Accepted Manuscript Title: Mimicking mechanical response of natural tissues. Strain hardening induced by transient reticulation in lactose-modified chitosan (chitlac) Authors: Michela Cok, Pasquale Sacco, Davide Porrelli, Andrea Travan, Massimiliano Borgogna, Eleonora Marsich, Sergio Paoletti, Ivan Donati PII: S0141-8130(17)31828-7 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.08.059 Reference: BIOMAC 8051 To appear in: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules Received date: 22-5-2017 Revised date: 30-6-2017 Accepted date: 8-8-2017 Please cite this article as: Michela Cok, Pasquale Sacco, Davide Porrelli, Andrea Travan, Massimiliano Borgogna, Eleonora Marsich, Sergio Paoletti, Ivan Donati, Mimicking mechanical response of natural tissues.Strain hardening induced by transient reticulation in lactose-modified chitosan (chitlac), International Journal of Biological Macromoleculeshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.08.059 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.