Polyvinylalcohol (PVAL) Nanocomposites

In polyvinylalcohol (PVAL) nanocomposites, PVAL resins form continuous matrix containing dispersed nanoparticles. (RDC 7/29/2009)

Recent US Patents

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Recent Journal Articles

 To get to the abstract or article, copy the citation and paste it into favorite search engine (ex. Google). The date is the date the entry was found. 7/17/2009 Electrospinning and characterization of poly(vinyl alcohol)/chitosan oligosaccharide/clay nanocomposite nanofibers in aqueous solutions (943-950) Colloid and Polymer Science 287 #8 (2009) Designing Polyaniline (PANI) and Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA) Based Electrically Conductive Nanocomposites: Preparation, Characterization and Blood Compatible Study (774 – 782) Journal of Macromolecular Science Part A - Pure and Applied Chemistry 46 #8 (2009) 7/10/2009 Electrospinning and characterization of medium-molecular-weight poly(vinyl alcohol)/high-molecular-weight poly(vinyl alcohol)/montmorillonite nanofibers (751-758 ) Colloid and Polymer Science 287 #7 (2009) Preparation and characterization of poly(vinyl alcohol) nanocomposites made from cellulose nanofibers (p 2238-2247) Journal of Applied Polymer Science 113 #4 (2009)

Review Articles

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Editor's Notes

 As the literature is reviewed, and items of interest concerning this topic are found. These may be added in an abbreviated form with the reference. Readers and contributors are invited to add their own notes. Contributors may add them directly and other readers can simply send their notes to the editor, Roger Corneliussen at rcorneliussen@4spe.org. He may edit and add them to this page at his discretion.