UV curable PVA-based hydrogel systems: Properties, applications and future directions
Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) based hydrogels have gained more interest in the field of biomaterials because of their many biomedical uses (i.e., wound healing, drug delivery, and tissue engineering) and intrinsic physicochemical and biological characteristics. They can be made using a variety of synthe...
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| author | Muhammad Akmal Hafiza Mehtab Rimsha Amjad Fauzia Iqbal Ahmad Irfan Robina Begum Zahoor H. Farooqi |
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| description | Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) based hydrogels have gained more interest in the field of biomaterials because of their many biomedical uses (i.e., wound healing, drug delivery, and tissue engineering) and intrinsic physicochemical and biological characteristics. They can be made using a variety of synthetic techniques, but all of them are very time-consuming. Among them, photopolymerization also referred to as light-induced polymerization, has drawn a lot of attention because of its benefits, which include not requiring the use of solvents, easy and quick network formation, energy efficiency, quick processing, control over both space and time and reliability of crosslinking density and matrix strength. Ultraviolet (UV)-curable hydrogels containing PVA as a main component are gaining interest because of their excellent properties, including biodegradability, biocompatibility, less cytotoxicity and remarkable mechanical strength. This review highlights the significance of UV curable systems and their components, types, advantages and disadvantages of photoinitiators (PIs), UV curable monomers and their structures, properties of UV-cured PVA hybrid hydrogels, and their characterizations and applications in different fields. The photopolymerization mechanisms, tunable properties, and unique advantages of these hydrogels have been explored in detail. Furthermore, it sheds light on recent advancements in PVA-based hydrogels research and future exploration in this domain. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-24edfeceebda42488a90f27578172ce72025-08-20T03:33:07ZengBudapest University of Technology and EconomicseXPRESS Polymer Letters1788-618X2024-11-0118111109113410.3144/expresspolymlett.2024.85UV curable PVA-based hydrogel systems: Properties, applications and future directionsMuhammad AkmalHafiza MehtabRimsha AmjadFauzia IqbalAhmad IrfanRobina BegumZahoor H. FarooqiPoly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) based hydrogels have gained more interest in the field of biomaterials because of their many biomedical uses (i.e., wound healing, drug delivery, and tissue engineering) and intrinsic physicochemical and biological characteristics. They can be made using a variety of synthetic techniques, but all of them are very time-consuming. Among them, photopolymerization also referred to as light-induced polymerization, has drawn a lot of attention because of its benefits, which include not requiring the use of solvents, easy and quick network formation, energy efficiency, quick processing, control over both space and time and reliability of crosslinking density and matrix strength. Ultraviolet (UV)-curable hydrogels containing PVA as a main component are gaining interest because of their excellent properties, including biodegradability, biocompatibility, less cytotoxicity and remarkable mechanical strength. This review highlights the significance of UV curable systems and their components, types, advantages and disadvantages of photoinitiators (PIs), UV curable monomers and their structures, properties of UV-cured PVA hybrid hydrogels, and their characterizations and applications in different fields. The photopolymerization mechanisms, tunable properties, and unique advantages of these hydrogels have been explored in detail. Furthermore, it sheds light on recent advancements in PVA-based hydrogels research and future exploration in this domain.http://www.expresspolymlett.com/letolt.php?file=EPL-0013040&mi=cd biocompatible polymer biocomposite hydrogel crosslinking photoactive polymer |
| spellingShingle | Muhammad Akmal Hafiza Mehtab Rimsha Amjad Fauzia Iqbal Ahmad Irfan Robina Begum Zahoor H. Farooqi UV curable PVA-based hydrogel systems: Properties, applications and future directions eXPRESS Polymer Letters biocompatible polymer biocomposite hydrogel crosslinking photoactive polymer |
| title | UV curable PVA-based hydrogel systems: Properties, applications and future directions |
| title_full | UV curable PVA-based hydrogel systems: Properties, applications and future directions |
| title_fullStr | UV curable PVA-based hydrogel systems: Properties, applications and future directions |
| title_full_unstemmed | UV curable PVA-based hydrogel systems: Properties, applications and future directions |
| title_short | UV curable PVA-based hydrogel systems: Properties, applications and future directions |
| title_sort | uv curable pva based hydrogel systems properties applications and future directions |
| topic | biocompatible polymer biocomposite hydrogel crosslinking photoactive polymer |
| url | http://www.expresspolymlett.com/letolt.php?file=EPL-0013040&mi=cd |
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