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 …

Designing degradable hydrogels for orthogonal control of cell microenvironments

PM Kharkar, KL Kiick, AM Kloxin - Chemical Society Reviews, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Degradable and cell-compatible hydrogels can be designed to mimic the physical and
biochemical characteristics of native extracellular matrices and provide tunability of …

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 …

Poly (vinyl alcohol) physical hydrogels: new vista on a long serving biomaterial

MH Alves, BEB Jensen, AAA Smith… - Macromolecular …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Poly (vinyl alcohol), PVA, and physical hydrogels derived thereof have an excellent
safety profile and a successful history of biomedical applications. However, these materials …

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 …

A brief history of polymeric cryogels

VI Lozinsky - Polymeric cryogels: macroporous gels with remarkable …, 2014 - Springer
Polymeric cryogels, the gels formed in moderately frozen gelling systems, have been
empirically known for many decades, but systematic scientific research on various cryogels …

Basic principles of cryotropic gelation

VI Lozinsky, O Okay - Polymeric cryogels: Macroporous gels with …, 2014 - Springer
Polymeric cryogels are the gel systems formed in moderately frozen solutions or colloidal
dispersions of precursors potentially capable of gelling. Polymeric cryogels are of growing …

Poly (vinyl alcohol) cryogels for biomedical applications

W Wan, AD Bannerman, L Yang, H Mak - … cryogels: macroporous gels with …, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) is a hydrophilic and biocompatible polymer that can be
crosslinked to form a hydrogel. When physically crosslinked using a freeze–thaw cycling …

Development of antioxidant and antimicrobial xanthan-based cryogels with tuned porous morphology and controlled swelling features

IE Raschip, N Fifere, CD Varganici, MV Dinu - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Novel porous films based on xanthan gum (XG), poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA), and red grape
pomace (RGP), as entrapped natural antioxidant agent, were prepared by freeze/thawing, a …

Calcium phosphate/polyvinyl alcohol composite hydrogels: A review on the freeze-thawing synthesis approach and applications in regenerative medicine

A Timofejeva, M D'Este, D Loca - European Polymer Journal, 2017 - Elsevier
Composite biomaterials are of great interest in tissue engineering and regenerative
medicine. Composites partially exhibit the properties of their starting materials but, through …