Affordable Magnetic Hydrogels Prepared from Biocompatible and Biodegradable Sources.

ABSTRACT: Magnetic hydrogels composed of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)/water-soluble tricarboxy cellulose (CO)/magnetic fluids (MFs) have been prepared by a freeze-thaw cycle technique. The system designed here combines the renewability and biocompatibility aspects of PVA and CO, as well as the magnetic properties of MFs, thereby offering special properties to the final product with potential applications in medicine. In the first step, the water-soluble CO is synthesized using a one-shot oxidation procedure and then the aqueous solutions of CO are mixed with PVA solutions and magnetic fluids in the absence of any additional cross-linking agent. The magnetic hydrogels were thoroughly investigated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XR

SUBMITTER: Baron RI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8196864 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature