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Blends of synthetic and natural polymers as special performance materials
Author(s) -
Giusti Paolo,
Lazzeri Luigi,
Cascone Maria Grazia,
Seggiani Maurizia
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.19951000113
Subject(s) - biocompatibility , materials science , vinyl alcohol , polymer , copolymer , polymer science , natural polymers , synthetic polymer , polymer blend , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , polymer chemistry , chemistry , composite material , engineering , metallurgy
The interest for blends of synthetic and natural polymers is growing and several applications in many different fields are now becoming evident. The biological‐synthetic polymers interactions play a relevant role in controlling the mechanism that constitutes the basis of biocompatibility of materials used in medicine. This work concerns with the preparation and chemico‐physical and mechanical characterization of blends in which the biological component is hyaluronic acid or its benzyl ester derivatives, and the synthetic component is poly(vinyl alcohol) or ethylene‐vinyl alcohol copolymers.