Chitosan sulfate-lysozyme hybrid hydrogels as platforms with fine-tuned degradability and sustained inherent antibiotic and antioxidant activities

The control of the properties and biological activities of chitosan-lysozyme hybrid hydrogels to exploit their interesting biomedical applications depends largely on the chitosan acetylation pattern, a difficult parameter to control. Herein, we have prepared sulfated chitosan-lysozyme hydrogels as versatile platforms with fine-tuned degradability and persistent bactericidal and antioxidant properties.