Cross-linked polyvinyl alcohol-xanthan gum hydrogel fabricated by freeze/thaw technique for potential application in soft tissue engineering
Sergio A. Bernal-Chávez, Sergio Alcalá-Alcalá, Y. S. Tapia-Guerrero, Jonathan J. Magaña, María Luisa Del Prado-Audelo, Gerardo Leyva‐Gómez
Abstract
A polyvinyl alcohol–xanthan gum hydrogel was developed and the influence of the freeze/thaw technique on different characteristics was evaluated.
Topics & Concepts
Polyvinyl alcoholXanthan gumSelf-healing hydrogelsTissue engineeringMaterials scienceFactorial experimentPolymerChemical engineeringBiomedical engineeringUltimate tensile strengthSwellingComposite materialPolymer chemistryRheologyComputer scienceEngineeringMedicineMachine learning3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applicationsElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications