Chemical Cross-Linking by Glutaraldehyde between Amino Groups: Its Mechanism and Effects

Chemical cross-linking reaction, although rather simple as a principle, is a powerful tool for processing polymeric materials, since it can significantly alter the molecular structure of materials as a whole, even if the alteration of the structural unit might be little. This situation — the properties of cross- linked materials could significantly differ from those of the original polymers — could be compared to the fact that the properties of polymers significantly differ from those of their monomers.