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Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) Recent Contributions to Engineering and Medicine. JOURNAL OF COMPOSITES SCIENCE 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/jcs4040175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
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.
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Wang S, Xie K, Tang D. Benign oxidation of PVA for configuration of reversible polyketal networks. Eur Polym J 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2020.110050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Drechsler A, Caspari A, Synytska A. Influence of roughness and capillary size on the zeta potential values obtained by streaming potential measurements. SURF INTERFACE ANAL 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/sia.6792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Affiliation(s)
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- Leibniz‐Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden Dresden Germany
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- Leibniz‐Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden Dresden Germany
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