Changes in physicochemical and mechanical properties of γ-irradiated polypropylene syringes as a function of irradiation dose

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 87-97

  Fintzou, Athanasia T ^a   Badeka, Anastasia V ^a   Kontominas, Michael G ^a   Riganakos, Kyriakos A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

radiation; Mechanical properties; Physico chemical properties; PP syringes; Radiolysis products

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; ENTHALPY; IRRADIATION; POLYPROPYLENES;

CARBONYL COMPOUNDS; IRRADIATION DOSES; RADIOLYSIS PRODUCTS;

GAMMA RAYS;

POLYPROPYLENE;

ARTICLE; COLOR; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DOSIMETRY; EXTRACTION; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; OXIDATION KINETICS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOLYSIS; SYRINGE; THERMAL STIMULATION;

EID: 27944450681     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2005.03.014     Document Type: Article

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