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Influence of Poly (Vinylpyrrolidone) on Binary Blend Films Made from Poly (Vinyl Alcohol)/Chitosan

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Author Affiliations

  • 1Department of Chemistry, Karnatak Science College, Dharwad - 580 001, INDIA
  • 2 Department of Materials Science, Mangalore University, Mangalgangotri - 574 199, INDIA

Int. Res. J. Environment Sci., Volume 3, Issue (3), Pages 11-13, March,22 (2014)

Abstract

Ternary polymer blend films of poly (vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVP) doped poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA)/chitosan (CS) blend films were prepared by solvent casting method. In this study, films containing different concentration (wt %) of PVP and equal quantity of CS/PVA (50/50) were characterized. With increase in the concentration (wt%) of PVP into the equal quantity of CS/PVA, blend shows slight increase in tensile strength and significant increase in elongation at break and decrease in young’s modulus.

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