Research progress in polyvinyl alcohol supramolecular materials

doi:10.19491/j.issn.1001-9278.2025.01.019

Abstract

Abstract:

Polyvinyl alcohol （PVA） has great potential in the field of supramolecular material research. This paper introduced various supramolecular materials with different properties prepared using PVA through reversible covalent bonds and reversible non covalent bonds in recent years. The molecular design， synthesis methods， and potential mechanisms involved were discussed and analyzed. Finally， the problems in the research field of PVA⁃based supramolecular materials were summarized and analyzed， and the relevant suggestions and prospects were proposed.

Key words: polyvinyl alcohol, supramolecular materials, covalent bonds, non covalent bonds

CLC Number:

TQ325.9

WANG Yaomin, TIAN Huafeng, OUYANG Yuge, CAO Weiwei. Research progress in polyvinyl alcohol supramolecular materials[J]. China Plastics, 2025, 39(1): 118-125.

Figures/Tables 8

Fig.1. The discovery of Diels alder reaction in 1928. The namesake of this reaction won the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1950： Professor Diels， student Alder［30］

Fig. 2. Schematic diagram of PVA⁃B⁃TA⁃CNTs organic hydrogel［35］

Fig. 3. formation of APVA/HTCC hydrogel dynamic crosslinking network［37］

Fig.4. Preparation diagram of FLF crosslinker and PFL hydrogel and self repair process of hydrogel［41］

Fig.5. Snapshot of CG simulated ta⁃pva composite［43］

Fig.6. structure of SF⁃supra⁃ICE［45］

Fig.7. Preparation diagram of VPVA⁃HA⁃Fe supramolecular plastic transmission electron microscope image and structural diagram of VPVA⁃HA⁃Fe plastic［48］

Fig.8. synthesis route of amphiphilic terpolymer and schematic diagram of preparation of tri network hydrogel［52］

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