Polyvinyl alcohol surface modification

Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) is a polymer used in numerous applications, principally those in which its high water solubility is a desirable asset. However there are also areas where PVA is limited by its inherent solubility (for example some specific environments in the biomedical field). This work ha...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thomas, Matthew Rhys
Other Authors: Assender, Hazel
Published: University of Oxford 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.555358