“…It is readily available, biocompatible, and bioresorbable. Pectin is a natural cross-linker and has been used to cross-link chitosan beads and membranes to modify their physical and chemical properties as well as biocompatibility (Kim et al, 2003;Bernabé et al, 2005;Ghaffari et al, 2007). Pectin, an anionic polysaccharide, will form polyelectrolyte complex with chitosan, a cationic polysaccharide, through ionic attraction between NH 3 + of chitosan and COO − of pectin (Meshali & Gabr, 1992;Kim et al, 2003;Bernabé et al, 2005).…”