Crosslinked poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogels for wound dressing applications: A review of remarkably blended polymers

By Elbadawy A. Kamoun, Xin Chen, M. M. Eldin, E. Kenawy. 2015

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Abstract A series of excellent poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)/polymers blend hydrogel were reviewed using different crosslinking types to obtain proper polymeric dressing materials, which have satisfied biocompatibility and sufficient mechanical properties. The importance of biodegradable–biocompatible synthetic polymers such as PVA, natural polymers such as alginate, starch, and chitosan or their derivatives has grown significantly over the last two decades due to their renewable and desirable biological properties. The properties of these polymers for pharmaceutical and biomedical application needs have attracted much attention. Thus, a considered proportion of the population need those polymeric medical applications for drug delivery, wound dressing, artificial cartilage materials, and other medical purposes, where the pressure on alternative polymeric devices in all countries became substantial. The review explores different polymers which have been blended previously in the literature with PVA as wound dressing blended with other polymeric materials, showing the feasibility, property change, and purpose which are behind the blending process with PVA.

Subfields: Biomaterials, Molecular Medicine, Rehabilitation

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In Biomaterials

1. E. Kenawy
2. M. Bercea
3. S. Morariu
4. Mirela Teodorescu
5. Xin Chen
6. Elbadawy A. Kamoun

In Molecular Medicine

1. E. Kenawy
2. Xin Chen
3. Elbadawy A. Kamoun

In Rehabilitation

1. E. Kenawy
2. Xin Chen
3. Elbadawy A. Kamoun

Citations in the corpus

• Biomaterials of Poly(vinyl alcohol) and Natural Polymers (2018, background): “of physicochemical characteristics, such as water absorption and permeability, ensuring the local moisture environment which contributes to the healing process.(11) Moreover, the addi-”
• A review on polymeric hydrogel membranes for wound dressing applications: PVA-based hydrogel dressings (2017, background): “As the World Health Organization, more than 30,000 deaths per year occur, owing to scalds and burns forms [14].”