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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Chen X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6990645 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
ACS omega 20200110 3
Hydrophobically modified poly(vinyl alcohol) (hm-PVA) films with various alkyl chain lengths were prepared. Their surface/mechanical properties, cytocompatibility, and porcine skin adhesion strength were evaluated. hm-PVAs had 10 °C higher glass transition temperature than poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) (33.4 ± 2.5 °C). The water contact angle of the hm-PVA films increased with alkyl chain length and/or hydrophobic group modification ratio. The tensile strength of the hm-PVA films decreased with incr ...[more]