Modification of polydimethylsiloxane with polyvinylpyrrolidone: Influence of reinforcing filler on physico-mechanical properties

The present article reports an approach for the modification of hydrophobic polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) with low molecular weight hydrophilic polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) via solution blending method to develop new PDMS-based materials with improved mechanical performance and wettability which can be used in many biomedical applications. The influence of dimethyldichlorosilane treated fumed silica (FS) on physico-mechanical properties of PDMS–PVP...