Self-Healing Polymer-Clay Hybrids by Facile Complexation of a Waterborne Polymer with a Clay

AbstractThe new blends composed of natural polysaccharide - pectin and synthetic water soluble polymer - poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) are attractive materials due to their biocompatibility, non-toxicity and biodegradability. In this work the rheological properties of aqueous solutions of pectin (PEC), poly(vinyl alcohol) and their mixtures at various weight ratios (70/30, 50/50, 30/70) have been investigated. Flow measurements were carried out using a rotary viscometer with concentric cylinder at different temperatures (20-70 ºC) and shear rates (24- 1234 s-1). The flow parameters and energy of activation have been calculated from the flow curves and Arrhenius plots, respectively. It was found that studied polymer solutions exhibited non-Newtonian behavior, moreover, the flow properties were dependent on the blend composition. The result show that practically there was no thixotropy in studied system but some interactions between PVA and pectin in water occurred.

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Aldoxime-Derived Water-Soluble Polymer for the Multiple Analyte Sensing: Consecutive and Selective Detection of Hg2+, Ag+, ClO–, and Cysteine in Aqueous Media

Macromolecules ◽

10.1021/acs.macromol.5b00731 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 48 (12) ◽

pp. 3934-3940 ◽

Cited By ~ 30

Author(s):

A. Balamurugan ◽

Hyung-il Lee

Keyword(s):

Aqueous Media ◽

Water Soluble ◽

Selective Detection ◽

Soluble Polymer ◽

Water Soluble Polymer

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Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) (Core)-Polyurethane (Shell) Nanofibers Produced by Coaxial Electrospinning

Key Engineering Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.705.68 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 705 ◽

pp. 68-71 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ga Young Park ◽

So Young Lee ◽

Woo Jin Kim ◽

Jin Hyun Choi

Keyword(s):

Vinyl Alcohol ◽

Water Soluble ◽

Polymer Mixture ◽

Poly Vinyl Alcohol ◽

Coaxial Electrospinning ◽

Resonance Spectroscopy ◽

Bioactive Substances ◽

Water Contact ◽

Water Soluble Polymer ◽

Small Pore

Nanoweb fabricated by electrospinning has a large specific area and a small pore size which can be controlled through a spinning process to enable a strong adsorption and selective permeability. It is required to produce nanofiber of different polymer mixture with a limited miscibility for improvement of physical, chemical, or biological properties. In this study, poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA)/polyurethane (PU) nanofibers were produced by coaxial electrospinning. PVA (core)/PU (shell) nanofibers were defect-free and had a uniform thickness. The pseudo core/shell structure of PVA/PU nanofibers was confirmed by transmission electron microscopy. The presence of PVA and PU in the nanofibers was identified by 13C solid state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction analysis. Water contact angle was reduced by incorporation of PVA in a core of PU nanofiber. For variety of biomedical applications, bioactive substances such as antibiotics and proteins can be incorporated in a core of hydrophobic PU nanofiber by coaxial electrospinning of water-soluble polymer/bioactive substance mixture.

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Physical Hydrogels of Oxidized Polysaccharides and Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) for Wound Dressing Applications

Materials ◽

10.3390/ma12091569 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (9) ◽

pp. 1569 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Raluca Ioana Baron ◽

Madalina Elena Culica ◽

Gabriela Biliuta ◽

Maria Bercea ◽

Simona Gherman ◽

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Keyword(s):

Vinyl Alcohol ◽

Water Soluble ◽

Poly Vinyl Alcohol ◽

Initial Structure ◽

Self Healing ◽

Natural Polymers ◽

Physical Network ◽

The Fourier Transform ◽

Physical Phenomena ◽

Different Content

Two natural polymers, i.e., cellulose and water soluble pullulan, have been selectively oxidized employing the TEMPO-mediated protocol, to allow the introduction of C6-OOH groups. Thereafter, the composite hydrogels of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and different content of the oxidized polysaccharides were prepared by the freezing/thawing method. The Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) has been used to discuss the degree of interaction between the hydrogels constituents into the physical network. The homogeneity of the prepared hydrogels as revealed by the SEM show an excellent distribution of the oxidized polysaccharides inside the PVA matrix. The samples exhibit self-healing features, since they quickly recover the initial structure after being subjected to a large deformation. The cell viability was performed for the selected hydrogels, all of them showing promising results. The samples are able to load L-arginine both by physical phenomena, such as diffusion, and also by chemical phenomena, when imine-type bonds are likely to be formed. The synergism between the two constituents, PVA and oxidized polysaccharides, into the physical network, propose these hydrogels for many other biomedical applications.

