The "artificial ostrich eggshell" project: Sterilizing polymer foils for food industry and medicine

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1458-1470

  Fink, D ^a   Rojas Chapana, J ^a   Petrov, A ^a   Tributsch, H ^a   Friedrich, D ^a   Kuppers U ^b   Wilhelm, M ^a   Apel, P Yu ^c   Zrineh, A ^d  

^a HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

^b Bionik Systeme   (Germany)

^c Flerov Institute   (Russian Federation)

^d MOHAMMED V UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Ion irradiation; Packing material; Polymers; Sterilization

Indexed keywords

FOOD PROCESSING; MEDICINE; PACKAGING MATERIALS; PLASTER; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POLYIMIDES; STERILIZATION (CLEANING);

ENERGETIC IONS; HEAVY ION ACCELERATORS; ION IRRADIATION; NEAR UV LIGHT; OSTRICH EGGSHELL; PACKING MATERIAL; POLYMER FOILS;

PLASTIC PRODUCTS;

FOIL; MEDICINE; PACKAGING MATERIALS; PLASTER; STERILIZATION;

EID: 33645389708     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2005.10.022     Document Type: Conference Paper

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