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Poly(vinyl alcohol) membranes in wound-dressing application: microstructure, physical properties, and drug release behavior

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Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) hydrogel membranes were prepared through three different preparation methods including freeze-thawing (FT), solution casting (SC) followed by thermal annealing, and phase separation (PS). The prepared hydrogels were characterized by Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffractometry, and scanning electron microscopy. Nitrofurazone (NFZ) was then loaded in the hydrogels. FT and SC methods led to obtaining dense membranes, while PS method resulted in an asymmetric one. The effects of hydrogel preparation method on water absorption, gel fraction, water vapor and oxygen permeabilities, bacterial barrier, tensile properties, and drug release profiles were investigated. The water vapor permeability of the hydrogel prepared through PS method was about 1.5 times higher than those obtained through FT and SC methods. Gel formation in PS method is probably responsible for the highest degree of crystallinity, and consequently the maximum gel fraction for the corresponded membrane. The elongation-at-break for this membrane in wet state was 41% higher than that made by FT method and 18% greater than that of SC method. Membranes prepared by all three methods showed excellent barrier property against bacterial penetration during 1 week. The results showed that PS membrane could control the release of NFZ more effectively as compared with the other two samples.

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Feiz, S., Navarchian, A.H. & Jazani, O.M. Poly(vinyl alcohol) membranes in wound-dressing application: microstructure, physical properties, and drug release behavior. Iran Polym J 27, 193–205 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13726-018-0600-2

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