The role of long lived free radicals in the ageing of irradiated ultra high molecular weight polyethylene

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 31-39

  O'Neill, P ^b   Birkinshaw, C ^b   Leahy, J J ^b   Barklie, R ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; AIR; ANNEALING; CROSSLINKING; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FREE RADICAL REACTIONS; GAMMA RAYS; OXIDATION; THERMAL EFFECTS; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

VACUUM ANNEALING;

ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 0032734565     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-3910(98)00058-5     Document Type: Article

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