Freeze/thawed polyvinyl alcohol hydrogels: Present, past and future

H Adelnia, R Ensandoost, SS Moonshi… - European Polymer …, 2022 - Elsevier
A comprehensive review of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) hydrogels prepared by the
freezing/thawing (FT) process is presented. We discuss their preparation, gelation …

A review of cryogels synthesis, characterization and applications on the removal of heavy metals from aqueous solutions

A Baimenov, DA Berillo, SG Poulopoulos… - Advances in colloid and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The physical and chemical attributes of cryogels, such as the macroporosity, elasticity, water
permeability and ease of chemical modification have attracted strong research interest in a …

Cryostructuring of polymeric systems. 50. Cryogels and cryotropic gel-formation: Terms and definitions

VI Lozinsky - Gels, 2018 - mdpi.com
A variety of cryogenically-structured polymeric materials are of significant scientific and
applied interest in various areas. However, in spite of considerable attention to these …

Cryostructuring of polymeric systems. 55. Retrospective view on the more than 40 years of studies performed in the AN Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement …

VI Lozinsky - Gels, 2020 - mdpi.com
The processes of cryostructuring in polymeric systems, the techniques of the preparation of
diverse cryogels and cryostructurates, the physico-chemical mechanisms of their formation …

Biomaterials based on chitosan and polyvinyl alcohol as a drug delivery system with wound-healing effects

SP Gherman, G Biliuță, A Bele, AM Ipate, RI Baron… - Gels, 2023 - mdpi.com
The excellent biological properties of chitosan (CS) together with the increased oxygen
permeability of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) were the prerequisites for the creation of a wound …

A porous hydrogel with high mechanical strength and biocompatibility for bone tissue engineering

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S Demirezen, S Altındal Yerişkin - Polymer Bulletin, 2020 - Springer
In this study, three different poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) films doped with weight percentages of
0.05, 0.10 and 0.20 coumarin were coated on p-Si wafer via spin-coating method for the …