... and polyvinyl alcohol to form a dyed film with two different dyes, methyl orange and di-methyl yellow, which was irradiated by Gamma rays using a ⁶⁰Co gamma source with dose rate of 0.95kGy/hour. In their investigation, the UV-visible spectrophotometer showed an increase in the absorption...

...Junjian Lu; Hongbin Zhong; Fei Luo Purpose The purpose of this research is as follows: DPP-BOH-PVA has been synthesized from 1,1′:3′,1″-terphenyl-5'-boronic acid (DPP-OH) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA). The afterglow lifetime of DPP-BOH-PVA was studied by changing contents of DPP-OH (1, 2 and 4 Wt...

...Abdul Lateef; Zulfiqar Ali Raza; Muhammad Aslam; Muhammad Shoaib Ur Rehman; Asma Iftikhar; Abdul Zahir Purpose This study aims to fabricate multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs)-mediated polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) composite films using the solution casting approach. Design/methodology/approach...

...Hanieh Shaki Purpose In this study, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/poly[acrylic acid (AAc)-co-acrylamide (AM)] composite hydrogel was prepared by radical copolymerization in the presence of Fe³⁺ freezing-thawing method. The swelling behavior of the hydrogel was investigated. The novel...

...Awad AL Zahrany; Khalid Rabaeh; Molham Eyadeh; Ahmed Basfar Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a radiochromic film dosimeter containing polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) matrix and various concentrations of methyl red (MR) dye for high dose measurements. Design/methodology/approach The MR...

...N. Aziz; N.A. Mat Nor; A.F. Mohd‐Adnan; R.M. Taha; A.K. Arof Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the stability of anthocyanin colorant with and without ferulic acid (FA) stabilising agent in a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) binder coating system. Design/methodology/approach...