Reinforcement of poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogel with halloysite nanotubes as potential biomedical materials

dc.contributor.author	Syuhada Azmi, Saiful Izwan Abd Razak
dc.contributor.author	Mohammed Rafiq Abdul Kadir, Rozita Hassan
dc.contributor.author	Nida Iqbal, Nadirul Hasraf Mat Nayan
dc.contributor.author	Abdul Hadi Abdul Wahab, Shahrulzaman Shaharuddin
dc.date.accessioned	2017-02-08T07:33:23Z
dc.date.available	2017-02-08T07:33:23Z
dc.date.issued	2017-02
dc.identifier.uri	http://ir.unikl.edu.my/jspui/handle/123456789/15245
dc.description.abstract	This work reports the reinforcement of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) hydrogel with halloysite nanotubes (HNT) as potential biomedical materials. The nanocomposite hydrogel was prepared using the facile and harmless process of freeze–thawing. Mechanical properties of the hydrogels were optimum at 2 wt% of HNT loading. Morphological and topographic analysis of the PVA/HNT hydrogel revealed excellent filler dispersion and smoothing of surface due to good compatibility between the components. Immersion of the PVA/HNT hydrogel in simulated body fluid for 7 days resulted in the formation of fully covered apatite layers on the surface. This is a good indication of bioactivity for artificial cartilage material.	en_US
dc.subject	Biomedical materials	en_US
dc.subject	biomimetic	en_US
dc.subject	poly(vinyl alcohol)	en_US
dc.subject	simulated body fluid	en_US
dc.title	Reinforcement of poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogel with halloysite nanotubes as potential biomedical materials	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US