Here, chemically crosslinked super porous inulin cryogels were synthesized by the cryogelation method using divinyl sulfone (DVS) at various mol ratios of 75% to 150% inulin repeating units. Inulin cryogel prepared at 75 mol% DVS crosslinking showed a maximum swelling capacity of 1842 ± 159% in phosphate buffer saline (PBS, pH 7.4). The hydrolytic degradation of inulin cryogels prepared at different ratios were investigated at 37.5 Cat pH 1, 7.4, and 9. Depending on the degree of crosslinking, it was found that inulin cryogels were completely degraded in 1 to 6 days at pH 1, and the degradation continued at pH 7.4 and 9 for up to 21 days. Inulin cryogel with 75 mol% crosslinker had 61% ± 7% and 45% ± 2% weight losses at pH 7.4 and pH 9, respectively, at end of 21 days. Also, 75% crosslinked inulin cryogel was conjugated with amoxicillin trihydrate (AMX) drug and released 65.15 ± 5.35 mg/g of AMX at pH 1 at end of 24 hours. At pH 7.4 and 9, the AMX released amount were determined as 64.83 ± 6.19 and 55.57 ± 4.00 mg/g, respectively, in 120 hours. Furthermore, inulin cryogels were determined to be blood compatible materials via hemolytic tests with hemolysis ratio of 1.08% ± 0.14% and a blood clotting index of 80.67% ± 1.86%. K E Y W O R D S biodegradable polymer network, blood compatible drug carrier, inulin cryogel 1 | INTRODUCTION Inulin is a plant-based linear biopolymer naturally occurring in many plants such as chicory, asparagus, wheat, onion, garlic, banana, etc. It is an important agricultural by-product and commonly used in the food sector, drug transport systems, tissue engineering, pharmaceutical and cosmetic products. 1-5 In the food sector, it is used as dietary fiber to increase the nutritional value of products and is one of the most beneficial natural probiotics. 6-11 Additionally, inulin can be considered a renewable material in bioprocesses for biofuel production. The biocompatible, biodegradable, renewable, and hydrophilic structure, along with natural and plant-based origin, make inulin a very attractive material for diverse applications. 12-14 Cryogels are distinctive types of hydrogels with faster response time to external stimuli due to their highly macro porous interconnected matrices that can be obtained by crosslinking monomeric or polymeric precursors in the partially frozen phase under cryogenic conditions. 15,16 The size and the extent of pores in cryogels can be controlled by various parameters, for example, the amount of water, cooling rate, the reaction temperature, monomer/polymer concentration, the amount of crosslinker, the amount of catalyst, etc. 17-21 Ascryogels exhibit faster response time and mechanical strength compared to normal hydrogels, they offer many advantages in common applications including environmentally related, that is, separation, actuation, and sensors, tissue engineering and as cell carrier in biotechnology due to their super-porous structures. 22-27 Moreover, because it is possible to prepare cryogels from natural sources and they are biodegradable, they can...