Accepted Manuscript γ-Irradiated chitosan based injectable hydrogels for controlled release of drug (Montelukast sodium) Sadaf Hafeez, Atif Islam, Nafisa Gull, Abbas Ali, Shahzad Maqsood Khan, Saba Zia, Kalsoom Anwar, Saba Urooge Khan, Tahir Jamil PII: S0141-8130(17)32990-2 DOI: doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.02.107 Reference: BIOMAC 9162 To appear in: Received date: 10 August 2017 Revised date: 9 February 2018 Accepted date: 15 February 2018 Please cite this article as: Sadaf Hafeez, Atif Islam, Nafisa Gull, Abbas Ali, Shahzad Maqsood Khan, Saba Zia, Kalsoom Anwar, Saba Urooge Khan, Tahir Jamil , γ-Irradiated chitosan based injectable hydrogels for controlled release of drug (Montelukast sodium). The address for the corresponding author was captured as affiliation for all authors. Please check if appropriate. Biomac(2017), doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.02.107 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.