Production of hydrogel wound dressings using gamma radiation

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Volumn 229, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 375-380

  Ajji, Z ^a   Othman, I ^a   Rosiak, J M ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^b LODZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Agar; Hydrogel; Poly(ethylene glycol); Poly(vinyl pyrrolidone); Radiation

Indexed keywords

COOLING; CROSSLINKING; DRYING; GAMMA RAYS; GELATION; IRRADIATION; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS; SWELLING;

AGAR; GAMMA RAYS IRRADIATION; HYDROGELS DRESSINGS; POLY(VINYL PYRROLIDONE) (PVP);

HYDROGELS;

EID: 14544276851     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2004.12.135     Document Type: Article

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