Development and characterisation of an agar-polyvinyl alcohol blend hydrogel

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 485-493

  Lyons, John G ^a   Geever, Luke M ^a   Nugent, Michael J D ^a   Kennedy, James E ^a   Higginbotham, Clement L ^a  

^a Athletic Rehabilitation Therapy Ireland   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEND HYDROGELS; CHARACTERISATION; COMPOSITE HYDROGELS; HYDROGEN BONDINGS; MECHANICAL STRENGTH; MELTING TEMPERATURES; PERSONAL CARE; RHEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; SENSOR APPLICATIONS; SINGLE POLYMERS; STRAIN LEVELS; SWELLING CHARACTERISTICS;

ALGAE; BIOPOLYMERS; BLENDING; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; COMPRESSION TESTING; GELATION; HYDRATES; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN BONDS; MELTING POINT; POLYMERS; POLYSACCHARIDES;

HYDROGELS;

AGAR; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; COMPRESSION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FLOW KINETICS; HEAT; HYDROGEL; HYDROGEN BOND; MECHANICS; MELTING POINT; NANOFABRICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRENGTH;

AGAR; CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; HYDROGELS; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; RHEOLOGY; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; TENSILE STRENGTH; WATER;

EID: 67349270981     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2008.12.003     Document Type: Article

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