10.3390/molecules27186137

Table 2.

Initial feed amounts of carboxymethyl chitosan (CMC) and oxidized sucrose (OS) for preparation of the CMG hydrogels (CMCG 1–4). The cross-linking degrees (CR) of the hydrogels are also given.

Sample CMC/mg
(Amine/mmol)
OS/mg
(Aldehyde/mmol)
CR 1
CMCG 1 400 (0.14) 6.10 (0.07) 0.08
CMCG 2 400 (0.14) 12.2 (0.14) 0.11
CMCG 3 400 (0.14) 24.5 (0.28) 0.14
CMCG 4 400 (0.14) 49.0 (0.56) 0.20

1 Number of imine bonds formed between CMC and OS per GlcN residue.