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Reconstruction of Fibroin Nanofibers (FNFs) via Electrospinning: Fabrication of Poly(vinyl alcohol)/FNFs Composite Nanofibers from Aqueous Solution

Polymers ◽

10.3390/polym14010043 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 43

Author(s):

Shohei Fujita ◽

Huaizhong Xu ◽

Yubing Dong ◽

Yoko Okahisa

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Properties ◽

Aqueous Solution ◽

Thermal Properties ◽

Fiber Orientation ◽

Vinyl Alcohol ◽

Composite Nanofibers ◽

Water Soluble ◽

Phase Image ◽

Poly Vinyl Alcohol ◽

Water Soluble Polymer

Fibroin nanofibers (FNFs) achieved from physical treated silk can keep its original crystal structure, showing excellent mechanical properties, however, processing the FNFs into fibers is still a challenge. Herein, a brand-new environmentally friendly approach is proposed to manufacture FNFs-based composite nanofibers. The water-soluble polymer, poly(vinyl alcohol) PVA, was applied to increase the viscoelasticity of the spinning dope, and the content of FNFs can reach up to 20 wt%. The established phase image of spinning suggested that the concentrations ranging from 6 wt% to 8 wt% are premium to achieving relatively homogenous FNFs/PVA nanofibers. Random fibers were deposited on a fixed collector, while the fiber orientation intensity increased with the rotational speed of drum and started decreasing after 12 m/s. The mechanical properties of the composite nanofibers showed the similar tendency of variation of fiber orientation. In addition, chemical changes, crystallinity, and thermal properties of the composite nanofibers were further clarified by means of FTIR, DSC, and TG. As a result, high FNFs contained nanofibers with excellent thermal properties were created from an aqueous solution. This study is the first original work to realize the spinnability of FNFs, which provides a new insight of the FNFs.

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Changing Compliance of Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) Tubular Scaffold for Vascular Graft Applications Through Modifying Interlayer Adhesion and Crosslinking Density

Frontiers in Materials ◽

10.3389/fmats.2020.595295 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 ◽

Author(s):

YeJin Jeong ◽

Yuan Yao ◽

Tizazu H. Mekonnen ◽

Evelyn K. F. Yim

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Properties ◽

Wall Thickness ◽

Vinyl Alcohol ◽

Vascular Graft ◽

Small Diameter ◽

Crosslinking Density ◽

Water Soluble ◽

Poly Vinyl Alcohol ◽

Water Soluble Polymer ◽

Physical Crosslinking

Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) is a water-soluble polymer and forms a hydrogel that has been studied as a potential small-diameter (<6 mm) vascular graft implant. The PVA hydrogel crosslinked using sodium trimetaphosphate (STMP) has been shown to have many beneficial properties such as bioinert, low-thrombogenicity, and easy surface modification. Compared to conventional synthetic vascular graft materials, PVA has also shown to possess better mechanical properties; however, the compliance and other mechanical properties of PVA grafts are yet to be optimized to be comparable with native blood vessels. Mechanical compliance has been an important parameter to be studied for small-diameter vascular grafts, as compliance has been proposed to play an important role in intimal hyperplasia formation. PVA grafts are made using dip-casting a cylindrical mold into crosslinking solution. The number of dipping can be used to control the wall thickness of the resulting PVA grafts. In this study, we hypothesized that the number of dip layers, chemical and physical crosslinking, and interlayer adhesion strength could be important parameters in the fabrication process that would affect compliance. This work provides the relationship between the wall thickness, burst pressure, and compliance of PVA. Furthermore, our data showed that interlayer adhesion as well as chemical and physical crosslinking density can increase the compliance of PVA grafts.

