A freeze–thaw PVA hydrogel loaded with guava leaf extract: Physical and antibacterial properties

WX Waresindo, HR Luthfianti, D Edikresnha, T Suciati… - RSC …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
A polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) hydrogel loaded with guava leaf extract (GLE) has potential
applications as a wound dressing with good antibacterial activity. This study succeeded in …

Nanocomposite of PVA/PVP blend incorporated by copper oxide nanoparticles via nanosecond laser ablation for antibacterial activity enhancement

MFHA El-Kader, MT Elabbasy, AA Adeboye… - Polymer Bulletin, 2021 - Springer
This work makes an investigation of Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA)/Polyvinyl Pyrrolidone (PVP)
composite scattered by copper oxide nanoparticles. Spectroscopic techniques have been …

Polyvinyl alcohol/gelatin irradiated blends filled by lignin as green filler for antimicrobial packaging materials

KF El-Nemr, HR Mohamed, MA Ali… - International Journal …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The prepared lignin from black liquor of bagasse was added to PVA/Gelatin blends
(80/20%) at 5.0 to 20.0 phr concentrations (part per hundred volume of the blend). The …

Advancement and future perspectives on ampicillin-loaded antimicrobial polymers-A review

S Thottathil, YM Puttaiahgowda, S Kanth - Journal of Drug Delivery Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Numerous infectious diseases are increasing day by day due to microbial contamination.
The spread of these diseases has a major impact on human health. The proliferation of …

PVA/chitosan thin films containing silver nanoparticles and Ibuprofen for the treatment of periodontal disease

M Constantin, M Lupei, SM Bucatariu, IM Pelin… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Local delivery of drugs or antimicrobial agents is a suitable approach in the management of
periodontitis when the infection is localized deep in the pockets and does not adequately …

Fabrication and characterization of poly (Vinyl alcohol) and chitosan oligosaccharide-based blend films

D Qureshi, A Sahoo, B Mohanty, A Anis… - Gels, 2021 - mdpi.com
In the present study, we report the development of poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) and chitosan
oligosaccharide (COS)-based novel blend films. The concentration of COS was varied …

Study on the cytocompatibility, mechanical and antimicrobial properties of 3D printed composite scaffolds based on PVA/Gold nanoparticles (AuNP)/Ampicillin (AMP) …

A Topsakal, S Midha, E Yuca, A Tukay… - Materials Today …, 2021 - Elsevier
Over the years, gold nanoparticles (AuNP) have been widely used in several biomedical
applications related to the diagnosis, drug delivery, bio-imaging, photo-thermal therapy and …

Special Issue “Natural Polymers and Biopolymers II”

S Caillol - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
BioPolymers could be either natural polymers (polymer naturally occurring in Nature, such
as cellulose or starch...), or biobased polymers that are artificially synthesized from natural …

Hydroxyapatite/poly (vinyl alcohol)/chitosan coating with gentamicin for orthopedic implants

M Djošić, A Janković, M Stevanović, J Stojanović… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Electrophoretic deposition (EPD) was employed to fabricate composite coatings aimed for
orthopedic implants. Hydroxyapatite (HAP), poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) and chitosan (CS) …

(PVA/chitosan/fucoidan)-ampicillin: a bioartificial polymeric material with combined properties in cell regeneration and potential antibacterial features

A Bernal-Ballen, JA Lopez-Garcia, K Ozaltin - Polymers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Chitosan, fucoidan, and polyvinyl alcohol are categorized as polymers with biomedical
applications. Ampicillin, on the other hand, is considered as an important antibiotic that has …