Surface changes brought about by corona discharge treatment of polyethylene film and the effect on subsequent microbial colonization

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 325-332

  Matsunaga, Masashi ^a   Whitney, Philip J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; ELECTRIC CORONA; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; IRRADIATION; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MICROORGANISMS; OXIDATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

MICROBIAL COLONIZATION;

PLASTIC FILMS;

EID: 0034501838     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-3910(00)00105-1     Document Type: Article

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