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Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) has become a potential biodegradable polymer with uses in environmental technology, medicines, and food packaging because of its superior mechanical strength, biocompatibility, and film-forming capacity. There has been a lot of interest in adding natural additions such essential oils, plant extracts, polysaccharides, and mucilage to improve its useful qualities even further. These additives improve the structural and functional performance of PVA films by imparting bioactivity, such as antibacterial, antioxidant, and plasticizing properties. Mucilage, in particular, provides synergistic advantages because of its bioactivity, film-forming capacity, and natural abundance. Incorporating these natural substances not only improves film performance but also supports global sustainability objectives by providing non-toxic, biodegradable substitutes for manufactured polymers. This paper examines the potential of natural additives in culinary, biomedical, and environmental applications while providing a thorough summary of their kinds, suppliers, and functions in PVA matrices. In order to create responsive, multipurpose biopolymer films, it also discusses present constraints and potential future research avenues.
"Polyvinyl Alcohol Films Enhanced with Natural Additives: A Review of Functional Innovations and Applications", International Journal of Science & Engineering Development Research (www.ijrti.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.10, Issue 10, page no.b74-b81, October-2025, Available :http://www.ijrti.org/papers/IJRTI2510107.pdf
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