Biomaterials of PVA and PVP in medical and pharmaceutical applications: Perspectives and challenges

M Teodorescu, M Bercea, S Morariu - Biotechnology advances, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) has attracted considerable research interest and is
recognized among the largest volume of synthetic polymers that have been produced …

Mathematical models in drug delivery: How modeling has shaped the way we design new drug delivery systems

NA Peppas, B Narasimhan - Journal of Controlled Release, 2014‏ - Elsevier
In this review we present some of the seminal contributions that have established the
mathematical foundations of controlled drug delivery and led to the modern models …

Effective NaCl and dye rejection of hybrid graphene oxide/graphene layered membranes

A Morelos-Gomez, R Cruz-Silva, H Muramatsu… - Nature …, 2017‏ - nature.com
Carbon nanomaterials are robust and possess fascinating properties useful for separation
technology applications, but their scalability and high salt rejection when in a strong cross …

A hydrogel microneedle patch for point‐of‐care testing based on skin interstitial fluid

R He, Y Niu, Z Li, A Li, H Yang, F Xu… - Advanced Healthcare …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Skin interstitial fluid (ISF) holds great potential as a highly desirable sample resource for
point‐of‐care testing (POCT), where the key is to effectively collect target biomarkers from …

FTIR spectroscopy characterization of poly (vinyl alcohol) hydrogel with different hydrolysis degree and chemically crosslinked with glutaraldehyde

HS Mansur, CM Sadahira, AN Souza… - Materials Science and …, 2008‏ - Elsevier
In this work, poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) hydrogels with different degree of hydrolysis (DH)
were prepared by chemical crosslinking with glutaraldehyde (GA). The nanostructure of the …

Structure and applications of poly (vinyl alcohol) hydrogels produced by conventional crosslinking or by freezing/thawing methods

CM Hassan, NA Peppas - Biopolymers· PVA hydrogels, anionic …, 2000‏ - Springer
Abstract Poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) is a polymer of great interest because of its many
desirable characteristics specifically for various pharmaceutical and biomedical …

Chitosan functionalized poly (vinyl alcohol) for prospects biomedical and industrial applications: A review

A Rafique, KM Zia, M Zuber, S Tabasum… - International journal of …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Chitin and chitosan are amino polysaccharides having multidimensional properties, such as
biocompatibility, biodegradability, antibacterial properties and non-toxicity, muco-adhesivity …

[PDF][PDF] Polymeric modification of graphene through esterification of graphite oxide and poly (vinyl alcohol)

HJ Salavagione, MA Gomez, G Martínez - Macromolecules, 2009‏ - academia.edu
Soluble graphene covalently functionalized with poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) has been
synthesized by simple esterification reaction of carboxylic groups in graphite oxide using two …

Poly (vinyl alcohol)/cellulose nanowhiskers nanocomposite hydrogels for potential wound dressings

JS Gonzalez, LN Ludueña, A Ponce… - Materials Science and …, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/cellulose nanowhisker (CNW) nanocomposite hydrogels to be used
for wound dressing were obtained by freezing–thawing technique and characterized by …

Polypyrrole and cellulose nanofiber based composite films with improved physical and electrical properties for electromagnetic shielding applications

M Parit, H Du, X Zhang, C Prather, M Adams… - Carbohydrate …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Polypyrrole (PPy) and cellulose nanofiber (CNF) based conducting composite films were
synthesized using two new approaches, in-situ polymerization of pyrrole onto cellulose …