PVA (Mw 130000, 87-89% hydrolyzed, ~2700 polymerization)

PVA (Polyvinyl alcohol; Poly(Ethenol)) (Mw 130000, 87-89% hydrolyzed, ~2700 polymerization) is a non-toxic, biodegradable, and highly biocompatible semicrystalline synthetic polymer. PVA (Mw 130000, 87-89% hydrolyzed, ~2700 polymerization) acts as a coating agent to improve tableting performance, and can be cross-linked with sodium trimetaphosphate to prepare tubular vascular grafts or form hydrogels for use as artificial articular cartilage and sustained-release matrices for growth factors. PVA (Mw 130000, 87-89% hydrolyzed, ~2700 polymerization) enhances the redox cycle of iron species in photo-assisted Fenton reactions to simultaneously generate hydrogen peroxide and degrade pollutants, enabling integrated sustainable waste management and water treatment. PVA (Mw 130000, 87-89% hydrolyzed, ~2700 polymerization) is used in the manufacture of biodegradable films and in studies of dry or minimally invasive ex vivo wounds, but cannot form freeze-thaw cross-linked solid sheets for wound dressings.

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