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Fabrication of Organic Probe Decorated Water-Soluble Polymer Chains on Natural Fibers for Selective Detection and Efficient Removal of Hg2+ Ions in Pure Aqueous Media

ACS Applied Polymer Materials ◽

10.1021/acsapm.9b00631 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (10) ◽

pp. 2680-2691 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Yan Liu ◽

Qiang Gao ◽

Chen Li ◽

Shu Liu ◽

Kaisheng Xia ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Aqueous Media ◽

Natural Fibers ◽

Water Soluble ◽

Polymer Chains ◽

Selective Detection ◽

Efficient Removal ◽

Soluble Polymer ◽

Water Soluble Polymer

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Effect of Water Soluble Polymers on Radiation Vulcanized Natural Rubber Latex Films

Rubber Chemistry and Technology ◽

10.5254/1.3538803 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 72 (2) ◽

pp. 308-317 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Siby Varghese ◽

Yosuke Katsumura ◽

Keizo Makuuchi ◽

Fumio Yoshi

Keyword(s):

Natural Rubber Latex ◽

Water Soluble ◽

Poly Vinyl Alcohol ◽

Radiation Processing ◽

Soluble Polymer ◽

Water Soluble Polymer ◽

Water Soluble Polymers ◽

Soluble Polymers ◽

Drastic Increase ◽

Poly Ethylene

Abstract Technological properties of radiation vulcanized latex after mixing with water soluble polymers (WSP) such as poly(vinyl alcohol), poly(ethylene oxide) etc. have been studied in detail. The properties of water soluble polymer incorporated vulcanizates depend mainly on the type of the polymer blended into the latex. Most of the polymers showed a drastic increase in tear strength with polymer content and a reduction in tackiness of the vulcanized films. Radiation processing increases the water soluble protein content in the serum phase whereas that in the rubber phase decreases. Addition of water soluble polymer causes the fast leaching of soluble proteins from the dried films, which reduces the prolonged leaching commonly adopted for rubber vulcanizates. Aging properties of radiation vulcanized films incorporated with water soluble polymers are excellent. The thermal degradation behavior of radiation vulcanized films and that of water soluble polymer incorporated films is almost the same. Transparency of the rubber films can be increased by the addition of suitable water soluble polymers.

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Thickness-dependent humidity sensing by poly(vinyl alcohol) stabilized Au–Ag and Ag–Au core–shell bimetallic nanomorph resistors

Royal Society Open Science ◽

10.1098/rsos.171986 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (6) ◽

pp. 171986 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Parag Adhyapak ◽

Rohini Aiyer ◽

Sreekantha Reddy Dugasani ◽

Hyeong-U Kim ◽

Chung Kil Song ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Metal Ions ◽

Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽

Vinyl Alcohol ◽

Nanocomposite Materials ◽

Water Soluble ◽

Shell Structures ◽

Poly Vinyl Alcohol ◽

Core Shell ◽

Water Soluble Polymer ◽

Bimetallic Nanostructures

We herein report a simple chemical route to prepare Au–Ag and Ag–Au core–shell bimetallic nanostructures by reduction of two kinds of noble metal ions in the presence of a water-soluble polymer such as poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA). PVA was intentionally chosen as it can play a dual role of a supporting matrix as well as stabilizer. The simultaneous reduction of metal ions leads to an alloy type of structure. Ag(c)–Au(s) core–shell structures display tendency to form prismatic nanostructures in conjunction with nanocubes while Au(c)–Ag(s) core–shell structures show formation of merely nanocubes. Although UV–visible spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analyses of the samples typically suggest the formation of both Ag(c)–Au(s) and Au(c)–Ag(s) bimetallic nanostructures, the definitive evidence comes from high-resolution transmission electron microscopy–high-angle annular dark field elemental mapping in the case of Au(c)–Ag(s) nanomorphs only. The resultant nanocomposite materials are used to fabricate resistors on ceramic rods having two electrodes by drop casting technique. These resistors are examined for their relative humidity (RH) response in the range (2–93% RH) and both the bimetallic nanocomposite materials offer optimized sensitivity of about 20 Kohm/% RH and 300 ohm/% RH at low and higher humidity conditions, respectively, which is better than that of individual nanoparticles.

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