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Thermal Behavior of Poly (vinyl alcohol)/ Poly (vinyl pyrrolidone)/Chitosan Ternary Polymer Blend Films

Author Affiliations

  • 1Department of Materials Science, Mangalore University, Mangalgangotri - 574 199, INDIA
  • 2 Post-Graduate Department of Chemistry, Karnataka Science College, Dharwad- 580 008, INDIA

Res. J. Recent Sci., Volume 1, Issue (9), Pages 83-86, September,2 (2012)

Abstract

In this study, equal weight percent of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)/poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVP) blend solutions filled with different weight percent of chitosan (CS) up to 12 wt% were prepared by solution blending followed by solvent evaporation technique in the form of film. The prepared poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)/poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVP)/chitosan (CS) ternary blend films of different weight percentage compositions were characterized by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The results obtained show an increase in glass transition temperature of the blend films with increasing chitosan content.

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