| abstract |
Formed articles made from polyvinyl alcohol having an oxygen permeability of no more than about 1 cc mil/100 in2 24 hr atm. at 80% relative humidity, compositions suitable for use in manufacturing such articles and a process for manufacturing such articles by forming polyvinyl alcohol containing a non-hydroxyl plasticizer in a substantially water-free condition and cooling at a rate sufficiently slow to provide the enhanced impermeability, are disclosed. |