PVA is a thermoplastic synthetic polymer that, unlike many other synthetic polymers, is made by hydrolysis of poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAc). PVA's applications have ...

A team of researchers from Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania, developed an innovative method for cleaning contaminated water. Hydrogel granules made from polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) ...

This figure shows an overview of the process of IPS 3DP where dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) is slowly injected into a solvent/nonsolvent mixture to create the scaffold. The images B and C show the ...

Hydrogels are among the most widely studied biomaterials in modern drug delivery research. Their high hydrophilicity, ...