Erratum to: Thermal–mechanical behaviour of chitosan–cellulose derivative thermoreversible hydrogel films

CH, Chitosan; HPMC, (Hydroxypropyl)methyl cellulose; FT, Freeze-thaw; SC, Solvent casting; CH:HPMC (X:Y), pH Z, FT/SC, Chitosan and (hydroxypropyl)methyl cellulose hydrogel, at X and Y proportion (0-100), at Z pH (3.0-4.0) and prepared by freeze-thaw or solvent casting techniques; DSC, Differential scanning calorimetry; MDSC, Temperature modulated Differential scanning calorimetry; Tg, glass transition temperature; ΔH, enthalpy change; TGA, Thermogravimetric Analysis; TG, Thermogravimetry; DTG, Derivative or Differential thermogravimetry; σ, Tensile strength; ε, elongation at break; DMA, Dynamic mechanical analysis; X-Ray, X-radiation, FTIR-ATR, Attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; SEM, Scanning electron microscopy.The authors are thankful to the Chemistry and Physic Centres at Minho University (Pest-C/QUI/UI0686/2013 and PEST-C/FIS/UI607/2013), CNPq, FAPESP and CAPES for the financial support of this research. Sandra Cerqueira Barros and Carlos M. Costa acknowledge the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology for the Post-Doc and PhD grants provided (SFRH/BPD/85399/2012 and SFRH/BD/68499/2010) and M. M. Silva acknowledges to CNPq, for the mobility grant provided by this institution. The authors of this paper are grateful to the Company Devan-Micropolis, S.A., for the material support, namely the natural polymers chitosan (CH) and (hydroxypropyl)methyl cellulose (HPMC) employed in this study. JLGR acknowledges the support of Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, MINECO, through the MAT2013-46467-C4-1-R project. CIBER-BBN is an initiative funded by the VI National R&D&i Plan 2008-2011, Iniciativa Ingenio 2010, Consolider Program, CIBER Actions and financed by the Instituto de Salud Carlos III with assistance from the European Regional Development Fund