Polyvinyl alcohol coating prevents platelet adsorption and improves mechanical property of polycaprolactone-based small-caliber vascular graft
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DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.946899
Abstract: The low patency of synthetic vascular grafts hinders their practical applicability. Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) is a non-toxic, highly hydrophilic polymer; thus, we created a PVA-coated polycaprolactone (PCL) nanofiber vascular graft (PVA–PCL graft). In this study,… read more here.
Keywords: pva pcl; polyvinyl alcohol; pcl; pcl graft ... See more keywords
Development and Characterization of Drug Loaded PVA/PCL Fibres for Wound Dressing Applications
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DOI: 10.3390/polym15061355
Abstract: Nowadays, synthetic polymers are used in medical applications due to their special biodegradable, biocompatible, hydrophilic, and non-toxic properties. The materials, which can be used for wound dressing fabrication with controlled drug release profile, are the… read more here.
Keywords: pva pcl; pcl fibres; drug; dressing applications ... See more keywords