Oriented polyvinyl alcohol materials can form effective polarizers.  (RDC 1/26/2011)

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Polarizers   

Recent Journal Articles

1/7/2011
Polarizer effect and structure of iodinated before and after casting poly(vinyl alcohol) film
(397–405)
Journal of Applied Polymer  Science 120 #1 (2011)
Shin, Lyoo and Lee manufactured poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)/iodine polarizing film by iodating PVA  in solution before casting (IBC film) and iodinating again after casting (IBC + IAC film) and then the IBC + IAC film was drawn in boric acid aqueous solution (IBC + IAC polarizing film), to improve the durability of the polarizing film under a humid and warm atmosphere.  (RDC 1/10./2011)