“…Among the renewable source-based biodegradable plastics, poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA) is one of the most promising materials since it is thermoplastic, biodegradable, biocompatible and has high-strength, high-modulus and good processability (Lu et al 2008, Roohani et al 2008. It is water soluble, semi-crystalline with the excellent chemical resistance, and has no toxic action on the human body (Qua et al 2009, Kaboorani et al 2012. PVA is widely used in adhesives, paints, sealants, coatings, textiles, plastics, tissue scaffolding, filtration materials, membranes, optics, enzyme immobilization, drug release, etc (Roohani et al 2008, Qua et al 2009, Kaboorani et al 2012.…”