Modified PVA by Grafting and Blending and study on Biodegradation

Authors

  • Seema Kaval UCALS, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun,Uttarakhand, India
  • Ajay Singh Uttaranchal University, Dehradun,Uttarakhand, India
  • N.C Joshi UCALS, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21276/apjhs.2019.6.1.30

Keywords:

PVA, grafting, biomedical application, biodegadability

Abstract

PVA is widely used industrial vinyl polymer which is used in different biomedical applications like for blood carrying bags, syringes etc. It is biodegradable in its unmodified form but when it is modified and by crosslinking and grafting techniques then its degradability decreases but thermal stability increases. In this study PVA was modified by grafting and blending using acrylic acid and acryalamide monomers . Blended and grafted PVA has shown greater thermal stability but biodegradability was found to be slightly decreased for grafted polymer while blended polymers have shown better biodegradability.

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Author Biographies

Seema Kaval, UCALS, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun,Uttarakhand, India

1Research Scholar, Department of Chemistry, 

Ajay Singh, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun,Uttarakhand, India

Professor & Head of Chemistry Department, UCALS, 

N.C Joshi, UCALS, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

Assistant Professor, Chemistry Department, 

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Published

2019-03-30

How to Cite

Seema Kaval, Ajay Singh, & N.C Joshi. (2019). Modified PVA by Grafting and Blending and study on Biodegradation . Asian Pacific Journal of Health Sciences, 6(1), 228–232. https://doi.org/10.21276/apjhs.2019.6.1.30