Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA) is a synthetic, biocompatible and toxicologically safe polymer. Polyvinyl alcohol is used for mounting cells on slides for detection of cell-surface antigens by immunofluorescence. It is useful as an anti-fading agent. It has various pharmaceuticle applications. In tablet…

Polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH, PVA, or PVAl) is a water-soluble synthetic polymer. Polyvinyl alcohol is the raw material to make polymers. Polyvinyl alcohol is used as an emulsion polymerization aid, as protective colloid, to make polyvinyl acetate dispersions.