Poly(vinyl alcohol) : Physical Approaches to Designing Biomaterials for Biomedical Applications

Poly(vinyl alcohol) is a non-toxic, biosynthetic polymer and biocompatible polymer that has the ability to form hydrogels either via chemical or physical crosslinking. Whilst chemical crosslinking provides greater control on the properties of the resultant hydrogel, physically crosslinked hydrogels...

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Published in:Conference Papers in Science 2014-01, Vol.2014 (2014), p.1-7
Main Authors: Deb, Sanjukta, Lauriaga, Kristo Fernando, Kemal, Evren, Nkhwa, Shathani
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alcohol
Biomedical materials
Equilibrium
Fourier transforms
Funding
Hydration
Hydrogels
Mechanical properties
Methods
Polymers
Spectrum analysis
Tensile strength
Tissue engineering
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Summary:Poly(vinyl alcohol) is a non-toxic, biosynthetic polymer and biocompatible polymer that has the ability to form hydrogels either via chemical or physical crosslinking. Whilst chemical crosslinking provides greater control on the properties of the resultant hydrogel, physically crosslinked hydrogels or blends with other biocompatible polymers are more suited for biomedical applications. In this paper we report a systematic study on the effect of varying concentrations of PVA, physical methods of crosslinking, and PVA-gelatin and PVA-PVP blends on the physical and mechanical properties of the hydrogels.
ISSN:2356-6108
2356-6094
DOI:10.1155/2014/403472