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Introduction to PVA-Based Bionanocomposite Films

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Multiscaled PVA Bionanocomposite Films

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Biopolymers have gained their great popularity over synthetic polymers since conventional non-recyclable polymeric wastes are easily accumulated to negatively impact environmental sustainability and ecological systems. Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), in possession of some favourable characteristics of good recyclability and biotribological properties, can be widely used in biotechnological applications, which is deemed as one of popular water-soluble and ecofriendly biopolymers. Nonetheless, it is also worth mentioning that insufficient thermal and mechanical properties of such biopolymers inevitably make them less competitive as opposed to commercially available synthetic polymers. Such material demerits of PVA can be overcome by reinforcing a variety of nanoreinforcements consisting of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) and nanoclays in order to generate new nanocomposite systems for enhancing overall material performance. This chapter elaborates preparation, characterisation and properties of different PVA bionanocomposites reinforced with layered silicates, HNTs and BCs, as well as other popular fillers to gain the insight of their wide range of applications.

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