Kalia and Fu's novel monograph covers cryogenic treatment, properties and applications of cryo-treated polymer materials. Written by numerous international experts, the twelve chapters in this book offer the reader a comprehensive picture of the latest findings and developments, as well as an outloo
Polymers at Cryogenic Temperatures || Medical Applications of Poly(vinyl alcohol) Cryogels
β Scribed by Kalia, Susheel; Fu, Shao-Yun
- Book ID
- 120183177
- Publisher
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- German
- Weight
- 591 KB
- Edition
- 2013
- Category
- Article
- ISBN
- 3642353355
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β¦ Synopsis
Kalia and Fu's novel monograph covers cryogenic treatment, properties and applications of cryo-treated polymer materials. Written by numerous international experts, the twelve chapters in this book offer the reader a comprehensive picture of the latest findings and developments, as well as an outlook on the field. Cryogenic technology has seen remarkable progress in the past few years and especially cryogenic properties of polymers are attracting attention through new breakthroughs in space, superconducting, magnetic and electronic techniques. This book is a valuable resource for researchers, educators, engineers and graduate students in the field and at technical institutions.
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The influence of the presence of low-molecular electrolytes in initial solutions of poly(viny1 alcohol) (PVA) on the results of cryotropic gelation of the polymer (gelation caused by the freezing-thawing) and on the swelling characteristics of PVA cryogels prepared in a saltfree medium were studied.