Provided in the present invention are a
polyvinyl alcohol powder and hydrogel, and a preparation method therefor and the use thereof. The method mainly comprises: preparing a
polyvinyl alcohol powder from
polyvinyl alcohol, then mixing same with water and swirling same to make the
powder swell into discrete microgel particles, and applying pressure to make polyvinyl
alcohol molecular chains at the interface of the microgel diffuse, entangle and link with each other and crystallize and fuse, so as to prepare a
polyvinyl alcohol hydrogel. With regard to the polyvinyl
alcohol powder, the preparation method therefor comprises direct pulverization, or physical crosslinking prior to pulverization, or
casting into a film prior to pulverization, etc.; and preferably, the powder is prepared by first performing
casting into a film and then pulverizing same, which can make the powder more uniform in terms of
crystallinity and more stable in terms of performance. With regard to the swelling process of the polyvinyl
alcohol powder, it is necessary to strictly control the ratio of the powder to water, the temperature and the time to ensure that before swelling is complete, transferral into a mold is conducted and pressure is applied to form a hydrogel. Products meeting different performance requirements, including prostheses for the soft tissues of various locomotor systems, medical and esthetic
filling materials, etc., are prepared by adjusting process parameters; and the polyvinyl alcohol powder can also be used for preparing PVA plastics having a three-dimensional structure, and thus has broad application prospects.