Reinforcement with cellulose nanocrystals of poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogels prepared by cyclic freezing and thawing

By Tiffany Abitbol, T. Johnstone, T. Quinn, D. Gray. 2011

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Biomaterials of Poly(vinyl alcohol) and Natural Polymers (2018, background): “The hydrophilic nature of Cell increases the water sorption and decreases the crystallinity of PVA after the cryogenic treatment.(54) The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images indicated that the modifications of the”
Facile preparation of mouldable polyvinyl alcohol-borax hydrogels reinforced by well-dispersed cellulose nanoparticles: physical, viscoelastic and mechanical properties (2013, methodology): “0 wt% of PVA) prepared by cyclic freeze–thaw processes (Abitbol et al. 2011).”
Cross-linked nanocomposite hydrogels based on cellulose nanocrystals and PVA: Mechanical properties and creep recovery (2016, methodology): “[32] noticed a higher amount of water absorbed by the PVA hydrogels prepared using a freezing and thawing method after CNCs were”
Cellulose nanocrystal–alginate hydrogel beads as novel adsorbents for organic dyes in aqueous solutions (2015, background): “In addition, CNCs could reinforce the hydrogels and various studies have shown that CNCs improved the mechanical properties of hydrogels (Abitbol et al. 2011; Zhou et al. 2011; Yang et al. 2013).”