In situ electrochemical synthesis of silver-doped poly(vinyl alcohol)/graphene composite hydrogels and their physico-chemical and thermal properties
By Abudabbus, Mohamed M.; Jevremovi?, Ivana; Ne
Published in Composites Part B: Engineering
2018
Abstract
This paper presents silver/poly(vinyl alcohol) (Ag/PVA) and silver/poly(vinyl alcohol)/graphene (Ag/PVA/Gr) composites prepared by the immobilization of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) in {PVA} and PVA/Gr hydrogel discs previously cross linked by the freezing/thawing method. The AgNPs inside the hydrogel matrices were synthesized following an innovative in situ method of electrochemical reduction of Ag+ ions within {PVA} and PVA/Gr hydrogel discs. In addition, the novel materials introduced here were characterized by UV