Open AccessResearch Progress of Polyvinyl Alcohol Foam in Biomedicine
Author(s) -
Weikun Zhai,
Yuansheng Wang,
Xuan Wang,
Qiang Wu,
Ké Li
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/295/3/032078
Subject(s) - polyvinyl alcohol , biocompatibility , materials science , composite material , nanotechnology , metallurgy
Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) foam has strong water absorption and retention, good biocompatibility and economy, and is environmental friendly. It can be applied to different medical clinical fields by adding modifiers to impart excellent performance. This paper reviews the research progress of PVA foam in biomedicine and introduces the application of PVA foam in negative pressure wound therapy, hemostatic material, cell culture material and cartilage substitute material, and military and civilian integration combing with war wound rescue.