Preparation of antimicrobial poly(vinyl
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Kyung Hwa Hong; Jong Lyoul Park; In Hwan Sul; Ji Ho Youk; Tae Jin Kang
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Article
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2006
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) nanofibers containing Ag nanoparticles were prepared by electrospinning PVA/silver nitrate (AgNO~3~) aqueous solutions, followed by short heat treatment, and their antimicrobial activity was investigated for wound dressing applications. Since PVA is a water solub