Hydrogels have gained a lot of attention with their widespread use in different industrial
applications. The versatility in the synthesis and the nature of the precursor reactants allow …

Abstract Poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) has attracted considerable research interest and is
recognized among the largest volume of synthetic polymers that have been produced …

Biocompatibility is one of the most important characteristics of a biomedical polymer material
whose surface is required to interact with a biological system. Such interactions between …

Nanocellulose was prepared by acid hydrolysis of microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) at
different hydrobromic acid (HBr) concentrations. Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) composite films …

Well-defined poly ((2-dimethyl amino) ethyl methacrylate-co-2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate)-b-
poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)-b-poly ((2-dimethyl amino) ethyl methacrylate-co-2 …

Silicone has been used for peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheters for several decades. However,
bacteria, platelets, proteins, and other biomolecules tend to adhere to its hydrophobic …

Superparamagnetic Fe3O4 particles are successfully encapsulated inside polypyrrole (PPY)
via emulsion polymerization using polyvinyl alcohol as a surfactant. The thus-obtained PPY …

With the increasing application of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) films in the field of food packaging,
it is important to improve its mechanical and antibacterial properties. This paper focuses on …

Aqueous mixture of β-glucan and poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) was cast into films and dried at
110° C without chemical crosslinking. The content of glucan in the film varied from 7% to …

Well-defined (nearly monodispersed) poly (poly (ethylene glycol) monomethacrylate)-Si
hybrids were prepared via surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of …