Application of polyvinyl alcohol in biomedical engineering.
- Author:
Dagang GUO
1
;
Kewei XU
Author Information
1. State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China. dgguo@mailst.xjtu.edu.cn
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Artificial Organs;
Biocompatible Materials;
Biomedical Engineering;
Drug Compounding;
Drug Delivery Systems;
Durapatite;
chemistry;
Materials Testing;
Nanoparticles;
chemistry;
Polyvinyl Alcohol;
chemistry
- From:
Journal of Biomedical Engineering
2005;22(3):602-605
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
This paper explicated the present application of poly- vinyl alcohol (PVA) in the field of biomedical engineering, such as artificial cartilage, drug delivery systems, microorganism enwrapping, cell micro-capsulation, anti-thrombin materials, and biomedical sponges. And a preliminary study of the good dispersion of PVA as a surfactant on nano-particles of hydroxyapatite was presented.
