Swelling Behaviors of Poly(N -isopropylacrylamide) Nanosized Hydrogel Particles/Poly(vinyl alcohol)/Water Systems: Effect of the Degree of Hydrolysis of PVA

2013 ◽  
Vol 215 (2) ◽  
pp. 210-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung Min Kim ◽  
Ji Su Choi ◽  
Young Chan Bae
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Raj Kumar Arya ◽  
D. Giribabu ◽  
Jyoti Sharma ◽  
Manju Rawat ◽  
Avinash Chandra ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 175
Author(s):  
Dorel Feldman

Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) is a thermoplastic synthetic polymer, which, unlike many synthetic polymers, is not obtained by polymerization, but by hydrolysis of poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAc). Due to the presence of hydroxylic groups, hydrophilic polymers such as PVA and its composites made mainly with biopolymers are used for producing hydrogels that possess interesting morphological and physico-mechanical features. PVA hydrogels and other PVA composites are studied in light of their numerous application for electrical film membranes for chemical separation, element and dye removal, adsorption of metal ions, fuel cells, and packaging. Aside from applications in the engineering field, PVA, like other synthetic polymers, has applications in medicine and biological areas and has become one of the principal objectives of the researchers in the polymer domain. The review presents a few recent applications of PVA composites and contributions related to tissue engineering (repair and regeneration), drug carriers, and wound healing.


1982 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 575-578 ◽  
Author(s):  
Le van Minh ◽  
Takao Ohtsuka ◽  
Hidehiko Soyama ◽  
Takuhei Nose

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