Effects of γ-irradiation on compositional changes in plastic packaging films

Packaging Technology and Science

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 119-130

  Demertzis, Panagiotis G ^b   Franz, Roland ^b   Welle, Frank ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR PROCESS ENGINEERING AND PACKAGING IVV   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DRUG PRODUCTS; FOOD PROCESSING; IONIZATION; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYAMIDES; POLYETHYLENES; POLYPROPYLENES; POLYSTYRENES; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; STERILIZATION (CLEANING);

PLASTIC PACKAGING FILMS; RADIOLYSIS;

PACKAGING MATERIALS;

EID: 0032634590     PISSN: 08943214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1522(199905/06)12:3<119::AID-PTS460>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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