Sustainable approaches to polyvinyl alcohol: synthesis, degradation, recycling and upcycling

Ran Tao, Kok Chan Chong, Kang Le Osmund Chin, Yu Zhao, Ming Hui Chua and Jianwei Xu

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2026, 14, 6066
DOI: 10.1039/D5TA06623A

Synthesis of biobased polyacetals: a review

Anna C. Renner, Sagar S. Thorat and Mukund P. Sibi

RSC Sustainability, 2024, 2, 3669
DOI: 10.1039/D4SU00488D

Synthesis of N‐Acyl Indole‐3‐Carboxaldehyde Derivatives and Polyvinyl Alcohol Acetalization with 1‐Propionylindole‐3‐Carboxaldehyde

Aashna Perwin and Nasreen Mazumdar

ChemistrySelect, 2024, 9
DOI: 10.1002/slct.202400169

Fabrication of thermally cross-linked poly(methacrylic acid)-based sponges with nanolayered structures and their degradation

Daiki Kobayashi, Haruki Uchida, Misaki Ishibane, Erika Kurita, Masayuki Kirihara and Yohei Kotsuchibashi

Polym J, 2023, 55, 163
DOI: 10.1038/s41428-022-00721-0

Editing of polymer backbones

Rachael A. J. Ditzler, Andrew J. King, Sydney E. Towell, Maxim Ratushnyy and Aleksandr V. Zhukhovitskiy

Nat Rev Chem, 2023, 7, 600
DOI: 10.1038/s41570-023-00514-w

A novel biomedical compatibilizer (polyvinyl alcohol‐allyl polyethylene glycol graft copolymer) for polyvinyl alcohol/polyethylene oxide composite system

Qiang Yang, Jing Guo, Sen Zhang, Fucheng Guan, Yue Yu, Qiang Yao, Xin Zhang and Yi Xu

J of Applied Polymer Sci, 2022, 139
DOI: 10.1002/app.53067

Microneedle‐Based Biofertilizer Delivery Improves Plant Growth Through Microbiome Engineering

Zhicheng Le, Sevugan Mayalagu, Cheng‐Yen Chen, Raktim Bhattacharya, Abhishek Gupta, Jingyuan Li, Zhi Wei Norman Teo, Yufeng Shou, Arya Gopinath MP, Danni Zhong, Tedrick Thomas Salim Lew, Hao Yu, Naweed I. Naqvi, Sanjay Swarup and Andy Tay

Adv Funct Materials, 2026, 36
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202522554

Flame-Retardant Polyvinyl Alcohol Materials: Mechanisms, Design Strategies, and Multifunctional Applications

Dehui Jia, Lulu Xu, Danni Pan, Yi Xiao, Yan Zhang, Yao Yuan and Wei Wang

Polymers, 2025, 17, 2649
DOI: 10.3390/polym17192649

Augmentation in proton conductivity of crosslinked poly(vinyl alcohol) through the introduction of polyvinyl pyrrolidone

Wafa A. Bawazir, Qana A. Alsulami and Sherif M. A. S. Keshk

J of Applied Polymer Sci, 2023, 140
DOI: 10.1002/app.53812

Surface activity characterization of synthesized polyvinyl alcohol-based nanogel at air-water interface under highly dynamic conditions

Mahyar Hesan, Marzieh Lotfi, Adeleh Gholipour-Kanani and Mojtaba Shafiee

Surfaces and Interfaces, 2023, 42, 103314
DOI: 10.1016/j.surfin.2023.103314

Engineering Functional PVA: A Comprehensive Review of Chemical Modifications and Prospective Developments

Nhu Q. Vu, Thai M. Le, An N. B. Ngo, Minh H. T. Nguyen, Ying-Chih Liao and Thuy T. Tran

ACS Polym. Au, 2026, 6, 33
DOI: 10.1021/acspolymersau.5c00133

Enhanced lithium-ion transport in oxidized polyvinyl alcohol/La0·56Li0·33TiO3 hybrid electrolytes for solid-state batteries

Amira Siai, Abdullah Y.A.AL. Zahrani, Radhouane Chtourou and Sherif M.A.S. Keshk

Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 2026, 208, 113048
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpcs.2025.113048

Comprehensive Insights into Gel Polymer Electrolytes and Electrode/Electrolyte Interfaces for Aqueous Zinc Ion Batteries

Shuyue Li, Qian Wang, Juan Wang, Heng Jiang and Fei Du

ChemSusChem, 2025, 18
DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202500942

Nano-curcumin-loaded chitosan and gum tragacanth nanofibers for improved infectious wound healing

Khatereh Sadeqzadeh, Seyedeh Najibeh Nasiri, Fariba Alizadeh Eghtedar, Zoleikha Azari, Marziyeh Ranjbar-Mohammadi, Zahra Nasrpour Navaei, Roya Akbarpour and Simin Nazarnezhad

Polym. Bull., 2025, 82, 11909
DOI: 10.1007/s00289-025-05998-8

2,4-Dinitrophenyl Ether of Polyvinyl Alcohol and Polymer Bound Anionic SIGMA Complexes

John C. Phelan and Michael J. Strauss

IJOC, 2023, 13, 87
DOI: 10.4236/ijoc.2023.133007

Enzyme-crosslinked protocatechualdehyde acetal-modified polyvinyl alcohol hydrogel with acid-responsive and emerging photothermal properties for infected skin wound management

Hua Zhao, Yachao Yu, Jingmei Liu, Wenzhi Yang, Zhijie Zhao, Yongli Liu, Fangxia Guan and Minghao Yao

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2025, 321, 146417
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2025.146417

A facile approach for eco-friendly and low-cost triphenylamine-containing poly(vinyl acetal) with electrochromism/electrofluorochromism

Yu-Jen Shao, Chin-Hsuan Lin, Toshifumi Satoh, Cha-Wen Chang and Guey-Sheng Liou

Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 2025, 46, e01703
DOI: 10.1016/j.susmat.2025.e01703

Preparation of elastic hydrogel films via in-situ ketalization of Poly(vinyl alcohol) and ZnO nanoparticle doped Poly(vinyl ketal) films as antibacterial surface

Ayşegül Özbal, Zeynep Dikmen and Vural Bütün

International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials, 2024, 73, 231
DOI: 10.1080/00914037.2023.2250048