Ricky Dua

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Help on producing skin safe glue?

I have been working on producing skin safe glue to graft within a PVA-Carboxymethyl Chitosan or PVA-Sodium Alginate hydrogel. I originally began my research with mussel inspired adhesion - by...

12 May 2021 9,787 3 View

Is it possible to graft positively charged chitosan to PVA/sodium alginate hydrogel?

Hello , upon reading literature that detail the mechanism of positively charged ions of chitosan interacting with negatively charged ions of tissue and sodium alginate component of hydrogel to...

01 May 2021 8,517 2 View

Adding dopamine hydrochloride to increase adhesive properties of hydrogel?

Hello, I am adding dopamine hydrochloride to my PVA/Chitosan hydrogel to increase adhesion. It is not increasing in adhesion, however. The catechol groups of the polydopamine should have a...

10 February 2021 5,504 8 View

Polyvinyl Alcohol and Chitosan Hydrogel Synthesis crosslinker?

Hello everyone, I am currently creating a hydrogel for research purposes. I have chosen PVA and Chitosan in a 70% PVA and 30% Chitosan mixture due to good crosslinking capacity and antibacterial...

01 April 2020 6,784 3 View

Why is the Phase inversion temperature method of emulsification not working?

Hello, I am currently conducting an experiment that involves oil in water emulsions. I have read various literature regarding the creation of microemulsions by bringing the solution of water oil...

10 March 2020 6,545 4 View