Water sorption studies in a RGP contact lens polymer Paraperm by positron lifetime technique

Physica Status Solidi (A) Applied Research

Volumn 193, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 257-270

  Thimmegowda, M C ^a   Sathyanarayana, P M ^a   Shariff, Gani ^a   Ashalatha, M B ^a   Ramani, R ^b   Ranganathaiah, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

^b ARMED FORCES MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; MOISTURE; POLYMERS; RELAXATION PROCESSES; SORPTION; SWELLING;

POSITRON LIFETIME SPECTROSCOPY (PLS);

CONTACT LENSES;

EID: 0036709064     PISSN: 00318965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-396X(200209)193:2<257::AID-PSSA257>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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