The influence of polymer concentration on the radiation-chemical yield of intermolecular crosslinking of poly(vinyl alcohol) by γ-rays in deoxygenated aqueous solution

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 91-95

  Wang, Benlian ^a   Mukataka, Sukekuni ^a   Kokufuta, Etsuo ^a   Kodama, Makoto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b NATL INST FOR ADV INTERDISC RES   (Japan)

Author keywords

ray irradiation; G value of intermolecular crosslinking; Poly(vinyl alcohol); PVA

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; CROSSLINKING; DEGRADATION; GAMMA RAYS; IRRADIATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; RADIATION CHEMISTRY; RADIATION EFFECTS; SWELLING;

GAMMA IRRADIATION; INTERMOLECULAR CROSSLINKING;

POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS;

POLYMER; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CROSS LINKING; DEGRADATION; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GEL; LIGHT SCATTERING; POLYMERIZATION; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034237380     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(00)00188-2     Document Type: Article

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