Different spatial heterogeneity of networks prepared by a two stage irradiation of natural rubber

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 207-213

  Veksli, Z ^a   Andreis, M ^a   Valic S ^a   Marinovic T ^b   Ranogajec, F ^a  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^b Research and Development Institute   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; GAMMA RAYS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; RADIATION EFFECTS; RUBBER; SWELLING;

SPIN PROBE METHOD;

LATEXES;

LATEX; RUBBER;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; MORPHOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0031553358     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(97)00112-6     Document Type: Article

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