In this investigation chitosan (CS) was crosslinked using mixtures of sulfosuccinic acid (SSA) and glutaraldehyde (GA) as the binary crosslinking agents to form hydrophilic chitosan network membranes. GA and SSA improve the tensile strength and contribute to hydrophilicity of the membranes, respectively. The membranes prepared by varying the crosslinking agent ratios are also characterized using FT-IR, X-ray diffraction, and tensile testing, and their swelling ratio and thermal properties were measured. Experimental results reveal that the contact angle of the membrane decreases from 84.54 degrees to 69.83 degrees and the maximum stress rises from 39.62 MPa to 133.66 MPa as the increase of the binary crosslinking agent content. These resultant membranes not only maintain its hydrophilicity and but also enhance the mechanical strength.