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 …

A comprehensive review on the preparation and application of calcium hydroxyapatite: A special focus on atomic doping methods for bone tissue engineering

S Panda, CK Biswas, S Paul - Ceramics international, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydroxyapatite (HAP) has been considered to be one of the most preferred scaffold
materials among many in the last decade for the bone tissue engineering. Be it prosthetic …

Fabrication of electrospun polymer nanofibers with diverse morphologies

C Wang, J Wang, L Zeng, Z Qiao, X Liu, H Liu, J Zhang… - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Fiber structures with nanoscale diameters offer many fascinating features, such as excellent
mechanical properties and high specific surface areas, making them attractive for many …

Moving polyvinyl pyrrolidone electrospun nanofibers and bioprinted scaffolds toward multidisciplinary biomedical applications

M Kurakula, GSNK Rao - European Polymer Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
With emerging technological advances in biomedicine, the scope of futuristic biomaterials
has been limited and existing polymers are gaining momentum. Unlike other synthetic …

A brief review on hydroxyapatite production and use in biomedicine

DS Gomes, AMC Santos, GA Neves, RR Menezes - Cerâmica, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
Hydroxyapatite (HAp) is a bioceramic widely studied due to its chemical similarity with the
mineral component of bones. Besides, it is biocompatible, bioactive and thermodynamically …

Carbohydrate polymer-based silver nanocomposites: Recent progress in the antimicrobial wound dressings

M Rahimi, EB Noruzi, E Sheykhsaran, B Ebadi… - Carbohydrate …, 2020 - Elsevier
Wound healing is a dynamic and complex process which affects the quality of life in patients
and annually causes high costs for the health system, worldwide. Polymers from natural …

Processing polymer film nanocomposites of polyvinyl chloride–Polyvinylpyrrolidone and MoO3 for optoelectronic applications

AH Alshammari, M Alshammari, M Ibrahim… - Optics & Laser …, 2024 - Elsevier
Polymer blends nanocomposites films have come to the forefront of optoelectronics research
because of their superior physicochemical properties as well as their ease and low-cost of …

Nanofibrous poly (vinyl alcohol)/chitosan contained carbonated hydroxyapatite nanoparticles scaffold for bone tissue engineering

IK Januariyasa, ID Ana, Y Yusuf - Materials Science and Engineering: C, 2020 - Elsevier
A scaffold that mimics the physicochemical structure of bone at the nanoscale level is an
attractive alternative to conventional bone grafts, but its development remains a main …

Strontium hydroxyapatite/chitosan nanohybrid scaffolds with enhanced osteoinductivity for bone tissue engineering

Y Lei, Z Xu, Q Ke, W Yin, Y Chen, C Zhang… - Materials Science and …, 2017 - Elsevier
For the clinical application of bone tissue engineering with the combination of biomaterials
and mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), bone scaffolds should possess excellent …

Characterization of amorphous silica nanofiller effect on the structural, morphological, optical, thermal, dielectric and electrical properties of PVA–PVP blend based …

S Choudhary - Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 2018 - Springer
The biodegradable polymers blend matrix of poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) and poly (vinyl
pyrrolidone)(PVP) blend (50/50 wt%) dispersed with amorphous silica (SiO 2) nanoparticles …