Effect of applied stress on the alkaline hydrolysis of poly(ethylene terephthalate) at 40°C: Relevance to medical textiles

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 4814-4822

  Rahman, Mashiur ^a,b   East, G C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b AHSANULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Degradation; Electron microscopy; Mechanical properties; Poly(ethylene terephthalate); Prosthetic grafts

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; DEGRADATION; GRAFTS; HYDROLYSIS; PROSTHETICS; STRAIN;

BREAKING STRAIN; CRITICAL LOADS; DEGRADATION TESTS; PROSTHETIC GRAFTS;

POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES;

DEGRADATION; HYDROLYSIS; IMPLANT; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE FIBER; PROSTHESIS; STRESS;

EID: 33751204409     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: 10974628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/app.24684     Document Type: Article

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