Surface modification of polyvinyl alcohol-chitosan blend hydrogels using RF plasma treatment

• Main Authors: Jumalon, Julia, Basubas, Charlotte V., Taaca, Kathrina Lois, Capuli, Chrestian Joseph D., Castillo, Acelle Pearl, Pasela, Bianca Rae, Tumacder, Doebner von, Simon, Rhenish C.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2019
• Subjects: Colloids—Surfaces; Polyvinyl alcohol; Physics
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/11580
• Institution: De La Salle University

Hydrogels are made from either natural or synthetic polymeric 3D chain networks with the ability to retain water due to their hydrophilic functional groups. Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and chitosan (Cs) are used in this study to synthesize hydrogels without the use of crosslinking agent. The surface pro...