intermolecular linking in
PVA cryogels via the
interactions of OH
groups of neighboring
chains
aPVA: 74.8/99.9 (9
wt%)
sPVA: 66/99.9
aPVA: 74.8/99.9
(3 wt%)
D
2 O or DMSO-d
6
À50
À
À
1
[ 308]
iPVA:49.7/100 or
400/100 (3 wt%)
37/98 (2.5 wt%); 69/99
(2.5 wt%)
Water
À20
25
À
1
[ 309]
160/98 (0.001–8 g/dL)
Water
À25
24
À
1
Finding the critical concentration of gelation for the
PVA cryogels case
[310]
138/100 (0.1–1.0 g/dL)
À10; À20; À30
3.00;
0.30;
0.03
[311]
154/99.8 (15 wt%)
Water
À15
23
À
1–14
Experimental proving
(using various methods
of physicochemical
analysis) that junction
knots in PVA cryogels
are microcrystallites
[312]
88/À (3–9 wt%)
200 K (ca.
À73) À
5 or
10 K/
min
1
[ 313]
18.5 to 78.8/99.8
(2–35 wt%)
À20
12
–
1
[314]
35.7/99; 64/99; 88.9/99.8
(7–15 wt%)
À20
8
–
3–7
[315]
89–98/99 (10–35 wt%)
À20
21
–
1–10
[316]
61.6/98.7 (9–29 wt%)
À15
12
–
1
[317]
115/98–99 (11 wt%)
D
2 O
À22
4–20
–
1–10
[318–323]
115/98–99 (5 and 10
wt%)
À13
0–6.5
–
1
[324]
115/98–99 (5.03; 10.11;
14.22 wt%)
0–2
–
1
[325]
(continued)
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