Poly (vinyl alcohol) membranes were prepared by in-situ crosslinking of poly (vinyl alcohol) with glutaraldehyde as a crosslinking agent and hydrochloric acid as catalyst and the membranes were used to separate mixtures of IPA and water. Effects of feed composition, operating temperature, vacuum pressure and Reynolds number on permeation performance of the membranes were evaluated. The results ...

Carbon nanomaterials such as multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and graphene oxide (GO) have been functionalized by highly hydrophilic and biocompatible poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) for loading and delivery of an anticancer drug, camptothecin (CPT). For the first time, CPT was loaded onto MWCNT-PVA and GO-PVA through π-π interactions and its capability to kill human breast and skin cancer cells...

Modified poly(aspartic acid)/poly(vinyl alcohol) interpenetrating polymer network (KPAsp/PVA IPN) hydrogel for drug controlled release was synthesized by a simple one-step method in aqueous system using poly(aspartic acid) grafting 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (KH-550) and poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) as materials. The hydrogel surface morphology and composition were characterized by Fourier trans...

poly(vinyl acetate) is synthesized via solution polymerization, and then it is converted to poly(vinyl alcohol) by alkaline alcoholysis. the aim of the work study was to investigate statistically the  influence of reaction variables in vinyl acetate polymerization, the conversion of this monomer to polymer, degree of branching of acetyl group in poly(vinyl acetate), as well as the molecular wei...

Biopolymer films containing chitosan as antimicrobial agent were obtained. As polymer matrix poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and bacterial cellulose (BC) were used. The films were characterized using FTIR spectroscopy. FTIR spectra of the pure components and of composites films reveal strong interactions between chitosan and PVA and chitosan and bacterial cellulose. These composite films could be use...

Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) (PVA) films were prepared with AlCl3·6H2O/glycerin and AlCl3·6H2O/poly glycerin as two kinds of complex plasticizer. The micromorphology of pure PVA film and PVA films plasticized with complex plasticizer was observed by Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). The interaction between complex plas...

Here, we present superhydrophobic, hierarchical, and nanostructured cryogels made from cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) nanocrystals (CNCs), double cross-linked with MXene nanosheets poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) in the presence of tetradecylamine.

Inside Front Cover: Poly(vinyl alcohol)-b-poly(styrene) copolymer (PVA-b-PS) self-assembles in solution, and after coating drying, it forms a semipermeable self-assembled membrane, as demonstrated by Wilfredo Yave co-workers article number 2200875. PVA is the permeable matrix PS acts an impermeable nanodomain. The design of this tailor-made block eliminates use chemical cross-linkers acid catal...

In this study, the development and characterization of novel polymer blends based on chitosan-poly (vinyl alcohol) and physically cross-linked by freeze-thaw method for possible use in a variety of biomedical application is reported. The present investigation deals with designing savlon-loaded blend hydrogels (coined as cryogels) of poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and chitosan by repeated freeze-tha...

Homogeneous poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)–silica gel polymer hybrids were prepared by in-situ hydrolysis of poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAc) in a sol– gel reaction mixture with tetramethoxysilane (TMOS). The degree of hydrolysis was evaluated by FTIR and C CP/MAS NMR; it increased with an increase in the acid catalyst and reached 85% with 1.6 ml of 0.1 M HCl. The homogeneity of the polymer hybrids obtain...