reviewMoleculesDec 19, 2015GOLD OA

Properties and Applications of Polyvinyl Alcohol, Halloysite Nanotubes and Their Nanocomposites

Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University · National University of Malaysia · +1 more institution

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Abstract

The aim of this review was to analyze/investigate the synthesis, properties, and applications of polyvinyl alcohol-halloysite nanotubes (PVA-HNT), and their nanocomposites. Different polymers with versatile properties are attractive because of their introduction and potential uses in many fields. Synthetic polymers, such as PVA, natural polymers like alginate, starch, chitosan, or any material with these components have prominent status as important and degradable materials with biocompatibility properties. These materials have been developed in the 1980s and are remarkable because of their recyclability and consideration of the natural continuation of their physical and chemical properties. The fabrication of…

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Keywords
  • Halloysite
  • Polyvinyl alcohol
  • Nanocomposite
  • Materials science
  • Carbon nanotube
  • Composite material
  • Polymer science
  • Chemical engineering
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