Fabrication and Characterization of Chitosan-Polyethylene Glycol (Ch-Peg) Based Hydrogels and Evaluation of Their Potency in Rat Skin Wound Model

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Microscopic surface appearance of the produced hydrogels. All of the hydrogels exposed well-developed cross-linked networks and porous topology. (a) X hydrogel surface morphology, (b) X : Ge : G surface morphology, (c) X : Ge : Peg : G surface morphology, (d) X : Ge : Ch : G surface morphology, (e) X : Ge : Peg : Ch : G surface morphology, (f) X : Ge : B : Ch : G surface morphology, (g) X : Ge : B : Peg : G surface morphology, and (h) X : Ge : B : Peg : Ch : G surface morphology. Abbreviations. Xanthan gum (X), boric acid (B), gelatin (Ge), polyethylene glycol (Peg), chitosan (Ch), and glutaraldehyde (G).

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