Poly(vinyl alcohol) Solution

About Poly(vinyl alcohol) Solution

Poly(vinyl alcohol) CAS Number: 9002-89-5 Linear Formula: [-CH2CHOH-]n Properties form powder mol wt Mw 89,000-98,000 falling ball 11.6-15.4cP, 4% in H2O(20C)(lit.) Description Packaging 1 kg in poly bottle 25, 500 g in poly bottle Application NaA zeolite particles have been dispersed in a poly(vinyl alcohol) matrix to prepare a mixed-matrix membrane to study the pervaporative separation of water-butanol mixtures.[1] Poly (vinyl alcohol)/gelatin based biocompatible polymeric scaffolds have been used to design for 3D cancer models.[2] General description Polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) is a hydrophilic linear polymer which forms copolymers of vinyl alcohol and vinyl acetate. Hence, the structural properties of polyvinyl alcohol polymers depend on the extent of polymerization and hydrolysis. Such changes cause both chemical and physical modifications such as esterification, etherification, crystallization, ion-polymer complexation in the polymer. Modified- PVOH structures are useful in biomedical applications.[3]