Formation and elution of toxic compounds from sterilized medical products: Toxic compound formation from irradiated products

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 139-148

  Shintani, Hideharu ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

N,N METHYLENEDIANILINE; POLYURETHAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; RADIATION STERILIZATION; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 0029655303     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0969-806x(94)00135-7     Document Type: Article

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